

There's a lot at stake for an area that's booming. But what's less common is the way that Silo Ridge residents have mounted an organized legal campaign against their newfound host community, and the town's visceral reaction to the Silo Ridge owners it was counting on to help the community prosper. To be sure, all homeowners gripe - and some even sue - over tax bills. The lawsuits from this crowd of boldface names have driven a wedge between Silo Ridge and its manicured lawns and the rest of Amenia, which retains a blue-collar character compared with most of its neighbors, including Millbrook, to the west, and Sharon, Connecticut, to the east.

The town is fighting back, at a hefty cost to its annual budget of less than $5 million.
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The Wall Street titans, tech executives, and pro sports moguls who own lots or multimillion-dollar homes in Silo Ridge Field Club, the 850-acre luxury development on the outskirts of town spearheaded by the real-estate tycoon Michael Meldman, are suing Amenia individually and en masse to slash their property-tax assessments. This story is available exclusively to InsiderĪnd start reading now. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
