A project for a 20-acre retailing complex in the north end of GreeneLand, adjoining the Greene Business and
The corporate developer, Preferred Properties Inc. of
Gathered for the mid-afternoon announcement at the Quarry Steakhouse were 53 State and local officials, along with business leaders and news media representatives.
Frank Stabile Jr, who is retiring after decades as a member and then as chairman of the county legislature, joined the speakers in hailing the project as a triumph of partnership among jurisdictions. He also cited it as one of the “many, many” projects that Sen. James Seward has facilitated, as a pay-off of work done by “tireless” Sandy Mathes (manager of the I.D.A.) and as a convenience that also will generate jobs along with sales tax revenue which will enable the county government to make another reduction in property taxes.
Working name for the project is (as shown on the web site www.shopgreeneny.com ) “The Shoppes [sic.] at Greene Flats.” And the developers do speak of “enjoying the vast regional retail of the
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dick still nothing about the large lawsuit in catskill, some reporter you are!
Dick, all we keep hearing around town is rumours about this law suit against the Village Board. We went to the village board meeting last night and nothing was said about it.
Whats going on with it and if its true why has the village refused to acknoledged it?
Can the Village Board with hold a lawsuit from the public? Isn't the public privy to the fact that it exist? Is this how we conduct open goverment in GreeneLand? Always covering up the truth?
Everytime the Village Board is involved in something bad, it seems to get covered up. Look what happened with the VP and his unauthorised party at the fire house! Or the ilegal use of village equipment to install the Village Presidents water line.
No wonder their is so much frustration in GreeneLand! Every wrongfull transgression is covered up, ignored, or excepted as small town politics.
What ever happened to onesty and integrity? Has that been lost for ever in GreeneLand?
What if the new Rescue Truck Bid Rigging scheme and this law suit are all covered up and settled out of court. Will it be just like the Catskill School System Settlement?
I understand that the suit supposedly includes all members of the Village Board. Cotten just submitted his resignation letter last night. Was his resignation now designed to cover up his role in the law suit?
Are the Trustees required to publicly announce their involvement in legal action or are they allowed to cover it up indefinitely?
I'm new at this but really would like to know if they are required to be up front or can they remain silent and with hold the information from the public?
Enjoy your site!
It would be nice if we didn't all cringe when we hear the word development. I hope for our growing community that the "developers" take into account our changing enviroment and don't continue down the same path of cheap materials and inefficient buildings. We as a community should encourage growth and support new projects that will bring more jobs to the area but we should demand that these projects do not compromise our enviroment both physically and visually. I hope that the community can keep in sight there own worth and not jump at any proposal that is offered.
They simply do not understand the magnitude of the allegations made against them.
They assume that they will just pay off the individuals involved to silence them.
From what I understand its filed in a higher court and they are to stupid to realize that they can't manipulate the outcome yet!
Commentator 5:08 am. belongs to the lamentably large group of glib, cheap, spineless (as in anonymous) cynics. He pretends to detect a huge amount of "frustration" here. Baloney. He invokes a fictive glorious past of "onesty [sic.] and integrity" without substantiating the implied contrast. He pretends to know about any number of cover-ups of wrongdoing. And he parrots alleged cases (the allegedly wrongful use of village equipment) that have been addressed and answered. If you have definite knowledge of malfeasance or misfeasance, sir, please supply the evidence instead of pretending to know that everybody else is corrupt.
As for the lawsuit, give us a few hours.
Dick
I really enjoy your blog and inside news on Greeneland. You seem to have excellent resources. I would, however, like to learn more about Catskill Commons.
I am really pleased and surprised that the developers and Wal*Mart have acquiesced to the Village or Town board -- which is entitled to great praise for paying attention to asthetics! -- and have attempted to maintain the "historical" nature of Catskill without their normal "big box" architecture. I think they have done a superior job in doing this, and I understand from some of the site workers that Wal*Mart's costs were much higher than expected with this individualized architecture, and they won't do it again. This means the Wal*Mart SuperCenter at Catskill Commons will be a truly unique store.
I understand Wal*Mart has scheduled its opening for January 15. What a boon for jobs and sales tax revenue for Greene County!
Gee Dick, You really like to kick someone when they are down.
I suppose you were not aware that when Vinney admitted to using the equipment which I beleive he admitted to on this blog it raised serious eye brows in Albany.
Remember his admittance to bringing in a High End Housing Developement? w
What justifys wrong doing? He certainly was admitting to something that has finally awaken the beast in Albany!
I suppose the release of Vinneys daughter from a party on Liberty street despite the arrest of the African Americans hosting the party does not warrant any interest. I'm sure they would have liked to have been treated the same and released.
And I guess since Forest is a friend of yours the eight stop signs placed in front of his special address warrants his family better signage than everyone else! Hell why don't you demand 6 stop signs be placed in front of your estate. Really accomplshes a lot and adds to community acestics!
BUT WHAT PROBALLY BOTHERS ME THE MOST IS THAT I ASKED YOU QUESTIONS BECAUSE I BELEIVED THAT YOU WOULD PROVIDE A REASONABLY INTELIGENT INSITE TO THEM. i MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE WITH YOUR OPINIONS, BUT i HAVE GROWN TO RESPECT THEM AS SOMEONE ELSES REASONABLE PERSPECTIVE ON SOMETHING.
NOTHING LIKE LOOKING TO SOMEONE YOU RESPECT FOR INTELIGENT ANSWERS. LITTLE DID I EXPECT THAT YOU WOULD ATTACK ME FOR ASKING YOUR OPINIONs ON THE SUBJECT. mAYBE I'M NIEVE ABOUT THINKING THAT INTEGRITY AND HONESTY SEEMS TO BE FOUND LESS AND LESS THESE DAYS. yOUR AN OLD GOAT MAYBE YOU HAVE KNOWN THIS WASN'T THE CASE FOR YOUR SOME 70 YEARS.
BUT REALLY DICK, PLEASE DON'T TELL ME YOUR ONE OF THOSE WHO SIMPLY BELEIVE EVERYTHING IS SIMPLY ROSY. AT LEAST UNTIL YOU ARE PERSONALLY SCREWED AND THEN WANT TO JUMP UP AND SREAM FOUL.
THATS THE MENTALITY THAT URKS THE HELL OUT OF ME. THE NOTHING MATTERS UNLESS IT AFFECTS ME PERSONNALLY.
tHATS WHY I'M SO
Gee Dick, You really like to kick someone when they are down. (Please disregard the caps, nothing was intended, I,m just to lazy to correct it)
I thought that Vinny admitted to using the equipment to install a water main in his village/town property which he described as the future site of his high end housing development? I also believe he admitted to this while using this blog which apparently raised serious eye brows in Albany. Not to even mention the fact that he admittedly used Village employees to perform the work. I don't recall if anyone pointed out that the water line is specially produced and can only be used with the specific Thermaweld machine owned by the Village. How was the pipe ordered and did it come from Village stock which was later replenished?
Remember VINNEY justified the use of the Village equipment because the village would receive tax revenue for bringing in his High End Housing Development?
Once again I wonder
what justifies wrong doing? He apparently admitted to something that has awaken the beast in Albany!
I wonder if the release of Vinnys daughter from a party on Liberty street despite the arrest of the African Americans hosting the party does not warrant some kind of interest. If they were white would they have gone to jail? I'm sure they would have liked to have been treated the same and released as the Village Presidents daughter.
And I guess since Forest is a friend of yours the eight stop signs placed in front of his address doesn't warrant comment.
Hell why don't you demand 6 stop signs be placed in front of your estate. Really accomplishes a lot for ones ego and certainly adds to community ascetics! If your into signs that is. I'm positive it would certainly make it a safer intersection.
BUT WHAT PROBABLY BOTHERS ME THE MOST, is the dismay I feel BECAUSE I BELIEVED THAT YOU WOULD PROVIDE A REASONABLY INTELLIGENT INSITE TO my questions. I MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE WITH 100% YOUR OPINIONS, BUT I HAVE GROWN TO RESPECT THEM AS coming from SOMEONE inteligent who may provide a diferent but REASONABLE PERSPECTIVE ON SOMETHING.
And there are those times that I have even changed my views after hearing your perspective.
But I think you showed the cantankerous side of your personality today.
NOTHING LIKE LOOKING TO SOMEONE YOU RESPECT FOR INTELLIGENT ANSWERS. Because I DID not EXPECT THAT YOU WOULD ATTACK ME FOR ASKING YOUR Opinion's ON THE SUBJECT. maybe I'M NIEVE ABOUT THINKING THAT INTEGRITY AND HONESTY SEEMS TO BE FOUND LESS AND LESS THESE DAYS. Especially concerning the Village Board. YOUR AN OLD GOAT MAYBE YOU HAVE KNOWN THIS WASN'T THE CASE FOR YOUR SOME 70 YEARS or so.
BUT REALLY DICK, PLEASE DON'T TELL ME YOUR not willing to address inconsistencies of stories and SIMPLY choose to BELIEVE EVERYTHING IS ROSY. AT LEAST UNTIL YOU ARE PERSONALLY SCREWED AND THEN WANT TO be the first one to jump up and AND SCREAM FOUL.
THAT kind of MENTALITY IRKS THE HELL OUT OF ME. THE NOTHING MATTERS UNLESS IT AFFECTS ME PERSONALLY.
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