All of these proposed developments were planned to be rezoned to waive the usual requirement that each house sit on at least of land. Additionally, some town residents were upset about the fact that one of the developments, Highland Creek, was made possible by the sale of of land by town supervisor Philip Herrington and his brother Kenneth, a Rensselaer County legislator. It is notable that the Herrington brothers are successful dairy farmers; they own the largest dairy farm in Rensselaer County, and they also own a significant amount of farmland in the town. The land of the proposed Highland Creek development sits on former farmland.
