Friday, June 09, 2006

June 9, 2006 letter to the Cohocton Planning Board by Robert C. Strasburg II

June 9, 2006

Cohocton Planning Board
Attn: Chairman Sandor Fox
15 South Main Street
Cohocton, NY 14828

Re: NEED FOR A MORATORIUM

Dear Planning Board Members:

COHOCTON IS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THAT DEMANDS YOUR FULL ATTENTION! NOW IT HAS BECOME EVIDENT BY THE DECLARATION LAST NIGHT BY THE TOWN BOARD NOT TO POSTPONE THE PUBLIC HEARING OF JUNE 14TH, THAT THE TOWN BOARD IS NOT INTERESTED IN WAITING FOR YOUR RATIONAL INPUTE ON RECOMMENDED MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROPOSED LOCAL ZONING LAW NUMBER 2. YOUR INPUTE TO IMPROVE THIS ZONING LAW IS VITAL TO PROTECT US AS A TOWN AND AS RESIDENTS FROM DAMAGES AND FUTURE LITIGATION WHICH WILL CONSUME OUR TOWNS FINACIAL RESOURCES.

THIS IS DEMOCRACY RUN AMUCK! YOU AS THE LEAD AGENCY ON THE WIND FARM PROJECT NEED TO EXERCISE YOUR AUTHORITY AND DECLARE A MORATORIUM ON THE ENTIRE PROJECT, AND WISDOM CALLS FOR IT TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY!

THE TOWN BOARD IS SELLING OUR TOWNS SOUL! THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS FURIOUS THAT THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS BEING MADE TO EQIP THEM TO FIGHT POSSIBLE FIRES AND NO EMEGENCY RESPONSE CONSIDERATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT THESE TURBINES POSE A HAZMAT ISSUE AND THEY ARE NOT PREPARED TO PROTECT RESIDENTS FROM HYDRAULIC OIL FIRES FROM THESE TURBINES THAT ARE SO CLOSE TO PEOPLE HOMES. THE REASONS TO JUSTIFY YOUR WISDOM FOR A MORATORIUM ARE NUMEROUS.

YOUR WISDOM IN ASKING FOR TIME HAS BEEN SHAMEFULLY TRODEN UPON BY THE TOWN BOARD AND NOW YOU NEED TO EXERCISE YOUR AUTHORITY AND DEMAND TIME BY DECLARING A MORATORIUM. THE TOWN BOARD HAS NOW DECLARED WAR ON YOU AND US. THIS IS A CRY TO YOU FOR HELP! PLEASE DO NOT FAIL US AS A TOWN IN OUR TIME OF NEED!

Sincerely,

Robert C. Strasburg II

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