A short time ago, a jury in Tupper Lake awarded an easement to Adirondack Club and Resort developers Michael Foxman and Tom Lawson\u00a0 across a narrow strip of land owned by the Adirondack Nature Conservancy.<\/p>\n
The environment group had declined to give permission to use the parcel, arguing that their private property rights were being violated.<\/p>\n
But the jury determined that use of an existing logging road by the resort’s developers offered the only realistic access to a 1200 acre parcel along the shore of the Raquette River.<\/p>\n
Access to the property by water is complicated by wetlands and by seasonal weather issues.<\/p>\n
The jury awarded the Nature Conservancy $10,000 in damages in compensation for the granting of easement rights.<\/p>\n
Developer Michael Foxman said he was pleased by the verdict.\u00a0 He plans to build a single house on the parcel, which the company has projected could be sold for as much as $5 million.<\/p>\n
The easement will be roughly 50 feet wide and will extend for approximately 400 feet over Conservancy land.<\/p>\n
Conservancy executive director Mike Carr said he was “disappointed” by the decision and has not yet decided whether to appeal.<\/p>\n
The legal proceeding was an unusual one, making use of a state highway law that allowed a jury to be convened by Tupper Lake’s highway supervisor, with no judge presiding.<\/p>\n
Clearing this legal hurdle is seen as a major step forward for the resort project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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