Town Building Moratorium Had NUMEROUS Fans

Virginia A. Buechele Poughkeepsie
Letter e-mailed to Red Hook Concerns, sent to Letters to the editor in Poughkeepsie Journal

In contrast to the April 7, 2005 Journal article, this attendee at the April
6 Public Hearing regarding the Proposed Town of Poughkeepsie Moratorium,
found there were approximately 25 individuals in favor; 12 against; and
four neutral. The 25 in favor were generally town residents and taxpayers
concerned about uncontrolled growth which effects quality of life; of the 12
against several were developers and their attorneys; among the four neutral,
were those representing school districts affected by town growth - not
offering an opinion for or against.
I have a hard time understanding how the Journal can run a headline which
read "Town building moratorium has few fans" - when clearly those in
attendance who spoke in favor of the moratorium were in the greater number.
Regarding Mr. Miron's quote - In this case "the MAJORITY had the louder
voice and was better organized", because they have to be - they don't have
some of the deep pockets some of the MINORITY developers do".
As a resident of the Fairview Fire District and the Town's 4th Ward, I
foresee Fire District Taxes going down by $100.00 with the development of
the Hudson Heritage LLC Site; our School District Taxes rising by $300.00.
For those of us in the Town's 4th Ward, there appears to be no end in sight.
The Town, approaching this intersection with the "Moratorium Stop Sign",
must Stop, Put a Moratorium in Place, Look, Listen and then proceed with
caution, in order to protect the quality of life of its citizens.
Virginia A. Buechele
Poughkeepsie
April 7, 2005

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