The Ava Town Board, at its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 11, denied a motion for an open development permit for Restore Forward, for the construction of a campsite and retreat center.
Ava residents upset over proposed retreat center
A proposed retreat center, in the town of Ava, with a spa, gardens, fitness trails and amphitheater, has residents fired up.
Posted: May 6, 2021 5:27 PM
Updated: May 6, 2021 5:46 PM
Posted By: Joleen Ferris
AVA, N.Y. A proposed retreat center, in the town of Ava, with a spa, gardens, fitness trails and amphitheater, has residents fired up. Some showed up at a planning board meeting Wednesday night, shouting and swearing at the women behind the organization that wants to build the retreat.
An organization called Black Women s Blueprint presented plans to the Ava Planning Board for the Restore Forward Retreat Center and Campground. Members of the crowd shouted, we re not fooled by this whole ridiculous ruse of a rehab center. We re not buyin it, lady!
Ava Planning Board meeting shut down after large crowd forces it outside
Many residents showed up at the town hall to learn more about the project. So many in fact that due to covid 19 restrictions the presentation had to be moved outside to the parking lot to safely accommodate everyone.
Posted: May 6, 2021 12:16 AM
Updated: May 6, 2021 11:39 AM
Posted By: Tom Geise
AVA, NY - What was supposed to be an informational meeting between the Town of Ava Planning Board and an organization called the Black Women s Blueprint soon turned into something much larger Wednesday.
At issue, a proposed family and women s healing center called Restore Forward that will sit on a 300-acre site off Webster Hill Road in Ava.