GOSHEN – A group of Orange County residents has formed to create
Stop Legoland Goshen, a grassroots effort to halt the Legoland theme park
slated for Goshen before it gets off the ground.
Spokeswoman Debra Corr of Goshen said they are concerned about “the
serious impact that a 170-acre amusement park will have on our community.”
The amount of projected visitors – 1.8 million to 2.2 million
per year – on the Thruway, Route 17 and local roads would create
“noise and air pollution and tremendous traffic congestion, use
of limited water and tapping into Goshen’s sewer system threatening
our way of life,” Corr said.
She said the proximity of the tourist attraction to Glen Arden Assisted
Living and the BOCES building will have an impact on residents, students
and staff to move around in that area. And Corr said a project of that
magnitude would drive down property values.
Legoland officials briefed the community earlier this week saying they
will address all of the concerns of the community to allay their fears.
Corr said her group hopes to convince the Goshen Town Board “to
oppose this harmful development proposal and ask Legoland to leave Orange
County and go elsewhere.”
Should Legoland secure approvals to move forward with the project, she
said the new organization would consider legal action.
Legoland’s first choice for a Hudson Valley site was in Haverstraw,
but because a large outcry by local residents, the town board asked the
company to look for another location.
