Concerned Americans for Responsible Development

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9558631224158223102009-09-28T13:05:18.146-04:00Concerned Americans for Responsible DevelopmentCARD Memberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14651265398301511867noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955863122415822310.post-27557991649838616952009-04-30T10:04:00.001-04:002009-05-06T11:12:07.209-04:00Community Garden - Co-Op - Farmers Market

It is admirable that our Government offers Grants so that we may have a nice Village Riverfront Park, a New Kayak Launch and other things that will help beautify our Village. Perhaps it is time to think more about the Residents and the hard times that are upon us all. Prices on everything are going up causing us to tighten our belts by cutting back on necessities. Food should not be one of

CARD Memberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14651265398301511867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955863122415822310.post-57422517841901595302009-04-30T09:59:00.004-04:002009-05-06T11:09:23.919-04:00Beware of the Zoning Changes

by R.C.Too often we procrastinate on the things that happen in our lives to the point that it is too late to change them. This should not be one of those times. The village is about to pass zoning laws that will affect the future of all Athens Residents. They will be changing a Medium Residential area, where there are no businesses at the present time, to Commercial Resident which will allow

CARD Memberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14651265398301511867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955863122415822310.post-82802731458702787452009-04-30T09:54:00.002-04:002009-05-06T11:24:24.054-04:00THE RE-ZONING of ATHENS

by R.C. and D. H.The Re-zoning of the Athens Waterfront and Rt. 385 has to be considered in the framework of the impact that it will have on the people who currently own the properties which all together make up the Village of Athens and also the impact on those who rent or lease and are citizens of the Village who pay taxes indirectly as part of their rental price. The quality of Life for all

CARD Memberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14651265398301511867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955863122415822310.post-3760238115634120852009-04-30T09:50:00.003-04:002009-05-06T11:29:12.862-04:00DISSOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE

by D.H.“To Dissolve or Not to Dissolve, That is the Question” Is it any wonder that Citizens suspect there might be a “PLAN” other than the one put forth in the Comprehensive Plan. Attorney General Cuomo is on a campaign to dissolve as many Villages as possible all over NY State. Trustee Sopris indicated at a speech that he favored that idea of consolidation or dissolving the Village and

CARD Memberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14651265398301511867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955863122415822310.post-90285265275060392652009-04-30T09:48:00.001-04:002009-05-06T11:33:24.162-04:00SMALLWOOD / HODGES Confrontation

by D.H.During Mayor Smallwood’s campaign she publicly stated that if Ron Coons or Dolores Hodges want to get answers to questions we should come to a Village Board meeting and ask her because she ran an “Open Government”. I signed up for and attended a Village Board meeting On March 30th as the Mayor had suggested to discuss Open Government issues and ask some questions.At this meeting an

CARD Memberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14651265398301511867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955863122415822310.post-66247280047662854282009-04-30T09:33:00.001-04:002009-05-06T11:35:50.254-04:00ALDC / ELCO LOAN Document (FOIL)

by D.H.Since the Meeting at which I informed the Mayor that the ALDC did have to answer foil requests I have received some of the requested information from the ALDC’s Attorney, Alexander Betke II .In the information I received is a copy of the LOAN Document between the ALDC and ELCO dated Sept 28th 2007. This document is a Promissory Note indicating that the Borrower: ELCO ELECTRIC LAUNCH, INC.,

CARD Memberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14651265398301511867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955863122415822310.post-62445603472268464002009-04-30T09:28:00.003-04:002009-05-06T11:53:30.852-04:004TH.ST. KAYAK LAUNCH

by RON COONSI read the informative article about the Kayak launch in the April 10th edition of the Catskill Daily Mail and was confused by the comments of the Mayor. Mayor Smallwood stated “there were several citizens dissatisfied with the new launch because they will not be able to launch their small boats, canoes, jet skis or wave runners by trailer because of the three foot wall installed in

CARD Memberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14651265398301511867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955863122415822310.post-11887639449370828772009-04-30T09:26:00.001-04:002009-05-06T11:44:18.569-04:00THE ELECTION

Ron Coons registered to run for Mayor on the Concerned Citizens party Line a mere 38 days before the election. He ran against incumbent Mayor Andrea Smallwood and lost by an 8% spread with Ron Taking 46% of the Votes and Smallwood 54%. One day before the election the Concerned Citizens delivered an election reminder to every door in the Village and on Election Day a total of 582 voters cast a

CARD Memberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14651265398301511867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955863122415822310.post-85835314877840249672009-04-30T09:22:00.001-04:002009-05-06T11:51:07.444-04:00County IDA Plans EMINENT DOMAIN actions in ATHENS

By R.C. & D.H.The Concerned Citizen Group (CCA) started talking about the new zoning laws and the potential for properties zoned Commercial or Commercial Residential being susceptible to seizure by Eminent Domain since July 2008. On June 29, 2008 the CCA acquired one hundred thirty (130) signatures on a petition to stop work on the new zoning laws which will change some residential properties

CARD Memberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14651265398301511867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955863122415822310.post-66954494115123312032008-07-11T15:42:00.000-04:002008-07-11T12:43:06.137-04:00Supreme Court Decision Kelo v New London CT.

The Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal by property owners hoping to overturn its previous decision that found in favor of the City of New London, Connectcut, over the property rights of individual citizens. Under its newly expanded law of Eminent Domain, the Court had allowed for the first time ever private property to be taken for private Economic Development. View the full content of

CARD Memberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14651265398301511867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955863122415822310.post-72211818401634099162007-11-12T14:57:00.000-05:002007-11-12T14:59:00.248-05:00Is it …“SMART GROWTH” …or…” The End to your Property Rights”

Many candidates running for office in the recent local elections held in Greene County N.Y. mention their support of Smart Growth as a Buzz word in their campaigns.What is wrong with the Smart Growth Principals……….? View the full content of this post

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