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Gas Land Petroleum proposes changes in Hughsonville
Opened for business less than six months, Gas Land Petroleum has submitted an application to the Town of Wappinger Planning Board requesting to make site plan changes at their Route 9D site in Hughsonville. In a letter from LaBella to the town planning board members - the proposed changes are: extending the hours of operation by one hour until 12:00am midnight (the previously approved hours of operation were 5:00am-11:00pm), adding an air pump, adding an approximately 2’x6’ p
Aug 25
An Amazing Coincidence of Events just hit Hughsonville
Wow -- What an April Fool's Day. 1) Gas Land Petroleum project had its final code inspection and will be issued a Certificate of Occupancy. This was anticipated when the restraining order was dropped several years ago, with the understanding that any construction would proceed at the developer's risk. 2) A decision, in court waiting for a decision for several years, was issued by the court regarding the law suit against the Town of Wappinger Planning Board was made, favoring
Apr 1
The on-going court fight
Dear Supporters of the Effort to Fight the Town's Approval to Build a Gas Station in the Hughsonville Hamlet, We know that the recent construction activity has been deeply disruptive to the lives and property of many of our Hughsonville neighbors. When we withdrew our request for a Temporary Restraining Order more than a year ago, we did so in good faith, believing that the courts would render a timely and well reasoned decision. Unfortunately, that did not happen. The first
Oct 29, 2025
Still in Court
We know firsthand how slow the court process can be, but there is movement in our case against the Town of Wappinger regarding the...
Mar 27, 2025
Review with Judge's Principal Law Clerk
On Wednesday, May 1, the lawyers working on our case against the Town Planning and Zoning Boards, with the developer’s lawyer and the...
May 6, 2024
A new judge assigned to Article 78 Lawsuits re: Hughsonville
Despite the ongoing construction in Hughsonville, the Article 78 Lawsuits are still active. After a filing was made to the courts in...
Apr 10, 2024
ZBA reconfirms their decision on Gasland and prepares to send it to the court
The November 14 ZBA meeting included 4 public hearings and one project for discussion. The Board approved all the variance requests where...
Nov 16, 2023
ZBA prep for their answer to the Court
In our last communication we let you know that the Court has directed the Zoning Board of Appeals to answer to the court exactly how they...
Sep 22, 2023
News from the Court
Dear Friends and Supporters of Save Hughsonville, We have news! After a long wait, there has been an update from the court. If you...
Aug 11, 2023
Monday Night Smoke in Hughsonville - Update... Smoke machines were in use - no Burning
Concurrent with the Town's Planning Board Meeting, the Hughsonville Fire Department carried out training exercises - with bright lights,...
Mar 7, 2023
Our Ad published in Southern Dutchess News
To help communicate the facts and dispel rumors regarding the destruction of buildings in Hughsonville we placed an ad in Southern...
Mar 2, 2023
Poughkeepsie Journal Documents the Demolition in Hughsonville
https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/02/24/dutchess-county-gas-station-demolition/69939820007/
Feb 24, 2023
Changes to Hughsonville
To our Friends and Supporters, First, thank you so very much for sticking with us to save Historic Hughsonville during this lengthy...
Feb 20, 2023
Update on Gas Land Petroleum Project
The next step in the Article 78 Law suits occurred today - the filing in response to the defendants (Town Planning Board and Zoning Board...
Dec 22, 2022
Temporary Restraining Order issued stopping Hughsonville Project
Granting a temporary restraining order pursuant to CPLR 63 l3(a) pending a hearing for a preliminary injunction pursuant to CPLR 6301 and...
Oct 17, 2022
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