SHANDAKEN SHAKEUP REPORT ON WIOX MARCH 1, 2013

WITZ END SHANDAKEN REPORT

3/1/13

(January) LAWSUIT AGAINST TOWN OF SHANDAKEN CONCERNING NEW PHOENICIA LIBRARY

            MORNE IMPORTS Marietta Hofmeister

            PHOENICIA DELICATESSEN Wilfred Nolte

WALDON LAWFIRM (Jacobowitz and Gubitz) TO DEFEND TOWN

PLANS CALL FOR NEW BUILDING WITH FOOTPRINT LARGER THAN PREVIOUS BUILDING

            CLOSER TO NEIGHBORS ON THE SIDES TO ACCOMMODATE ENHANCED        FACILITIES

                        RAMP FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

                        ROOM AT REAR FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS

                        OPEN READING ROOM

5 ZONING VARIANCES:

            (FRONT AND SIDE SETBACKS  AND LOT COVERAGE VARIANCES) CLOSER                              TO NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES ON SIDES

            TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE

            PARKING FACILITIES VARIANCE

           

            TWO FEET FROM DELI

            RIGHT ON MORNE PROPERTY LINE

            OVERRODE ULSTER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDED MORE       INFO

HEARING AT SZB ON WED MARCH 13

POINTS OF CONTENTION:

            LOCATION ON MAIN STREET

            REBUILDING IN THE FLOODPLAIN

            NEED FOR NEW &  LARGER BUILDING

            ELEVATOR

            FUNDING FOR NEW LIBRARY

TWO LIBRARIES IN TOWN OF SHANDAKEN:

            MORTON LIBRARY IN PINE HILL  (OPEN 20 HOURS/WEEK)

            PHOENICIA LIBRARY (BURNED MAR 19, 2011)

2. ULSTER COUNTY LEGISLATURE RESOLUTION ON  NYS “SAFE ACT” GUN LAWS

            (14 to 8)  ulster county perf arts center upac

            GREENE COUNTY AS WELL (13 TO 1)

            DELAWARE COUNTY ON 27^TH

            GOV CUOMO USED“MESSAGE OF NECESSITY” TO CIRCUMVENTEED   NORMAL 3 DAY WAITING PERIOD ON JAN 15

            BUT, ANDES TABLED RESOLUTION

            22 COUNTIES  AGAINST GUN LAW

            ALBANY RALLY YESTERDAY 5000 PEOPLE

            SIENA POLL 65 TO 30 IN FAVOR OF SAFE ACT

           

3. PARENT COMPANY FOR DAILY FREEMAN (CMP) IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS

            ONLY ONE BID ON ASSETS OF COMPANY, FROM SELF   

            ALDEN CAPITAL SUB CMH ONLY BIDDEER FOR JOURNAL REGISTER    COMPANY

                        225 MILLION LIABILITIES  122 MILLION ASSETS

            CONVERSION TO DIGITAL/DECLINE IN AD REVENUE

           

                       

SHANDAKEN SHAKEUP REPORT MARCH 29, 2013

WIOXRADIO.ORG    WIOX 91.3 ROXBURY NY

SHANDAKEN SHAKEUP SEGMENT 7:15AM-7:45AM

RUSTY MAE MOORE

WITZ END

PHYLLIS HOROWITZ

3/29/13

1.

TOM DINAPOLI (STATE CONTROLLER) AUDITS ORDA

ORDA BUDGET AND ORDA AUDIT

Olympic Regional Development Authority

Whiteface Mountain, Gore, Lake Placid Olympic Facilities

Steady Losses at Adirondacks Mountains DATA

            3 TIMES IN BLACK 2003 TO 2012

            LOSSES EVERY YEAR SINCE 2009

            operating loss $13million to 18million 2006-2012 ORDA

            OPERATING LOSS 16.9 MILL IN 2012

            TOTAL REVENUE $51 MILLION PEAK IN 2007 TO 40,000,000 IN 2012

FINANCIAL SOURCES are OPER REV, STATE GOV, LOCAL GOV, ESDC

            (80% OF TOT= Empire State Development Corporation in 2007)

            ESDC BORROWING SUPPORTS ORDA

HOW CAN PRIVATE COMPETITORS SURVIVE WITHUT SUBSIDY?

Belleayre now in the mix too

Bad numbers for Belleayre too DATA

            +++ALSO+++

$1,000,000 in ORDA??? budget earmarked for Belleayre

by  politico Assemblyman KEVIN CAHILL, Democrat Ulster & Dutchess Counties

[ORDA ONLY GOT 4.7 million from state 2012 down from 8 million yrs ago]

Skating Rink, Lodges

2.

RAIL TRAILS CONTROVERSY IN SHANDAKEN

CE Mike Hein, Democrat sell rails for scrap, build Rail Trail connect

“Walkway Over The Hudson” Connect to Shokan Reservoir, $2mil in Cuomo’s budget

SHANDAKEN DEMOCRATS SUGGEST A RAIL AND TRAIL SOLUTION

TOM RINALDI  runs music program in Phoenicia RR Depot

Many people don’t want to see the RR destroyed

On SHANDAKEN DEMOCRATS Facebook page

WANT RAIL AND TRAIL

EAST VS WEST CONFLICT IN ULSTER CO

CMRR Chairman Harry Jameson

3. SHANDAKEN PLANNING BOARD HOLDS UP PHOENICIA LIBRARY

ALREADY PASSED ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

MORE INFO NEEDED ON FIRE AND FLOOD SAFETY

ERIC HOFMEISTER supt highway SON MARIETTA HOFMEISTER [MORNE IMP]

            Suggests wrong to cut down space between buildings

Traditional Flood relief channel vs flaps under building on new design

4.

FEMA deadline to April 13 (4^th time monthly extension)

SANDY VICTIMS STILL ELIGIBLE

INDIVIDUAL AID

SBA Loans

HURRY

5.

SUICIDE IN SHOKAN MAR 26 RTE 28

Suicidal man burns himself in truck and barn

Electricity out for 126 homes in area

Cut power for safety of firemen and other first responders

“Shots” were exploding ammo

6.

NEXT TB MEETING MON APRIL 1

            No Agenda Yet Public

PENULTIMATE

OPPORTUNITY FOR BUSINESSES

2013 CATSKILLS OUTDOOR GUIDE

WATERSHED POST

NEEDS $15,000 TO PUBLISH, HAS $5400 COMMITTED

Reach 10,000 people est 2013; 7000 last year

Must have $9600 more before April 5

Published before May 30

Editor Julia Reischel at wp.com

ULTIMATE

GREASE AUDITIONS  April 2 TUESDAY

SHANDAKEN THEATRICAL SOCIETY

PHOENICIA THEATER

7PM tues       [OFF MAIN ACROSS FROM MAMA’S BOY]

STS FACEBOOK PAGE

DIRECTOR Laurie Sepe-Marder  35 musicals at Rhinebeck Performing Arts Center

Sing-dance-act at auditons

Michael Koegel, Director

COMMETARY ON WITZ END JANUARY11, 2013

WIOX Fri 1/11/13

Shandaken Town Board Meetings

Joyce Grant (Town Clerk and Tax Collector) (KUDOS FOR)

            Upgrade of online communication of information

                        NOW You Tubes of Town Meetings

                        Posting of Board minutes and resolutions

                        Meeting  times and dates

                        GENERAL LISTING OF EVENTS  Ex: Primitive Biathlon Jan 20 (since                                                                                                                                              1998)

                                    Upper Esopus Fish and Game Club

                                    Little Peck Hollow, Oliverea Road

                                                4 shooting stations

                                                2 shots per station

                                                Tomahawk and sharpshooter competition as well

                                                Youth divisions [RESPONSIBLE GUN EDUCATION]

End of year, beginning of year

            Transfer accounts

            Appoint town officials

            Comment on salaries

                        Police James McGrath part time circa 20K; Fulltime Officers circa 50K

                        Highway Eric Hoffmeister circa 41K

                        Supervisor Rob Stanley 30K  Board Members 9K

                        Tax Collector Joyce Grant circa 31K

                        Water Commissioners CIRCA 20K

                        Building Codes Al Frisenda 19K

                        Ambulance Rich Mueulerlleile 10K

                        Town Historian Nancy Smith 0 pay

            Outside Agencies

                        Newspaper-Daily Freeman

                        Banks-Key Bank and Community Bank

Signage

            Town Signs  Notice Big Indian/Oliverea upgrade

                        Weather delays

           

            Kiosks    Phoenicia/Shandaken/Big Indian/Pine Hill

                        Up by late spring Dave Channon

                        Recreation

                        History

                        Festivals

                        Road Map

            Scenic Byway to be revisited this spring

Flood Mitigation

            SAFARI  (Shandaken Area Flood Assessment and Rmediation

                        Plan with Tetra Tech

                        Rick Ricciardella (Cassandra)

                                    Portal releases building turbidity

                                    Need for dredging