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September 22, 2010
To the Editor:
My husband and I moved our family and business here from Bergen County, NJ, five years ago. We built a home and now reside in Cornwall-on-Hudson, as well as own another residence in Cornwall. We pay very high property and school taxes to Cornwall, for both properties.
We are appalled by what seems to be happening regarding the NYMA property and its potential development. It seems the town as a whole is being put in an extremely vulnerable position. The investors involved with NYMA, Mr. Corts and Mr. Fields, do not seem to be cooperating with the town. They have not put anything in writing.
As residents and tax payers, we are requesting a special meeting be organized, to address the following issues:
1) Is the town moving forward with an offer to purchase NYMA or at least a PORTION of the property?
2) Was a formal offer to purchase ever extended to NYMA, thereby preserving our right to enter into condemnation / eminent domain proceedings?
3) To what extent has a co-terminous town village been considered?
It is my understanding that the town attorney, or Nixon Peabody, could provide a legal opinion to the town as to General Municipal Law, Article 17. This would annex all of the adjacent territory, or the right to petition the State Legislature, to adopt a special act creating the coterminous town-village under a “home rule request". The public could submit a petition under Article Five of the Town Law, calling for the division of the existing town into two towns, one of which would have the same boundaries as an existing village, similar to what Mount Kisco and East Rochester did, which were also later ratified by state legislature.
I am aware that there are many residents here in Cornwall who are feeling much the same. We have a right to know what is going on in regard to this issue. The timing for this is right, since the town plan is currently under review.
Rose Tamberino-Douches
Alan Douches
Cornwall-on-Hudson
(A version of this letter was sent to the Cornwall Town Council.)
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Why does it take a citizen to outline a strategy and options for moving forward? We should have heard your suggestions from our elected officials!! Thanks for your efforts.
posted by Michael Summerfield on 09/24/10 at 9:47 AM
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The Village mayor and board can't get along and play nice together. Not sure what if anything the Town is doing to look into this issue. I agree that leadership on this should be coming from the elected officials whose responsibility it is to look out for the resident's best interests. Sadly - this doesn't seem to be happening. I know zip about town planning, the applicable laws, etc. But I would have hoped that the town and village officials would have been working together and informing the residents of both about what the dangers are, what the options are, what the ramifications of various actions would be, etc. Then helping to drive to a decision about action that would protect our town/village and our individual property from the threat of having such a huge and valuable assest sold off for potentially unplanned or unwanted development.
Please - can you folks step to the plate and do your jobs?!?! If not - we need to elect new leadership.
posted by Chuck Trella on 09/24/10 at 10:11 AM
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