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I’m not sure which part of ‘In order to receive my approvals I’ll make the recommended improvements on my own dime,’ he does not understand. But it’s really pretty simple and straightforward. Keep in mind also, that Mr. T was the main force on the Legislature pushing for adoption of the Tilly Foster lease deal… and we know how good that turned out. [...] If anyone reading in The City has an available apartment, spare bedroom or a comfy couch for me to sleep on from Thursday night (late) June 3rd through Saturday night June 5th, please let me know. Downtown is preferable but almost anywhere within the city Subway system will work just fine. See this for more information on why and then scroll down a tad. [...] Tamagna wants state to help with Patterson Crossing road fixes PATTERSON — The Putnam County Legislature last week never voted on a controversial measure to reimburse developer Paul Camarda with sales-tax money for road fixes he makes near his proposed Patterson Crossing shopping center. Lawmakers on Wednesday night were expected to vote on creating a road-improvement district benefiting the shopping center. The measure would have allowed the county to reimburse Camarda up to $3.75 million for improvements he makes to Route 311 or the Interstate 84 ramps with sales-tax revenues earmarked for that purpose. But Legislature Chairman Vincent Tamagna, R-Philipstown, said the state should also step in since those are both state roads. “If we’re going to pay a portion, then the state should pay a portion,” said Tamagna, adding he would like to see a 50-50, county-state split. via Tamagna wants state to help with Patterson Crossing road fixes | LoHud.com | The Journal News. Apparently the Putnam County legislature thought they could hand Paul Camarda 3.7 million of your dollars without anyone knowing. Thanks to Lynne Eckardt, myself, and the dozens of you who called and wrote the Legislature about this issue it has not only been pulled from the agenda – but will probably never be placed there again. [...] The county of Putnam shall provide for a credit for the value of work performed or financed by a property owner within the road or highway improvement district or districts or benefited area or areas for the work as described in section one this act [sic]. Agreement for the provision of such credit shall be set forth in a written instrument of understanding between Putnam County and the property owner and documented in some other permit, approve site plan or official finding issued by Putnam County or the town of Patterson. [...] Yeah, I’ve been away for a lot of reasons that only a few of you have asked about until a wonderful event, an 80th birthday party for longtime Kent resident Kathy Freston last Wednesday evening, when a number of people got on my case – and in my face – about not publishing News That Matters. And then over this past weekend I received a number of emails asking what’s happened. If you’ve written or called you know. If you haven’t, then you haven’t missed the column. [...] State Republicans are making a lot of noise blaming the Governor for everything from eczema to halitosis but they’ve not offered anything substantive as regards to cutting state spending. And why should they? If they can force the Governor to cut popular programs they can blame him for the loss of services. In other words, not only have they put the Governor between that proverbial rock and hard place but though they roar loudly in the forest they’re naught but cowardly lions. [...] The 2009 PlanPutnam Annual Fund Drive Is Coming To A Close Have you helped keep this newsletter coming? If not, please click here today. Your Support Is What Keeps Us Growing! Good Friday Morning, Hanukkah begins at sundown this evening. According to a Gallup poll, 61% of Americans either do not believe in evolution or are unsure. It’s been rumored for quite some time that the natural political progression in the south-eastern portion of our county would be that while part-time Assemblyman Greg Ball was off running full-time for Congress, County Legislator Dan Birmingham would be running for the Assembly seat in the 99th district. But things have changed and Mr. Birmingham has decided against a run for the State Assembly. There were three main reasons Dan gave for not moving up in the political world. For one, he thinks he’d have a hard time asking voters to accept that after he gets sworn in for his three-year Legislative term, a month later he announces he’s running for the Assembly. Second, he was concerned that if he did dedicate the time to running for state office, time away from his Legislative responsibilities, that [...] Good Wednesday Morning, Yes, I’m still cleaning up from the party last Saturday. It’s hard living alone you know. I still have two large metals bowls, a white ceramic bowl (with gold trim) and a blue ceramic plate that need be returned to their owners. I also want to thank DM for his information about greasel conversations, AC for the popcorn, and the weather gods for largely cooperating. The images above were shot yesterday from a private home (or what’s left of it) on Mechanic Street in Carmel. The devastation you see used to be farm fields and now is being prepared for the location of 300 condos for “active seniors”, 25% of whom will need Medicaid at some point during their residence in Putnam County which we will pay for. You can see more images at full size here.
From the article posted in yesterday’s “Special Edition” on Kent Manor and Pulte Home’s The Retreat, came a number of responses, most of which used language I cannot print. This one, edited for softer eyes, was one of the least angry: “I can’t &Z@&@ believe this was allowed to happen in Carmel. I [...] |
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News That Matters – February 1, 2010
I understand that part of the reason for all this is that if I take money from you up-front and then walk away from the job you have a place to go (my bond which the county holds.) But along with that I have to pay the county a $250 fee every two years, which we won’t call a tax. Because it’s not a tax even though it disappears into the general fund. There are around 1200 license holders in the county meaning the program generates around $300,000 for the county each year. We’ll call it a protection racket but we won’t call it a tax even though, in the end it comes out of your pocket and goes into theirs. That’s not a tax. It’s something else. I’m sure of it. [...]