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Knox Knox
Dear Editor:
Poor Philipstown! Clusters of subdivisions are being slapped up, the small, sad people who build brand new, astoundingly huge monuments to themselves are hard at work on their monsters, building permits are rubber stamped and environmental code enforcement is either lax or non-existent.
The Planning Board just saved the neck of every resident on Upland Drive by turning down a 2-house application that would have opened the door to at least 14 more houses. But what about Crest Rd? What about the single homeowner violations of Avery Rd and Old West Pt Rd E.? What to do but begin gathering names, dates and details of every bogus building permit issued and every recent and ongoing violation not addressed, then write them up in the PCNR? By the way, anyone know how many Badey & Watson applications now call for the septic system to be built right into a wetland? No one knows? You will soon!
All of this infuriates invaluable community members like Russ Cusick, who has recently done P'town a great service by chronicling some of the more egregious flaws in the system. Mr Cusick was the recipient of James C. Knox, Esquire's windy diatribe of last week, although their versions differ dramatically. According to Mr Cusick, since he saw no "No Trespassing" signs, he drove up "Billy's Way" to take photos of Foundry Creek, which he believed was being negatively affected by the oversized, inappropriate McMansion development. Soon he was accosted by Knox, who allegedly left his own property, walked over to the road and tried to throw Mr Cusick out. Question: why is Knox so defensive about Foundry Creek and the Villetto development? Is there something going on back there we should know about?
Knox then wrote his diatribe and listed Villetto's sterling qualities, portraying him as a wounded environmentalist off weeping in a corner because of Mr Cusick's concerns (yet refusing to address any of them.) Years ago I caught sight of a huge, gaping hole that had just been blasted into the side of Bull Hill by noted environmentalist Bill Villetto, who then gathered up truckloads of fill from the work being done on Rt 301 and used it to pack down the mess he'd made of the mountain. The fill, including chunks of blacktop, then tumbled past all the butchered trees and rained down on the neighbors below. As Knox/ Villetto can attest, it ain't easy being green.
But back to the point: Knox, who just moved here, writes "We all want a clean, safe environment for our children." Really? Then after discovering Mr Cusick's concerns, why didn't he offer his help instead of calling the police and ranting about his violated rights? To James Knox, Esquire: Welcome to the neighborhood! Way to start off your family's life in Philipstown! And now that I have dared to respond to your letter, shall I also expect an officer to appear on my doorstep? As I said in the beginning, poor Philipstown!
Suzie Gilbert
Garrison
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