Judge Stephan Schick has ordered Joan Buto to sign over her contract to buy the Narrowsburg school to Brendan and Kathy Weiden as she had previously agreed to do. The hearing was held on September 22.

In a statement the Weidens made to supporters, they said Schick found Buto “in default of the Agreement to Assign her purchase and sale agreement for the Narrowsburg School building and the nearby 14 acres to us.”

Further, they wrote, “Schick granted our request for an injunction constraining Ms. Buto from either closing on the acquisition of the properties or assigning her contract to another party. And finally, Judge Schick granted specific performance, in that he has ordered the closing of the Assignment to take place on October 6, 2014.”

That does not mean the Weidens will then own the school on that date, it means that the legal act of assigning the contract to the Weidens and away from Buto is to take place on that day.

If that goes as Schick has ordered, the sale of the school will occur sometime after that.

In their note, the Weidens wrote, “We remain committed to our development plans for the Narrowsburg School, and we thank all of you for your continued support and encouragement.”