Latest Victim....

....of Bersin Properties.

Turbovac, (I think the company has something to do with parking lots), filed a mechanic's lien against Bersin Properties on January 11th, 2012.  Congel owes them $38,343.00.

Rochester Business Journal listed it in "The Record" section of their online news site on February 10th, 2012.  (Go to RBJ's archive, and select "The Record" from the drop down menu in the window, and pick your dates and hit "search".  Click on the links you want to read.  You might have to log in or create an account.  It's free.)

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Mr. Congel - Don't Forget!

Your Special District taxes are due today. Either in full, or the 1st installment for the following properties:

092.05-1-85.111

092.05-1-85.2

092.05-1-87.1

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Medley P.I.L.O.T. Payment

According to City News, Congel has made his PILOT payment on time. Yay.

Link to City News article.

In the article, it says "Last year, Congel pushed off the $90 million investment milestone using two six-month extensions."

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Here's An Opinion

It's a guest essay in the opinion section of the online D&C website.

There are a couple of facts in there.

Like, the quote from the Supervisor about Congel doing something.....ANYthing...at Medley.

"It should get going this year if all the stars align. It will be fabulous for Irondequoit"

I think the planets are aligning with the center of the galaxy this year....I don't know about stars....but I'm not so confident that he'll do something before we all die on December 21st, 2012!

The other fact is this quote from the Supervisor about getting a lot of comments about the libraries.

" she gets an awful lot of pressure from residents to consolidate Irondequoit's library branches."

The writer asks that she substantiate these requests.

It is a fact that this guest essay appeared on the D&C's website on February 1st, 2012 - but it is now an opinion that this letter appeared there today because I wrote about it on the blog.

If you want to know if it is a fact that this letter appeared on the D&C website today, please call the library at (585) 336-6060 or (585) 336-6062 to get the facts.

Thank you.

Hi Scott!

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Ads & Letters In I-Post

Here are some items that were in the Irondequoit Post pertaining to the upcoming elections.  The letters section had a very good letter from Ginny Maier.

Here's the text of Ginny's excellent letter:  

Were developer’s interests put before town’s I was a resident of Irondequoit when the latest Medley Center agreement was signed. Stephanie Aldersley and John Perticone were on the Town Board at that time. They signed off on a change to the town zoning law written just for this developer, which gave him the right to make changes to the project without any further public review, a privilege that no other property owner has. They agreed to a property tax break that Aldersley herself (at a Town Board meeting on March 2009) estimated as worth $40 million. When the 84-page text of the PILOT was released to the public, we were given less than three business days to review the agreement before the Town Board voted on it. 

Stephanie Aldersley and John Perticone refused repeated requests from residents for more time to understand the size, the length and the details of the tax benefit provided before their vote. 

John Perticone never responded to repeated emails from residents expressing concerns about the agreement. But at a Town Board meeting in February 2009, he made a point of thanking the developer, saying “it’s been a nice process.” 

Stephanie Aldersley and John Perticone have remained on the Town Board while the developer of Medley has repeatedly ignored or missed deadlines that were built into the agreement to, supposedly, protect the town and its taxpayers. They have done nothing to require that the developer be held accountable to the agreement they signed. 

Stephanie Aldersley and John Perticone have repeatedly failed to act in the best interest of the people they represent in the most consequential matter to come before the Town Board in their terms of office. 

Do you think they should continue to represent you?

GINNY MAIER 
Fairport

Tonight's TBM - Action On Medley?

According to the agenda on the Town's website, the last item on the agenda says:

Supervisor 10A2011-15 Adopt a Resolution Authorizing Town Supervisor to Take Any and All Actions to Initiate Legal Action Against Bersin Properties, LLC to Enforce the Rights of the Town Under the Payment in Lieu of Tax Agreement re: Medley Centre

Interesting. I always love the last meeting before elections. So productive.

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What Bill?

Do you remember the June 21st Town Board Meeting where Marasco asked the board to pass a resolution requiring that Congel pay $750,000 the town believes it is owed based on the PILOT agreement — or risk termination of the PILOT? His motion for a resolution died for lack of a second.....because....."the town board is getting tough with the Medley Developer" - what a joke that headline was.

Anyways, MJD said during the meeting that "there's a current bill in the State Legislature's ways and means committee in Albany that could have an impact on the project."

What bill would that be? I've searched the archives of bills - and I checked out the updates on the NYS Assembly Ways And Means and I found nothing that resembles a bill that could have an impact on Medley Centre.

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Medley Sued Again

 (Update 1 5/11/11 @ 1:47 pm - bottom of blog)
(Update 2 5/21/11 - more articles on Destiny/Citigroup)
Link to D&C article.

This time it's  Vigilant Insurance Co. suing Bersin Properties for $18,277.00 - and they haven't seen a penny yet.

I wonder if he's paid Passero or the plow guy yet?

If it wasn't for David Andreatta - Congel probably wouldn't have paid the PILOT payment and the taxes to the special districts either.

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Congel Made The 3rd Installment Payment -

- This is becoming a habit! The 3rd payment installment was due March 31st (along with 3% interest), and the last installment is due April 30th.

I can no longer link to the Monroe County Tax Portal's info on Medley directly from this blog. You have to go to the portal and type in the property numbers below, and search them that way. I will put up the first property's screen shots, just to show that he paid, and directions on how to navigate the tax portal:

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Mr. Congel, Don't Forget

Your second installment payment for the special districts are due tomorrow - 2/28.

I certainly didn't forget.

(Screen shots are from the 1st property only, the rest are linked below.)

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Oh - So THAT'S Why Congel Was Delinquent

He didn't pay the Special District taxes in 2010.

Link to D&C David Andreatta article.


Medley Centre developer fails to pay district taxes
That's why the properties in the blogs I did showed him as delinquent - not from PILOT payments - it was because he didn't pay the special district taxes, and the County ponied it up for him (the districts did get their money), and the County took possession of the liens on the property.

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Did He or Didn't He?

Did Congel pay COMIDA in 2010? I still don't know. I know the Town of Irondequoit and the EICSD were paid by COMIDA - but the Monroe County Real Property Tax Portal still shows his 2010 payment as delinquent, and there are new totals for 2011 that are due the end of January (I think). There are still no payments listed under "Payment History" for 2010 - all other years are listed.

Check it out for yourself, below:

092.05-1-85.111
092.05-85.2
092.05-1-87.1
092.05-1-20
092.05-1-84
092.05-1-18
092.05-1-17
092.05-1-19
092.05-1-16
092.05-1-9

Also, and I find this very interesting, the totals due (that shows delinquent - green check) for 2010 are higher than before...which means penalties and fees are being added to those totals. If he paid COMIDA - then the total wouldn't be going up....riiiight?

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Congel Sued & Verizon @ Tonight's TBM

Don't know if these videos will work (you might have to refresh your browser or click on the blog title) - but the link to YNN is below them and you can view the video there if you like.....




YNN Article on Lawsuit against Medley Owners.

WHEC reports that the plow owner won his judgment today.

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Town Hall Is Historic - Not Histrionic

Ahhhhh - feels good for a change.




The beautiful, majestic Irondequoit Town Hall is now listed on the Town's historic registry - which protects that lovely building from ever being torn down, or from any future structural changes without going through the Preservation Committee first.

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Did Congel Pay His Taxes?

I was told (through articles and news reports) that he paid on March 15th - but when I click on the parcel ID #'s for the property included in the P.I.L.O.T. - it says he's still delinquent.

County tax rolls are usually filed around July 1st, so if he did pay in March, I would assume that this would be reflected in the information on the tax portal website. It isn't. It says he's still delinquent.


092.05-1-85.111
092.05-85.2
092.05-1-87.1
092.05-1-84
092.05-1-18
092.05-1-17
092.05-1-19
092.05-1-16
092.05-1-9


I'll use the first property as an example.

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Oooooh! Tomorrow's The Big Announcement!!!

Tomorrow. High noon. THE announcement.

Will it be IBTL or RBTL?

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Sunday Sundry Items

I haven't had much to write about specifically - scratch that - I haven't felt like writing about much specifically. The weather has been fantabulous, and I have been enjoying it. I hope you all are enjoying it too.

Lilac Festival: Anyone head out to the Lilac festival? Except for one "weather event" that canceled some things, it was another successful Lilac-a-licious year. Yay lilacs! You rock! And you smell good too!

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Medley....Err...I mean Lakeridge Centre In The News

Well.....it looks like Congel is doing a little re-arranging. To be "cost effective". That's nice. Some new designs on the plans. Great. No demolition yet. Don't know when. Maybe in a couple of years?

D&C Article Link.

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Congel Pays His Taxes - Morelle Wants To Give Him State Aid

"I have not spoken to the developer in several months," Morelle said, "So I think we're all rightly concerned about plans he has going forward, and I think it's time that people stepped up the pressure. And, 'look you have to make a decision soon.' Obviously it's an important project and we want it to move forward, but there won't be any State Aid and I won't be advocating for State Aid until we see a lot more activity by the developer."

You're going to give him State Aid too?!?!

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