Tag: Windermere Boathouses

It’s been three years and nearly half a million dollars in legal fees since the Town of Windermere sued residents in its attempt to take possession of five century-old boathouses in the Palmer Park lagoon. A judge’s decision about whether the lagoon is private or state-owned land could bring it all to a close.

Light on substance, the forum avoided key issues like the town’s 7.20 percent millage increase, ballooning legal bills.

Boathouse owners’ attorney says it’s unfair his clients were deposed, while town officials are “too busy and important” to testify.

Residents ask: Why does the town want the boathouses?

Town manager: “It’s up to the courts now.”

Windermere claims the town owns five boathouses at the foot of Palmer Park. Seven residents say they have quit-claim deeds that show otherwise, and they've retained a notable attorney to prove it. Now things are really getting ugly.