What is the so-called 'Charitable contribution' that the paper mentioned?
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
There is no way in hell that larned will allow the rll to take over the old murkins....UNLESS.....the socialists allow him to develop the triangle.
And gee......attorney in place, county leg. support, metroplex support, plans drawn up......all of this happened since January 1st. Was this an epiphany for larned as soon as the ball fell in times square?
The residents of rotterdam need to take THEIR town back. The days of our local socialists calling the shots without regard to the residents are over!!!! There should clearly be a town wide moratorium on all new developments UNTIL the infrastructure is updated. STOP the spot zoning and spot developments. Implement a town wide comp plan and STICK TO IT!!
Do your homework folks!!!!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
The residents of rotterdam need to take THEIR town back. The days of our local socialists calling the shots without regard to the residents are over!!!! There should clearly be a town wide moratorium on all new developments UNTIL the infrastructure is updated. STOP the spot zoning and spot developments. Implement a town wide comp plan and STICK TO IT!!
Do your homework folks!!!!!
The towns people have already figured this out. I think everyone saw a little taste of this Wed. night at the 2/24/10 Town Board Meeting. Residents are no longer waiting or depending on government, they are standing up to fight for their rights. Good for them!
The towns people have already figured this out. I think everyone saw a little taste of this Wed. night at the 2/24/10 Town Board Meeting. Residents are no longer waiting or depending on government, they are standing up to fight for their rights. Good for them!
I agree. The entire board, including the APPOINTED attorney, all had the deer in the headlight look by the time the residents and their attorney got done with them. I'm sure they will continue their push, and I hope more people get involved to support them.
This administration is way over their head!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Purposed construction of 248 apartments and rezoning of 71.8 acres was discussed at the Rotterdam Planning Commission meeting on June 15. A concept sketch was presented by attorney Donald Zee and Francis Bossolini of Ingalls and Associates, but the board sought additional information before making a final decision for the planned residential development.
Thirty-one two-story buildings by Burdeck Street and Princetown Road were sketched, but the 124 purposed garage spaces were absent from the presentation. Some council members were concerned with the density of the proposed apartments; adding some detached along with attached garages added to their concern.
“Without proper engineering it is hard to imagine it will all fit,” said Vice Chairman Larry DiLallo.
There was no clear sign of rejection form the council after many questions. Some members openly supported the proposal noting it would create a nice buffer between nearby industrial zones.
“I think it does work as a good buffer,” said Commission member Lynn Flansburg. “I think this would be a good use for the property.”
The Rotterdam little league fields will also need to be relocated, but Zee expressed that the league is ready to move forward with planning and will hold fundraisers to raise money for new ball fields.
Commission Chairman Tom Yuille and Zee got into a heated debate about whether oral agreements or written agreements would be used. At one point Zee said, “You have no standards” for what format is used to approve planned residential development.
Yuille expressed the need for written agreements over oral agreements, but Zee noted last time he sought planned residential development approval in 1998 oral was sufficient.
“We are not asking for anything unusual,” said DiLallo. “It seems you think you are above this.”
The debate continued for some time till Yuille expressed the need for documentation.
“Whether you like the way I am doing it or not, I am the chairman of the board,” said Yuille.
The commission motioned for the town board to become the lead agency of the project and the planning commission will provide recommendation to the board. The commission will make their recommendation at their next meeting on July 13.
Timothy Larned and Maria Esposito are the owners of the project.
ROTTERDAM Town action clears way for apartments, ball fields BY JUSTIN MASON Gazette Reporter
Town Board members approved a zone change on 71 acres off North Thompson Street Wednesday, clearing the way for a 248-unit apartment complex and cluster of four ball fields for the Rotterdam Little League. Short one member, the board approved a resolution changing the property from a mix of general business and heavy industrial to planned residential development, a designation that allows a greater density of buildings under town code. With the zone change in hand, property owners Timothy Larned and Maria Esposito will be able to plan the project, which also includes a 20,000-square-foot retail building. The property slated for the apartment buildings was once the proposed site for a hotly contested project to build a Wal-Mart supercenter. Town officials attempted to rezone the land for corporate commerce after the supercenter project failed, but were unsuccessful. The Rotterdam Little League now leases and maintains four fields on the land. County legislators had a conditional agreement to purchase roughly nine acres from Larned for $260,000 to build the new fi elds, provided the zone change was approved. The board’s approval comes one day after the Town Planning Commission unanimously gave the zone change a positive recommendation. However, some members of the commission expressed concerns over the proposal, including the density of the apartment complex and the rapid timetable for constructing the four ball fi elds, which are expected to be completed in time for the 2011 season. “It looks like you’re going to have a lot of work and a lot of hurdlesto clear with the apartment complex,” said commission member Lawrence DiLallo during the meeting Tuesday. “I don’t want that to affect the ball fi elds.” Those hurdles include questions about how the developers plan to situate a cluster of 31 two-story buildings on the land of the former Rotterdam Republican Club, a triangular shaped property bordered by Burdeck Street and Princetown Road. Commission member Dick Karp wasn’t sure the buildings could be aligned in a way to allow emergency vehicles access at the rear of the property. .....................>>>>................>>>>....................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r01501&AppName=1
ROTTERDAM Apartment complex proposal modified BY JUSTIN MASON Gazette Reporter
Developers of an apartment complex slated for the old Rotterdam Republican Club property reconfigured their plans to include fewer buildings and more green space. Plans still include 248 one-bedroom units, but the apartments will now be split among 24 buildings. Original plans called for up to 31 buildings on about 19 acres, a density that bothered some members of the town’s Planning Commission. “In my estimation, its a very nice development,” commission Chairman Thomas Yuille said Wednesday. The new configuration eliminates garage buildings and instead places enclosed parking areas among the apartments. Another cluster of apartments situated on an island of land east of North Thompson Street from the main complex was also eliminated and a 20,000-square-foot retail building was scaled down to 7,000 square feet on 1.2 acres, according to the final site plan. The project also won’t change the intersection of North Thompson and Burdeck streets. Original plans suggested moving North Thompson to bring it perpendicular to Burdeck at the intersection. .........................>>>>................>>>>.......................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r01202&AppName=1
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