ALL'S WELL

The talk of the town in Canaan for months has been the pending sale of Berkshire Farm, its 1,004 acres on both sides of Route 22, and innumerable buildings on the east side, including a former school and a commercial grade, high end kitchen. The possibilities are endless and frankly give hope for an enhanced and vibrant future. Take a look at aerial photos of the site or go through slides on the website of its owner, Together for Youth, the largest provider of youth services in New York State. Berkshire Farm has in essence been its senior management offfice in recent yeas with direct services to 60 migrants, now its principle program funded by federal monies followed by foster care fundedby local and state government. Town Supervisor Brenda Adamms and the Canaan Town Board, both old and new, have been publicizing and discussine the development for well over a year with comments at board meetings, work on the comprehensive town plan, and a December visioning session led by Adams. More than 85 people attended in person and online. Queechy Lake Club and many Queechy Lake homeowners and families joined the discussion from as far away as Los Angeles. A town survey was answered by over 400 residents in a town with a population of 1,800. The sale of 1,004 acres is led by Fred Waring with assitance by Michael Stasi from the Corcoran Group. We anticipate an on the ground walk through with them shortly. We have identified a number of developers with the capacity and capabilities to take on such a large undertaking, including: Columbia Development Companies, Uniland Development Co, DeBonis LLC, Empire State Development, and Kearner Realty & Development. Kearner specializes in mixed income housing for seniors, disabled, and workforce and has experience with multi-stakeholder development projects. Stay tuned and get yourself on the town newsletter email list or watch for news in this paper.