We have sided with your elected officials in the Village of Dobbs Ferry in their legal action to require that the gate at the bridge over the railroad tracks be unlocked during daylight hours. We, and the Village, believe that this is required under the conservation easement and amendments which the developer of The Landing granted to the Village, as well as under the settlement agreement signed by FOWCAS and the developer of The Landing. 

We understand that locking the gate at night has significantly reduced the problems. We are thrilled with this result and do not object to locking the gate at night.  

We, and many other area residents, have a longstanding interest in The Landing property: because of its natural beauty, the abundance and diversity of its flora and fauna, and its history. The shell midden, located between 85 and 87 Landing Drive stands as testament to the land's use as a deer hunting ground, oyster harvesting site, and meeting place for the indigenous Native Americans, the Wickquasgecks of the Lenni-Lenapi nation.
 

FOWCAS and Landing homeowners have worked together in the past.  The plaque, which sits across the road from the bridge, is the result of such a collaboration. FOWCAS was there before The Landing was built to hold the developer to a higher standard.  We insisted on complete disclosure of the site conditions and history, on the preservation of as many trees as possible, and on a reasonable site density. We believe that The Landing is a better community, that your homes are more valuable today, because of our advocacy twenty years ago.
 

We are all stewards of the land that we inhabit. May we honor its past, maintain its fragile beauty, and share it with our neighbors.