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A Change in Mood in PV Town Government
To the Editor:
There has been a change in mood of the Town government in Putnam Valley. Mr. Tendy started his April meeting by announcing the Republican fundraising dinner. Partisan politics would have been decried by both sides before, but at this meeting, there was nary a whisper.
Then he went on to tell us that the seniors needed a bocce ball court, and an area for planting tomatoes, so he asked Mr. Santucci to provide that for them "for free." Mr. Santucci is the largest developer in Putnam Valley, and just happens to have an ongoing project in Town, and there are currently public hearings on that project. Perhaps he will have another project soon, and bocce ball will help pave the way, although the way hasn't seemed too difficult.
Then there was the siren that Entergy wants to put in Lake Peekskill. They were going to place it on private property, somewhere near the Gallinger residence. So Mr. Tendy decided to find an alternate site. He believes that he has located one on Lake Peekskill district property. It has been rumored that Entergy will be sponsoring our Town Day fireworks "for free."
And, of course, there are Mr. Tendy's big plans for Peekskill Hollow Road and Oregon Corners. Before he can develop that beyond recognition and lop off the hilltops as planned, he needs to know the sewer capacity. So he found a developer who is willing to find that out "for free." Since we have a building that was approved to hook into the sewer system, and Big Blue was built to carry in more sewage, I wonder why it is that the sewer capacity was not tested then, by those developers with projects, and then verified independently.
My mother always told me that nothing in life is free.
There is an ethics board meeting listed on the calendar for May. Does that mean they have something important to discuss?
Dawn Powell
Town of Putnam Valley
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