Cliff Haven residents urge protections for shoreline, oppose camping in college redevelopment plan

At a meeting of the Clinton County Legislature, residents from Cliff Haven Estates and nearby neighborhoods urged county decision-makers to protect Cliff Haven Beach and surrounding residential shorelines as the county evaluates redevelopment proposals for the Clinton Community College campus. Rosemary Huebner, a board member of the Cliff Haven Estates Homeowners Association, told legislators at the podium that Cliff Haven Beach “is not just a shoreline, it is a legacy.” She said the HOA represents 235 homeowners and asked that the final concept plan explicitly acknowledge the neighborhood’s decades-long stewardship of the bay and designate Cliff Haven Beach as a protected residential shoreline zone that would prohibit commercial access, amplified sound, and nonresident recreational programming. The residents’ pleas centered on safety, access and environmental concerns. Joan Sable, speaking for a neighborhood subcommittee, told the legislature that a steep, rocky slope and…