Frustrated by four acres of clearcutting they allege violated Woodstock’s zoning regulations, neighbors appealed the decision to the state environmental court on Thursday. The clearcutting began on Rabbit Hill Way near Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in May, according to neighbors Howard Krum and Mary Margaret Sloan. Although a permit was issued in June by the town’s zoning administrator, the neighbors allege it was not properly posted and that it should have required conditional approval from the town’s development review board. The neighbors’ appeal to Woodstock’s development review board was denied last month. Although the board acknowledged hiccups related to posting
WOODSTOCK The clearcutting of 4 acres near Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park has drawn the ire of neighbors. But despite acknowledging administrative hiccups in the initial permitting process, the town government says construction.
After surviving an appeal to the development review board, construction will continue on Rabbit Hill Way. Neighbors argue that construction began without a permit, and the town rubber-stamped the project despite a need for further review.