Letter Of Disclosure FOIL Request

Back in June of 2008, Supervisor Heyman had 3 closed door meetings with 1-3 Planning Board Members and the developer of the project concerning Newport House. Because it was only 1-3 PB members, it can't be considered a 'quorum', therefore not an "illegal" meeting. (7 planning board members....4 PB members in that closed door meeting would have been a quorum. 1-3? Slick.)

Anywho, she said the reason she had the meetings was: "to move the project at least to the point where people have communication.”

She also said that she attended a May 2008 PB meeting (which is highly unusual) when the Newport proposal was first considered because she was "concerned" the residents didn't have a chance to speak before 10:15 pm.

SO concerned was she, about residents having a chance to speak, that she held THREE closed door meetings (without residents attending) to........what, exactly? Hear the residents that weren't there NOT speak?

Nobody knows. But of course she insists that she is "not trying to control or manage the Planning Board”.

Maybe "intimidate" would be a better word?

She "planned" to share, what she called, a "letter of disclosure" about those closed door meetings at the next PB meeting, which was June 23, 2008. But, true to form, she never did.

This is what is being FOIL'ed. We'd like to see the letter of disclosure, that she said she would share but never did.

Now, interestingly enough, the former D&C Irondequoit Town Blogger has been appointed to the Planning Board. A VERY vocal supporter FOR this project on many of his blogs.

Now he's on the Planning Board.

You guys are a smart bunch. I think you can make the connection here.

I just wonder if there ever was a letter of disclosure?

Hopefully, in about 21 days, we should get an answer.






Here is the link to the article from June 2008.