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July 22, 2013
It was remarkable that an entire public meeting passed on June 26th for public comment on the Cornwall Commons zoning change request without anyone (myself included) asking why the developer and his attorney were sitting on the dais next to the Supervisor and Town Board. I think that those residents in attendance must have been stunned into some sort of silent denial that this could possibly be happening. At the very least, the impropriety of this elevation of the petitioner sitting next to the judges smacks of a Boss Tweed level of politics. What is going on with the Cornwall Town Board? Are we so easily bought that all it takes is a full page propaganda ad in The Local to get a seat of such prominence at a municipal public meeting? In fact, one of the board members who came in a bit late actually demured to sit in the audience, rather than take her rightful place as an elected official on the dais with her fellow board members before the concerned citizens in attendance. Where is the impartiality? Where is the responsibility? Where are the ethics? Is there something going on that we haven’t been told that makes this deal a fait accompli? Why does our Town Board sit, sphinx-like, when asked in the most conciliatory way by concerned residents where they stand on this issue, in light of the compelling testimony just presented by the public? I fear that this Board is abdicating their sworn responsibility to represent us, the taxpayers of Cornwall, whose financial backs will be further weighed upon by this ill-conceived and mis-represented project.
And where do you, Dear Reader, stand on this issue? This power-play by the developer is real, and will have concrete, real-life ramifications to your financial well-being and to the quality of life you may prize here in Cornwall. And if you comfort yourself by thinking that your elected officials will do the right thing on this issue, you may be unpleasantly surprised. NOW is the time to speak.
Sincerely,
Rick Gioia
Cornwall-on-Hudson
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If Cornwall Commons builds a new school, fire house, and sewer plant I could possibly live with this . . . otherwise the Cornwall taxpayers will end up paying the same amount to add to our schools, fire houses and sewer plant. I don't see why we, the Cornwall taxpayers, have to subsidize the developers development.
On a different note, I'm miffed that the developers want to change the rules of 'the Game' half way through the game. It was 55 and older for the initial plan. I'm sorry the market changed, you took a risk, it didn't play out, but I don't want to bail you out. I feel like I've been asked to bail out too many risky ventures these last 5 years since the financial markets turned.
Heaven knows Cornwall could stand some new housing stock. West Pointers are increasingly taking the off-post housing allowance (there are 30 on-post vacancies this summer) and buying off-post housing. Cornwall's great schools and unique community are a great draw for any developer, but not on my dime.
To the Cornwall Commons developer . . .Pay for FULL development or GO HOME.
posted by Bruce Blair on 07/23/13 at 8:41 AM
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Please see my letter dated 06/28/2013, posted here on 07/01/2013, especially paragraph #2. Hope to see you at tonight's meeting. Randy Clark
posted by Randy Clark on 07/24/13 at 1:44 PM
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