Chapter 3,257
Mr. Bubbles Writes A Letter
Mr. Bubbles has written to the Photo News (well, at least he signed a letter that someone wrote to the Photo News).
It goes like this:
Resident asks: ‘Are you prepared to fight?’
To the editor:
When questioned as to why he changed his mind and subsequently his vote on an issue that he once opposed not so long ago, Councilman Michael Aronowitz of the Woodbury Town Board cited preserving the quality of life as one of the main reasons he voted in favor of the WP3 project, slated to be built along Nininger Road in Woodbury.
This project, when combined with the planned Legacy Ridge development, also in Woodbury, will add 738 homes and in my estimation will bring 1,200 to 1,500 more vehicles to a town already strangled by traffic and to an area that has one of the worst air quality ratings in the state.
That’s not what I would call preserving the quality of life. Not when you consider that the children of our community, while attending the nearby schools and who represent our very future, will be forced to breathe in additional amounts of extremely unhealthy air.
Over the next five to ten years the impact on the environment along with the associated increased health risks will be devastating. With the amount of children contracting asthma and other chronic illnesses due to increases in air pollution at an all time high in this country, it makes his decision to vote in the affirmative all the more disturbing.
With that in mind, I would like to know if his supposed concern extends to all of Woodbury or just a few select areas, The reason I ask is because it has come to my attention that the municipality of Kiryas Joel is already putting together a petition to annex property which they own in Woodbury into their village. This parcel of land lies along Bakertown Road extending west and is very close to where my family and I live. I have already spoken to Town Supervisor John Burke, the lone dissenting vote on the aforementioned projects, about his position in regard to this issue. He assured me that he is prepared to fight annexation in any part of Woodbury for as long as it takes.
So my question to Mr. Aronowitz and the other three Town Board members is: Do you share Mr. Burke’s values and are you prepared to fight to protect the interests of those of us who live in this area and are under the constant threat of properties in close proximity to our homes being annexed into K.J., thus affecting our quality of life? Are you prepared to fight now and in the future for all of the residents along County Road 105 including the Sisters who reside at Bethany Retreat? Are you prepared to fight for the residents of Bakertown Road, Blueberry Lane, Campbell Avenue, Seven Springs Road and anyone else who might be affected by this? Are you prepared to fight annexation no matter what or do you plan to tell us that we’re all expendable?
I would hope that as elected officials you are committed to protecting the sanctity of Woodbury and EVERY citizen who resides within its boundaries.
Bob Reveille
Highland Mills
Wow, air pollution.
That’s really, really important.
So very, very important that it is very, very interesting that neither Mr. Bubbles nor Mrs. Bubbles thought to mention it during the comment period on the laws or the WP3 project.
They didn’t mention it at the first meeting at the High School.
They didn’t mention it at the second meeting at the High School.
They didn’t mention it in any letters commenting on all of this.
Back then they were against the project for lots of other reasons, it seemed. But this is a new one.
Well, they had stuff to say at the first meeting. But, Mrs. Bubbles was busy during the second meeting. Perhaps she was at the Betty Rubble Clinic or something.
In any case, thank God that John Burke is there to protect us.
Not like those other politicians who don’t give a rat’s patoot. Remember that politician who said in Town Hall: "I don’t care about the rest of the town. I care about my home." Who the heck was that? Oh yeah, it was Mrs. Bubbles.
Oh well, nobody’s perfect.
Well, except for John Burke.
He’s the only one who will stand up to defend us from KJ the merciless.
And how will he do that?
By forcing the evil Brodsky to sell the Nininger Road property to, um, er, eh...KJ.
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6 comments:
Bob Reveille must have found time to write that letter while he was sitting right outside the school in his diesel powered school bus, running the engine to keep the a/c or the heat on, waiting for those sweet little polluted school kids.
Gee, his letter is in the Record too.
I'd like to remind Bob Reveille that there was already an annexation petition filed for Woodbury land.
Lorraine McNeil and Sheila Conroy and Gerri Gianzero all joined me at various meetings that we had with Pinkus Jakobowith of the Kiryas Joel Alliance.
After months of meetings, the Alliance agreed to drop their petition.
And in response to this, your wife wrote to the NYS Department of State to complain, incorrectly, that those town board members were having illegal secret board meetings.
You and your wife have absolutely no credibility on this issue.
Now I am confused Bob says “will be forced to breathe in additional amounts of extremely unhealthy air” did they run of ideas to attack Mike on? Who came up with that one? These people only care about their neighborhood and no matter which way the vote goes they would have been unhappy. Bob your question asking the four member’s boards are they wiling to fight shows you are Anti-Semitic. It’s ok for the “Sisters who reside at Bethany Retreat” or residents who live on the other streets you named. Bob just to let you know there are many of us who live in homes in Woodbury and do not want to live in the Village; we pay taxes just like everyone else.
I am confused, is air pollution the issue here. why would bob reveille be complaining about air pollution. as another poster indicated, he just sits in his school bus running his a/c all day without any regard for the air. if he really was concerned about air pollution, why isn't he calling the town supervisor, john burke, and complaining about the trucks that park on the nys thruway from 10 pm until 6:30 am every, every, every day running their a/c and engines. I don't see him rallying that cause. better yet, I don't see john burke rallying that cause either, especially considering he used to before he was supervisor. go figure!
Can anyone say NIMBY!!!! As long as KJ isnt trying to annex property in his backyard then its ok if WP3 fails and KJ gets that land. And what does this moron think that KJ will do with the land at the WP3 site if they get it...preserve it for open space??? Create a park??? No!!! they will build even more clustered housing on the site and bring pollution as well.
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