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Perhaps instead of thinking of ways to make it more difficult, we should be thinking of ways to encourage these businesses in our town. They bring thousands of dollars of tourist money to our local restaurants and stores. Other waterfront communities are happy to have them. Perhaps leasing them storage space on the waterfront would be an option.Let's promote business, not hinder it.
posted by Susanne Vondrak on 03/29/12 at 9:32 AM
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Well said Susanne. All you ever read is how roadblocks are put up in the way of any kind of positive change in the village. All because some people don't want to be slightly inconvenienced in any way, shape, or form.
posted by J Klein on 03/29/12 at 1:55 PM
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I live down the street from Mountain Valley Guides. While I occasionally see the kayak trailer turning around or parked on a side street, I have not noticed it blocking Hudson Street. They DO bring people to the local businesses, sell ice cream, and are pleasant to have in the village center. I think Suzanne's solution of having more storage space at the river front is a win-win. Let's encourage positive commerce.
posted by jackie skrzynski on 03/30/12 at 9:19 AM
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What happened to not looking back and moving on?
posted by Jack Brennan on 04/01/12 at 2:18 PM
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Enough is enough! Why can't some people accept that there are two kayak companies in the same town and it's ok!
Mountain Valley Guides has a valid Certificate of Occupancy since March of 2010 that has no stipulations on parking trailers on the street and the board issues them a conditional operating permit.
Storm King Adventure Tours has only a temporary Certificate of Occupancy, which has been temporary since March 2010 with no approved site plan and they are given a non conditional operating permit.
Looks like the Good Ole Boys network is back to work within the village or perhaps it is just a simple oversight on the part of the Village Board.
posted by Coleen Burns on 04/02/12 at 10:45 AM
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Option A
posted by Andrew Argenio on 04/02/12 at 11:45 AM
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Storm King Adventure Tours has had an approved site plan since opening in 2007. In 2010, when Joe Gross was Mayor, he sent Bruce Yankowicz (who at the time was working "5 minutes per week" as Building Inspector) to SKAT to inform me that I had to cut down our kayak racks at the front entrance and lower the racks in the rear of the building. I complied, and satisfied his request.
posted by Kris Seiz on 04/03/12 at 3:40 PM
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As a local small business owner i learned the hard way that it is really hard to start your own company and have it prosper in these hard economic times. My advice is, never give up no matter what. I wish the best of luck to both companies. Option B.
posted by james horne on 04/03/12 at 5:17 PM
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I dont want to assume what someone means by the "Good Ole Boys" but I hope this someone is not already trying to blame things on people that have been elected on March 20th 2012 when this is a problem that has been in existance since the BAD Ole Boys were on the board. I hope im wrong
posted by james horne on 04/03/12 at 5:32 PM
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