The future of Catskill Mountains Resort

By LIAM MAYO
Posted 8/24/22

BARRYVILLE, NY — Catskill Mountains Resort in the Town of Highland may soon have new owners.

According to William Zaccari, owner and founder of the resort, a Jewish group is leasing the …

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The future of Catskill Mountains Resort

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BARRYVILLE, NY — Catskill Mountains Resort in the Town of Highland may soon have new owners.

According to William Zaccari, owner and founder of the resort, a Jewish group is leasing the property through October, and it has an option to buy if it can get a special use permit from the town.

Zaccari said that while he did not originally want to sell the property, he felt unwelcome in the area following incidents that occurred during the pandemic. He alleged that the resort suffered harassment from the Town of Highland when a Jewish group rented it during the summer of 2020 during the pandemic.

The incident led to a legal case that resolved in 2021, resulting in a settlement in the amount of $180,000 paid by Zaccari and Larry Rosner, co-defendants in the suit and business partners in Catskill Mountains Resort. The Town of Highland alleged in its complaint that the resort was open against COVID regulations and without necessary permits.

(Click here for more coverage of neighbors' concerns regarding Catskill Mountains Resort.)

Zaccari believes the case to be targeted: other camps in the area were open during the pandemic, he said, but Catskill Mountains Resort was targeted because of the Jewish group renting it.

Zaccari plans to continue real estate development in the area, including a 93-room Holiday Inn Express near Honesdale. He doesn’t plan on an immediate return to Highland.

“They don’t want you,” he said, referring to a small number of leading figures within Highland. “When they don’t want you, it’s time to go.”

Highland, William Zaccari, Catskill Mountains Resort

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