1998 SHOTT BUYS THREE PARCELS IN BLUE MOUNTAIN

1999 BUILDING INSPECTOR RECEIVES COMPLAINTS

5/9/01 FIRST COMMUNITY MEETING AT ST. JOHN'S CHURCH

6/01/01- PETITION SIGNING

6/21/01 SHOTT SUBMITS MINING APPLICATION TO DEC AND BUILDING INSPECTOR

6/24/01 DEC OFFERS TOWN LEAD AGENCY

6/29/01 PLANNING BOARD REJECTS LEAD AGENCY

7/1/01 BUILDING INSPECTOR FINDS SHOTT APPLICATION COMPLETE

7/16/01 CARES HOLDS COMMUNITY MEETING AT SENIOR CENTER CARES FILES APPEAL WITH ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS CAUSING STAY OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE PLANNING BOARD

7/17/01 PLANNING BOARD RECEIVES SHOTT PROPOSAL AT WELL ATTENDED MEETING

7/24/01 CARES' FIRST FUNDRAISING MEETING AND PLANS YARD-SALE, T-SHIRTS, MINE WALK

7/25/01 CARES FILES REQUEST WITH ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS SEEKING INTERPRETATION THAT PLANNING BOARD'S LEAD AGENCY DECISION IS AN "OFFICIAL ACT OR DUTY" REQUIRING VOTE BY BOARD

8/9/01 DEC REJECTS MINING APPLICATION AS INCOMPLETE

8/15/01 TOWN BOARD PASSES RESOLUTION TO HOLD HEARINGS CONSIDERING MINING-BAN CHANGES TO ZONING LAW

9/10/01 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS

9/14/01 DEC ASSUMES LEAD AGENCY

9/20/01 TOWN BOARD HOLDS HEARINGS ON ZONING CHANGE

9/26/01 SHOTT REMOVES PALLETS OF STONE CARES SEEKS DAMAGES FOR STONE REMOVAL

9/28/01 AT REQUEST OF CARES, DEC AND BUILDING INSPECTOR ISSUE STOP WORK ORDERS FORBIDDING SHOTT FROM REMOVING STONE

9/29/01 CARES HOLDS WALK FUNDRAISER

10/6/01 CARES HOLDS YARD SALE

10/11/01 TOWN BOARD HOLDS HEARINGS ON ZONING CHANGE

10/21/01 CARES INCORPORATES AS NON-PROFIT

10/24/01 TOWN BOARD PASSES ZONING AMENDMENT BANNING MINING IN ALL R-1 AND R-2 ZONES 10/30/01 DEC ASSUMES LEAD AGENCY

11/5/01 CARES APPEALS LEAD AGENCY DECISION

11/8/01 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS ISSUES RULING FINDING BUILDING INSPECTOR ACTED PROPERLY, BUT THAT PLANNING BOARD SHOULD HAVE VOTED ON LEAD AGENCY QUESTION

1/14/02 DEC COMMISSIONER MAKES FINAL LEAD AGENCY DECISION

1/15/02 SHOTT SUES TOWN OF SAUGERTIES

2/12/02 SHOTT SEEKS DECLARATORY RULING FROM DEC THAT REMOVAL OF STONE IS NOT MINING

2/15/02 TOWN BOARD RESOLVES TO HOLD HEARINGS ON A SECOND VERSION OF ZONING LAW TO CORRECT ALLEGED PROCEDURAL IRREGULARITIES

3/8/02 SHOTT FILES SECOND MINING PERMIT APPLICATION

3/12/02 CARES OPPOSED SHOTT REQUEST FOR DECLARATORY RULING

3/21/02 TOWN BOARD HOLDS HEARINGS ON ZONING CHANGE

3/27/02 CARES MOVES TO INTERVENE IN LAW SUIT

4/8/02 TOWN BOARD HOLDS HEARINGS ON ZONING CHANGE

5/8/02 TOWN BOARD REPASSES ZONING AMENDMENT

5/10/02 DEC REJECTS SHOTT'S SECOND APPLICATION AS INCOMPLETE

6/10/02 CARES FILES PAPERS INFORMING JUDGE BRADLEY THAT TOWN HAS REPASSED ZONING AMENDMENT

6/14/02 SHOTT SUES OVER SECOND ZONING LAW

6/21/02 CARES HOLDS SECOND YARD SALE

6/28/02 CARES HOLDS FIRST ANNUAL MEETING CARES OBTAINS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS

7/7/02 TOWN BOARD RETAINS TOWN ENGINEER

7/21/02 JUDGE BRADLEY GRANTS 3 CARES FAMILIES INTERVENOR STATUS

7/28/02 CARES ADOPTS ESOPUS CREEK CONSERVANCY PROJECT

7/30/02 JUDGE BRADLEY CONSOLIDATES 2 LAW SUITS

8/18/02 STONE REMOVED UNIDENTIFIED

8/23/02 BOWLING FUND-RAISER

11/6/02 JUDGE BRADLEY RULES IN FAVOR OF SAUGERTIES UPHOLDING ZONING LAW

1/30/03 DEC ISSUES A POSITIVE DECLARATION: THE PROJECT WILL REQUIRE FULL SEQRA REVIEW

2/10/03 DEC ISSUES ANOTHER NOTICE OF INCOMPLETE APPLICATION

4/5/03 SHOTT APPLIES FOR NONCONFORMING USE STATUS

4/8/03 BUILDING CODE INSPECTOR DENIES NONCONFORMING USE STATUS

4/18/03 DEC ISSUES DECLARATORY RULING THAT 1200 PALLETS OF BLUESTONE MAY BE TAKEN WITHOUT A PERMIT.

5/12/03 SHOTT SERVED WITH SECOND STOP WORK NOTICE WHILE REMOVING PALLETS OF STONE