How to resolve AdBlock issue? SARATOGA LAKE — Stewart’s Shops has decided to withdraw the application to build four homes on 30 acres of Snake Hill due to the need for a 24’ wide road that has generated much greater construction costs than anticipated.
The Towns and their Planning Boards have done an excellent job of balancing “preservation with progress” and have regulations on drainage, tree cutting, access, etc. that prelude most of the development problems people perceive.
Due to the hill’s shape and steep sides, which come from layers of shale that were tipped up vertically and can be seen from the water, this area has remained undeveloped. The rest of the lakes has progressed dramatically over the last 50 years. The Sewer District corrected a serious water problem and 25’ lots with seasonal camps were transitioned into attractive year-round homes.
“We had hoped to construct four attractive homes on 30 acres that would’ve had very minimal visual impact and may have symbolized the tremendous progress the lake has made over the past 50 years,” said Bill Dake, Stewart’s Shops Chairman of the Board. “Some say Saratoga Lake has been overdeveloped, but I would encourage you to drive around the lake today, with the leaves off the trees, and you will see, there is still so much to be done.”
