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Do you feel the same? Or is it just me?
I know "Government" is slow. I know there are procedures, and processes that have to be followed. But, in my opinion, what has been done so far should have been done already! BEFORE the referendum. Where were these feasibility studies on Pinegrove before? Where were the feasibility studies on King$ Pork?
Here's an article that was in the news 2 days before the referendum. February 22nd.
Link to below article.
"If the vote is approved Heyman says the center will move within 60 days."
Saturday, April 25th, marks 60 days from the vote. If the vote had been a majority of "YES" - then the Seniors would have been moving to King$ Pork by Saturday.
The majority of votes (from people of a diverse political persuasion, some with agendas, some without) were "NO".
For that, we got a $34,000 property condition report, and two Town Board meetings in 60 days.
The upcoming Public Hearing on this is day 63, but I do understand it made sense to wait until the Labella report came out so people could digest all that information before the Public Hearing.
I understand the Board's trepidation with letting anyone just willy-nilly go to Pinegrove and do major structural "repairs" etc. For liability reasons alone, they have to be cautious on this issue.
I understand that.
There are some small things that can be done right now that really aren't too risky of a liability lawsuit on the town, and you can always have them "sign off" on liability for some things.
Since the reality is that the seniors are at Pinegrove for the moment, it just seems like a nice gesture to let some landscaping be done, or a coat of paint on the outside of the building be put on, or whatever would be a "small" thing to do right now - to let a resident "feel" like you are as committed as he is to making the senior center a nicer environment........temporarily.
As far as I'm concerned, Pinegrove is a "temporary" solution while other options are discussed and studied.
There was no discussion from the public about moving to King$ Pork and spending over $400,000 from CDBG the first year.
That money could be spent on Pinegrove the first two years.
Over $250,000 was then going to be spent on the lease at King$ Pork the following years 2-5 from CDBG.
Why can't that money be used towards the purchase of a new building somewhere else, or renovation/rebuild of Pinegrove? That is covered under CDBG.
You're at Pinegrove temporarily.....it's not like you have lease payments to worry about. Make some repairs.
I know what is going to be said "Well....you are all about being "responsible" with federal tax dollars...Pinegrove repair is not being responsible with federal tax dollars!"
And, to be honest, in a way I do agree with you.
But, here's my dilemma:
I KNOW "you" are planning on "giving away" the building to WISD. I know this. It has been discussed for many years now, even before "you" took office.
I KNOW the WISD will have to make these costly repairs, or rebuild, or renovate once they take over ownership.
In that scenario, they will DIRECTLY AFFECT THE LOCAL TAXES! The school budget will go up to pay for the repairs, renovations, and move. The local taxes of the very seniors you claim to care about will go up MORE! To pay for repairs/renovation to a building they are no longer in use of.
I know, once it's outta "your" hands, what do you care......right? YOU (Town Administration) wouldn't have raised the taxes......the School District would have.
And, as far as I was "told" (from your repeated quotes to the media and your special voter mailing paid for by the taxpayer that you didn't have to do that cost over $7,000.00.) "you" had no plans to sell the Pinegrove building. That's what "you" said. Many times.
So, even if the senior center moved to King$ Pork, the town would still have owned the building, and I can't understand how "you" would let it sit there and rot if other groups were going to use it.
Where was the Community Center going to go if you "boarded the place up" and moved the senior center to King$ Pork?
I don't remember ANY discussions on that at all.
The Helmer Nature Center wasn't going anywhere "no matter what happens to the building", according to Mike Spang.
So, really, I would like to know, how "you" were going to work all that out? How were "you" going to pay for a lease at King$ Pork AND still maintain the Pinegrove building, since "you" would still own it?
How were "you" going to justify the School District raising the local taxes to fix up a building "you" sold them?
Just wonderin'.........
