Anthony Incanno, the Honest Abe of Cornwall, has certainly put it to the Pieman.
Here's what he wrote to the Cornwall Lowball:
We have read with amusement Mr. Jonathan Swiller's letters to The Cornwall Local. Mr. Swiller knows a lot more than he would have us believe! Quite frankly, sir, we have no interest in your 2004 agitation as SOCA leader. That sir is a personal matter between you and Kiryas Joel. Cornwall schools and taxation without representation of the district population is our business.
"I am agitating for an honest debate" you wrote. Please tell us how many meetings of the Cornwall Town Board and BOE did you attend to participate in an honest debate? Fear mongering, you say. Please read the Times Herald-Record My View, dated 7/29/05. The story headline reads "Who's fooling whom on Woodbury housing projects?" The article describes threats and hints of blackmailings if housing projects are derailed but you, sir, are very familiar with that article, are you not?
He certainly did his research and he knows that's there was an article in the Record that accused the Pieman of making threats and hinting at blackmail (or blackmailings). Wow.
Let's take a look at this expose he found:
Who's fooling whom on Woodbury housing projects?
By Ralph Caruso
In an article printed June 19, two large proposed housing developments for the Town of Woodbury are discussed. The developer, Bill Brodsky, believes the town should ensure that he turns a profit for his private business venture of developing property and building homes. He also wants a zoning change to high density housing to make his property more valuable, so it will command a higher selling price.
Just think, he purchased the 178 acres for $3.5 million, or almost $20,000 per acre, and has a contract for an additional 220 acres to be added to the 178 to make up the entire parcel to be built on. Based on the purchase price of the 178 acres, if the 220 acres sells for $20,000 per acre then the 220 acres would cost $4.3 million dollars. The total cost of both properties would be about $7.8 million. If the zoning change is approved, it would add 276 homes to be built on the combined properties across from the Monroe Woodbury High School. It seems easy enough to estimate the increased value of this property, based on the increased number of proposed home sites, from 175 to 451, which relates to at least a 157 percent increase above the purchase price of about $7.8 million and about a $12.3 million profit. Add the profit to the purchase price and the property would be worth at least $20.1 million. Not a bad profit for what Mr. Brodsky calls a simple zoning change.
Mr. Brodsky is responsible to make his own business profitable, but the Town of Woodbury should not be assuring Mr. Brodsky and his business a larger profit. If so, they would be called promoters and/or business agents and it would be wrong. Elected officials are representatives of the residents of our community first and must not blur the line that separates private enterprise from government. Mr. Brodsky says he wants to develop the property, and at the same time threatens us with consequences if this project is derailed, followed by an insult to our intelligence by saying, "This is not blackmailing." There are no guarantees Mr. Brodsky will follow through with his proposals. Keep in mind, after the property is rezoned to high-density housing, Mr. Brodsky would realize at the least a $12.3 million profit by selling. Keep in mind Ace Farm, 140 acres, which abuts the property Mr. Brodsky has proposed for a zoning change, sold last year for $12.7 million, or about $90,700 per acre.
The numbers point to potentially a great deal of money to be made by Mr. Brodsky if he gets the zoning change he is demanding. No one can predict the actual selling price at this time; however, it's clear it would be significant.
Mr. Brodsky purchased this property knowing that it is only zoned to build, at the most, 175 homes. It takes a lot of nerve for this developer to attempt to intimidate the officials and residents of our community because he wants to build more homes than are permitted.
Mr. Brodsky must not be allowed to tell our town officials and residents how our town should grow so that he can make a bigger profit.
Um, uh, wait a sec.
What does this have to do with Swiller?
Caruso (that paragon of honor) is attacking Brodsky (yet another paragon of honor).
But Swiller isn't mentioned anywhere.
No matter.
Here's what he wrote to the Cornwall Lowball:
We have read with amusement Mr. Jonathan Swiller's letters to The Cornwall Local. Mr. Swiller knows a lot more than he would have us believe! Quite frankly, sir, we have no interest in your 2004 agitation as SOCA leader. That sir is a personal matter between you and Kiryas Joel. Cornwall schools and taxation without representation of the district population is our business.
"I am agitating for an honest debate" you wrote. Please tell us how many meetings of the Cornwall Town Board and BOE did you attend to participate in an honest debate? Fear mongering, you say. Please read the Times Herald-Record My View, dated 7/29/05. The story headline reads "Who's fooling whom on Woodbury housing projects?" The article describes threats and hints of blackmailings if housing projects are derailed but you, sir, are very familiar with that article, are you not?
He certainly did his research and he knows that's there was an article in the Record that accused the Pieman of making threats and hinting at blackmail (or blackmailings). Wow.
Let's take a look at this expose he found:
Who's fooling whom on Woodbury housing projects?
By Ralph Caruso
In an article printed June 19, two large proposed housing developments for the Town of Woodbury are discussed. The developer, Bill Brodsky, believes the town should ensure that he turns a profit for his private business venture of developing property and building homes. He also wants a zoning change to high density housing to make his property more valuable, so it will command a higher selling price.
Just think, he purchased the 178 acres for $3.5 million, or almost $20,000 per acre, and has a contract for an additional 220 acres to be added to the 178 to make up the entire parcel to be built on. Based on the purchase price of the 178 acres, if the 220 acres sells for $20,000 per acre then the 220 acres would cost $4.3 million dollars. The total cost of both properties would be about $7.8 million. If the zoning change is approved, it would add 276 homes to be built on the combined properties across from the Monroe Woodbury High School. It seems easy enough to estimate the increased value of this property, based on the increased number of proposed home sites, from 175 to 451, which relates to at least a 157 percent increase above the purchase price of about $7.8 million and about a $12.3 million profit. Add the profit to the purchase price and the property would be worth at least $20.1 million. Not a bad profit for what Mr. Brodsky calls a simple zoning change.
Mr. Brodsky is responsible to make his own business profitable, but the Town of Woodbury should not be assuring Mr. Brodsky and his business a larger profit. If so, they would be called promoters and/or business agents and it would be wrong. Elected officials are representatives of the residents of our community first and must not blur the line that separates private enterprise from government. Mr. Brodsky says he wants to develop the property, and at the same time threatens us with consequences if this project is derailed, followed by an insult to our intelligence by saying, "This is not blackmailing." There are no guarantees Mr. Brodsky will follow through with his proposals. Keep in mind, after the property is rezoned to high-density housing, Mr. Brodsky would realize at the least a $12.3 million profit by selling. Keep in mind Ace Farm, 140 acres, which abuts the property Mr. Brodsky has proposed for a zoning change, sold last year for $12.7 million, or about $90,700 per acre.
The numbers point to potentially a great deal of money to be made by Mr. Brodsky if he gets the zoning change he is demanding. No one can predict the actual selling price at this time; however, it's clear it would be significant.
Mr. Brodsky purchased this property knowing that it is only zoned to build, at the most, 175 homes. It takes a lot of nerve for this developer to attempt to intimidate the officials and residents of our community because he wants to build more homes than are permitted.
Mr. Brodsky must not be allowed to tell our town officials and residents how our town should grow so that he can make a bigger profit.
Um, uh, wait a sec.
What does this have to do with Swiller?
Caruso (that paragon of honor) is attacking Brodsky (yet another paragon of honor).
But Swiller isn't mentioned anywhere.
No matter.
The readers of the Cornwall Lowball will obviously hunt through the archives of the Record and find that out for themselves, just as Mr. Incanno, no doubt, intends.
After all, it's not like he wants to fool anyone.
25 comments:
Once upon a newspaper dreary
there was an editor that made us leary
with a swipe of the quill
she attacked Mr. Swill(er)
"Just why is that?" I would query
It seems Cornwall has an attack of the mange
And they have it in full range,
with no sources to cite
and always thinking she's right
These are some reasons why she is strange
With writing style off the wall,
and hearing the lunatics call,
She will fight to defend
to the bitter end
her right to make no sense at all!
This is pure Caruso.
He pulled the same "read the article" crap in the flyer he put out attacking Conroy that helped Burke beat her.
And only Caruso remembers his article to the Record from three years ago.
Caruso and Randazzo got burned the last time that they sued Woodbury so this time he's hiding out of sight and using this jerk Incanno.
Yes. Caruso and Randazzo are behind this. And behind them is Larkin who would rather have Randazzo win thr assembly seat than Nancy Calhoun.
Hey, don't make fun of Larkin, he supports the circus and gives them grants! Why bother to give it to a volunteer fire company? the circus that makes millions of dollars needed paving done.
Line 'em up, Ralph and Dick
rep and dem that's quite a trick
But it's really about the power
so they're friends for the hour
but when they differ they'll part right quick!
After listening to Mr. Incanno speak at a Village board meeting, I highly doubt he wrote that letter. Looks like Ralph has reached out and grabbed yet another.
Many people in Cornwall recognize the paper for what it is: "The Cornwall Loco"
Probitas laudatur et alget
Don't be juvenile, there's no praise.
Honesty is lauded but often ignored
Veritas odium parit?
A more exact translation of Juvenal's observation would be: honesty is praised but left to freeze.
I was disputing the "praised" part, just as you do in pointing out that truth begets hatred.
Si hoc signum legere potes, operis boni in rebus Latinis alacribus et fructuosis potiri potes!
hoc facilis
Although the Uncle has speech like satin,
I wonder what's with all the Latin?
Are you trying to exclude,
or merely exude,
knowledge that you look phat in!
Now, that's a damn fine limerick.
Check out this week's Cornwall Local...it just gets better and better!
Wonder how the folks in Woodbury who are in the Cornwall School District feel about paying twice for the threatened Article 78?
Yes folks, you will be paying the Cornwll School District to file it, and the Village of Woodbury to defend it!
Check out this week's Cornwall Local...it just gets better and better!
Wonder how the folks in Woodbury who are in the Cornwall School District feel about paying twice for the threatened Article 78?
Yes folks, you will be paying the Cornwll School District to file it, and the Village of Woodbury to defend it!
The people in the Woodbury section of the Cornwall school district are too stupid to realize that. They actually think they are doing the right thing when they go along with the wackos in Cornwall and the puppets in Woodbury!
The puppets, in this case, is the Village Idiots I mean Board.
I respectfully disagree. It's my understanding that the Woodbury folks who happen to fall into the Cornwall School District are quite pissed about this frivilous threat!
Don, we are sick of your stupid comments:
"The puppets, in this case, is the Village Idiots I mean Board."
9:51 AM, May 12, 2008
and we disagree with the other poster, the Woodbury people in the Cornwall school district are not pissed about this frivolous threat. They really think that L. R. is going to affect their school taxes negatively.
The storm is just off the coast,
But soon the Ralphlings will boast,
"While now it is quiet
Just wait for the riot!
We will hit the Village where it hurts most!!!"
You know, everyone who has been paying attention knows the harm that Ralph has done to Woodbury for his own self satisfaction; however, we run the risk of making everyone immune to this with the overkill.
Just wait for the village elections, then lets trot out the "crimes" of Ralph and his gang.
Hey,
Did everyone see today's THR article: "New Windsor not joining Legacy Ridge challenge?"
"...Green said he'd be a little uncomfortable suing another municipality, and he's not sure it's ethical to spend taxpayer money on something that doesn't affect the entire Town."
Well, we finally have someone with half and brain, who represents the people that put him into office.
He must not be a Ralphling! They don't operate that way nor know the meaning of ETHICS!
New Windsor also doesn't have a direct interest in the outcome either.
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