I’m going to take the rest of this off-line. Call me. I’m in the book.

J

Thanks once again for your comments. I commend you for the work you’ve done on behalf of the people of Putnam County. But as you know, we had a conversation on March 13th in which we both agreed to stick with the issues during this campaign, and refrain from personal attacks. But with your commentary this morning, you broke that commitment, and that’s why I’m responding to keep the record straight. And I will keep responding to any personal attacks or misinformation being disseminated.

Tom Maxson

I’m well aware of the contents of the Master Plan revision. My role was not nearly as public as yours but my participation in the process – from before the beginning through to its end – was deep and complex. Where you might have sat on the committee, I engaged in the work of educating the public so that the committee *could* work and it’s what I do best. As an example, do you believe Putnam County could have ever passed a domestic partnership law had I not been out there – for years – making it ‘safe’ for the Legislature to move? Things don’t just happen, there’s always someone in the background pushing… now you know who that is.

I’m also aware of the cross-Kent trail system and remember talking about that at CAC meetings before you joined up with them. I even have an envelope around here somewhere with a plat map of the town we used as a first step in ID’ing prospective trails based, at first, on connecting existing trails with paper roads. That’s when the quesion of Williams Cross Road first came up as it’s a major east/west connector in a trail system connecting DEP properties on both sides of town.

Look, you’re taking all this too personally and with much more affront than is meant or required. Chill. You don’t even know who you’re running against yet! Well, Karl. He’s in. And aside from he and Lou, no one else has said anything official. I suspect that come mid-summer the field could be quite crowded, muddled and politically confusing.

Jeff

You may not be familiar with the 2008 revised Town of Kent Master Plan, of which I was a committee member along with Kathy Doherty, Lou Tartaro, and several other concerned citizens of Kent. The revised plan calls on the preservation of our historic assets, includes lists of many of these assets, and proposes a cross-Kent trail system to allow Kent residents and outside visitors the opportunity to hike through our forests and visit many of these old farm sites, stone chambers, glacial erratics, etc. We plan on promoting our local businesses in conjunction with these efforts to stimulate our local economy. I’m happy to hear that you agree with us on this issue.

Regarding Williams Cross Road, I must refer you to the Chairman of the Kent CAC, Dr. George Baum, for its current status.

Thanks.

Tom Maxson