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Alan Gerry: Bethel Woods
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When Alan Gerry bought the 37-acre natural amphitheater in Bethel, some think he was literally paving paradise. "None of this was like this," says Abramson, driving by the festival site, past rolling green hills, past the former hog farm. "It's heartbreaking. It was natural. Now it's man-made, with paved roads, manicured lawns. He put up fences.
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Alan Gerry got to play Woodstock last week. The former Cablevision Industries chairman is pumping some of his money back into the Catskills, where he lives and where Liberty, N.Y.-based CVI grew. He helped to unveil plans for a 4,000-seat arts center at the site of the 1969 Woodstock concert in Bethel, N.Y.
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Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther (D – Forestburgh) and Alan Gerry hosted an economic development forum yesterday with Patrick Foye, Downstate Chairman of the New York State Empire State Development Corporation, and local business leaders. The group gathered at Bethel Woods to discuss economic development issues in the Hudson Valley.
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"Before Alan Gerry started buying up the Woodstock property, the local authorities used to turn a blind eye to Roy and Jeryl," Cohen said. "Even though they won't admit it, they thought it was a good thing because it stopped people from going over to the Woodstock site.
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An artist's rendering of the proposed 4000 seat covered performance structure expected to be the hub of a $40 million performing arts center Alan Gerry will build in Bethel. (Click for larger image)
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Whether or not Gerry is a “registered Republican” is not germane here. This is all about money. Alan Gerry is trying to convert his recently-bought pasture land into a tourist center. The Woodstock museum, due to open next year, is part of a larger development called the Bethel Woods Center for the Performing Arts. His property would have greatly increased in value with a taxpayer-funded museum on it.
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