Thank goodness for good weather! Windham was blessed with 8 consecutive days of weather without rain so headway was made in the clean up effort post Hurricane Irene. State Rt 23 is now open all the way through the town of Ashland so Main Street is now completely accessible by car. GNH Lumber which was hit very hard by the storm plans to reopen on September 19th. To that end we at Catskill Maison B&B plan to reopen on Friday the 16th of September. All businesses on Rt 296 in Windam and on Goshen in Hensonville are open, and I should have an update as to which busiensses on Main Street/Rt 23 are open by this weekend. Though Main Street in particular was damaged by 3-5 feet of flood water almost all businesses will be able to fully recover. Additionally Hunter and Tannersville are recovering nicely, and the towns down the mountain are pretty much back to “pre Irene” conditions.
Prattsville, is in a different situation altogether. I have not been to Prattsville as of yet, but in speaking to those who got a view first hand, it’s a disaster. Nothing in downtown Prattsville seems to be recoverable, people have completely lost their homes and businesses. For those who wish to donate to the Greene County disaster fund and to Prattsville specifically this is the link to Greene Cty Government . More information to come!
Will we have an early Strawberry Season????
