Congratulations to Mr Kane and Mr Russell.

Mayor Coyne: I would like to see an unedited video of the meeting mentioned in this letter. Going forward I would like the village to tape the meetings and post the video on the village website. I will also contribute towards the cost of purchasing a video camera to be used for this purpose.

Hmmm. I was not at the meeting to witness all of this drama but I think it is despicable that Mr. Kane addressed an outgoing trustee in such a rude and classless manner. Anyone who knows Barbara Gosda even a little bit knows that she is a person who genuinely loves our village and has its best interests at heart, and deserves nothing but respect and gratitude for her service to our community. And while I am not a fan of Trustee Argenio, I think it is pretty disgusting that Trustee Kane behaved in such a combative matter toward him right off the bat in this first board meeting after winning the election. One gets the distinct sense from reading this article that this new board will not be getting much accomplished at its meetings besides bickering and squabbling. How dare you waste my tax money on this nonsense! Mr. Kane, don't you dare come to my door asking for signatures in the future. You are not welcome.

First. Vishwa Chaudhry, that is an EXCELLENT idea. I would also like to contribute towards the cost even though I'm not a village resident. Second. Trustee Argenio claims to have seen a banner that supported Trustee Kane AND says that Mrs. Gosda hates the village? How did I not see that banner when I spend approx. 80 hours a week in C.O.H?

What I did see is a banner that SUPPORTED Mrs Gosda. A banner that asked residents to VOTE for Mrs Gosda.That banner didn't state ANYWHERE that Mrs Gosda hates the village. That statement by Trustee Argenio is just another example of him twisting the truth in his favor. I hope that the village voters remember actions like this from Trustee Argenio next March.

Mr Chaudhry It takes more than money to put the video on line. It takes a lot of time. I believe mr Kane promised to do the videos while he was running. Why should the village pay to put video up if he promised to do it? The people have spoken. Kane should live up to his promise. Come on mr Kane i want to see unedited video also.

Why should Mr Kane post videos when such an honest concerned Trustee Argenio is claiming to already be doing it? Trustee Argenio filmed and posted every meeting for the last two years or so and when there is finally a meeting that was honoring our local volunteers there was no video camera to be found by him.

Thank you Mr Chaudhry for your concern and dedication to the Village of Cornwall. The residents need more people like you to speak up and expose the truth.

There certainly was a HUGE banner plastered on a truck right smack in front of the gazebo that stated Gosda "Hates the village". I I saw it in all its nasty, childish glory one fine COH morning
( what pleasantries to be had right after one awakes from peaceful dreams) Just because you didn't see it doesn't mean it didn't exist.

Election is over. Same old nonsense. Ivy - Mr. Horne saw the sign, it was hung on his truck. He certainly isn't anyone that I would like supporting me if I was running for public office. Having said that, let's start new. The winners won and the losers lost. They are all still residents and our neighbors. Let's start fresh with the past in our rearview mirror and only the future with lots of promise and hope in our sights.

Yes, the election is over and the new board will take over on April 2nd. Let's hope the the newly elected trustees will truly practice civility...which is what they campaigned on...and not the awful display that was exhibited the other night at the board meeting. Only the future will tell for sure.

This is amusing.

1. It's undisputed that Argenio/Gosda collaborated to smear Kane on that retirement system business.
2. When confronted, Argenio demanded "civility". Apparently, when Argenio smears you, you're must take it. Addressing undisputed facts is uncivil!
3. Argenio then deflects attention from his undisputed conduct, and then demands that Kane handle the videotaping. Nice misdirection!
4. Gosda's reaction to the truth is to refer to it as "a new low". God forbid anything should be dealt with directly. We should all be passive-aggressive! 4.I understand Messrs.Kane and Russell had involvement with the banner. While one might disagree with them, look at the history here: Kane and Russell ran a calm, positive campaign.
5. Note Argenio's response to being called out: Redirect attention to the banner- to which he likely knew Kane had no connection. Why would that excuse his own bad behavior? It's like when a child says "But Mom, Johnny did it too!"

Nonetheless, let?s look toward the future.

Doug - You are part of the past and in the rear view mirror. However, I can't help but think that maybe you are part of the future as well. If we all gang up on Argenio maybe he will resign and the mayor can appoint you to fill out the vacancy. Maybe history is destined to repeat itself.

I find nothing 'amusing' about our
village 'politics' for a long time - just concerning.

Why does Mr. Mayor allow Mr. Kane to go on a verbal tear into a fellow Board Member yet will not allow others to speak at meetings? Perhaps Mr. Mayor needs to rethink the way he conducts 'business'. Shame on Mr. Kane.

Boy, am I sorry I logged on to this page. It makes me sick to my stomach.