April 15, 2007
Dear Editor
I was told last night that Cornwall-on-Hudson was given a grant for $60K for the Mary Powell dock . I do not know if this is true . If this it true the people in Cornwall have not been informed.
In John Wenz's letter published in Cornwall-on-Hudson.com (last year) he said he would like to see a floating dock. Yesterday at the Master Plan meeting Lee Murphy stated he wanted to see a permanent dock. John Wenz also stated that change is inevitable and we are naïve if we don’t think a developer will come in and develop our landing.
What do the people of Cornwall want? It was loud and clear at all the meetings the people want little or no change. Who will profit from the change? Who wants tour boats to come and take over our quiet park? Do you really think this will help our tax base to have tour boats take over our park?
If people want to use the park or go for a boat ride, do it! Go to the Village office, get a permit, use the park, take your boat out, have a picnic, take a hike. get a pole and catch a fish, walk in the creek. If you want to get kids interested in boating, take a safety course and do it ! We have one of the most beautiful jewels on the river. What makes it unique is there are no restaurants, no shops to spend money at, and it's not over crowded ….It's nature at its best . Why would anyone want to change that ??
Ok I’m not going to sit around and be naïve. I DON’T WANT THE LANDING TO BECOME A TOURIST ATTRACTION. It's our park, we pay the taxes, we clean it, we want it to stay that way ! I am going to call Joe Gross, email the newspapers, and talk to my neighbors. I hope you all will do the same.
Karen E. Schaack
Cornwall-on-Hudson
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