The fate of a 78-year-old boathouse in Ossining lies in the hands of the developers of the Harbor Square project.

Norman Gourdine?s father constructed the fishing shanty, which lies on the banks of the Hudson River. The developers of the Harbor Square condominium project want to turn the boathouse into a museum. Gourdine filed a restraining order to block the project, but Tuesday a Supreme Court judge removed it, giving the developer the go ahead.

The Ossining mayor says the developers will do everything in their power to preserve the legacy of a man who had a fantastic history of fishing along the Hudson. However, it has yet to be determined who really owns the property that the shanty lies on. If it is proven that Gourdine owns the property, then removal of the shanty would be unlawful under the village code. Gourdine says he will wait until all the facts are in before he decides when and if to fight for ownership of the land.