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Lee can you please explain the River Bank quarrel? I'm a little confused.
posted by john buescher on 09/18/08 at 5:31 PM
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And let us not forget that Ed Moulton also took the initiative to appoint both the Village Master Plan Committee and the Riverfront Revitalization Committee.
posted by John Wenz on 09/18/08 at 10:47 PM
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<<let us not forget that Ed Moulton also took the initiative to appoint both the Village Master Plan Committee>>
We should also not forget that Ed Moulton only established the Village Master Plan Commmittee after pressure was applied by residents, whom he belittled publicly and tried to quash - but who persisted in a grass-roots effort to have their concerns recognized and acted upon. Because of his love for the quality of our Village neighborhoods, our current Mayor Gross was a supporter of those efforts, and it is likely that the Committee would never have been formed without his support. Regarding Moulton's honor, well, that is a matter of opinion that is colored by one's perspective -- his victims see him in a different light than those who benefited from his actions. There is a reason that he was voted out of office - and we all probably have different ideas of exactly why that came about.
posted by Catherine Paull on 09/19/08 at 6:47 AM
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To John Buescher & Steve Wilkinson:There are a number of reasons for what you call the Riverbank Problem, and they're being adjudicated
in the courts right now,
so an individual comment probably is not appropriate. Just let me say that everyone on the
Village Planning Board,
and almost certainly the memebers of the Zoning Board of Appeals as well as the Mayor & Trustees want an amicable settlement of the dispute
between the parties involved. While the acrimony has taken a great deal of time for the boards to try to resolve, it's also costing the combattants
serious dollars.
I'd hoped for a peaceful solution, but then so have many others...and
that hasn't happened.
Lee Murphy, CoH
posted by Lee Murphy on 09/19/08 at 8:13 AM
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Lee, Thank you for the professional reply
posted by john buescher on 09/19/08 at 6:47 PM
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Lee can you please explain the River Bank quarrel in clearer terms -beyond calling it a tsuris? Does this refer to the situation when Village property was given to the RiverBank restaurant without adequate public hearing, questionable legality and apparently with no cost to the owner? And we are stuck with the loss of parking and a public nuisance where there used to be a sidewalk?
posted by D. Smith on 10/08/08 at 4:05 PM
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I'd just like to echo what Lee brought to our attention that "Ed Moulton served us with what he considered were the best interests of the community at heart" This is so true, and he did that for many years longer than I've lived here (that's almost 13 years). The way in which Ed has been treated by a few people recently is enough to put anyone off seeking public office. What a shame.
posted by Gary Regan on 10/10/08 at 11:43 AM
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Apparently many like it because its usually quite crowded. Its a beautiful addition to the village and the food is great and everyone working there are very nice. I think Drews on the Square and the River Bank complement each other and each are positives for the village. I'd sure like to see everything worked out without lawyers getting involved. Don't want to leave Painters out either another Beautiful Place run by some terrific people.
posted by P W on 10/15/08 at 9:39 PM
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