Dear Readers:
This is an excerpt from the Winery At St. George's web site: (www.TheWineryAtStGeorge.com )
" In the interest of trying to move this process out of litigation and save both the Yorktown Taxpayer and myself legal expense, my attorney and I have contacted the town and the town attorneys to see if they were interested in talking. As I expected, the Town refuses to meet"
I know this weeks NCN also has an updated story on the "Saga of the Old Stone Church" you should and can check out on line. I have been and continue to be on record as favoring the opening of this business. I also said it was a mistake to go to court. If as I am lead to believe that this present town government has majority in favor of opening this business, then I think they interested parties should sit down and meet. Cases are settled out of court all the time, this should be one of those times. This should not be a case of who blinks first, but of who has the best interests of the town first.
I have grown tired of towns such as ours (I am a Yorktown resident) using zoning codes and traffic studies as an end run around the rights of private property owners. Right now you have new construction going on right next to Wallour's. They are going to build a bank on Mohegan Ave. Apparently traffic has no baring on these new projects. It insults one's intelligence to think that the proposed winery could have a worse adverse affect at these already approve projects. It is starting to look like in my opinion, the winery's owners civil rights are being abused.
There is nothing to dangerous that it cannot be talked about. It is time for our elected officials to sit down and talk, lawyers advise be damned. In this economy it makes no sense that a job creating, sales tax generating and other taxes paying business should be prevented from opening. This does not have to play out in court, nor should it. I implore our officials to think about what's best for the town instead of what's best for them.
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A MESSAGE FROM THE WINERY AT ST. GEORGE:
Dear Yorktown Resident,
The Winery lawsuit continues to move forward, albeit very slowly.
In the interest of trying to move this process out of litigation and save both the Yorktown Taxpayer and myself legal expense, my attorney and I have contacted the town and the town attorneys to see if they were interested in talking. As I expected, the Town refuses to meet. We have a serious problem with the Yorktown leadership. They are currently over budget by $100,000 just on legal fees and they clearly don't care much about the cost of this litigation to Yorktown residents.
This is an excerpt from the Citizens for an Informed Yorktown web site: http://www.citizensforaninformedyorktown.org/tb%2011-1-2008%20budget.html
“Town attorney John Buckley reported an unanticipated “triple play” that has caused the town to overspend it's $20,000 2008 budget line for outside legal services. To date, $117,000 has been spent and there are substantial additional bills that will have to be paid by the end of the year. Mr. Campisi noted that if the town wins the winery/old stone church case, it could get some money back. Some of the money spent for tax certiorari cases were for preparing for trials that never opened because the cases were settled.”
I am planning to have a question and answer session on the Winery and the lawsuit in the coming weeks. Please let me know if you would be interest in attending.
In the meantime, I have updated the Winery website with the latest filings in Federal Lawsuit. I have also created a Blog for residents to post comments and feedback. Please visit both sites and let me know what you think. Also, please pass this e-mail on to anyone who may be interested.
Make sure you read the latest Yorktown Corruption Story in the North County News posted on the Winery Blog: http://blog.WineryAtStGeorge.com
Check out the updated Winery Website:
www.TheWineryAtStGeorge.com
Please read the Winery Blog for latest News and Post your comment
blog.WineryAtStGeorge.com
Send and e-mail to tomde@TheWineryAtStGeorge.com to have you name added to the distribution list.
Thank you and have a Happy Thanksgiving.. :-)
Tom
Tom DeChiaro
The Winery at St. George
PO Box 32
Baldwin Place, NY 10505-0032
(914) 455-4272
(914) 455-4273 - Fax
tomde@thewineryatstgeorge.com
www.TheWineryAtStGeorge.com:
http://blog.WineryAtStGeorge.com – Winery Blog
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A MESSAGE FROM BRUCE APAR PUBLISHER AND EDITOR IN CHIEF NCN:
Join me on North County News:
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Bruce Apar
About North County News
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A MESSAGE FROM JOHN TESTA:
FYI- I was interviewed for this show and should have some part of the segment. TruTV is channel 58 on cable with a box. You can see this segment on my web site (http://www.johngtesta.com/)
Also: My latest OnTopic show is done and will be shown this week on cable (Thurs. Channel 15 @ 9:30 PM), (Tues. @ 9:30 in Yorktown, channel 74) - it is online now at www.ontopicwithjt.com. It is the life story of Chauncey M. Depew 1834-1928.
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A MESSAGE FROM YORKTOWN COUNCILMAN NICK BIANCO:
RE: SCHOOL TAX REBATE UPDATE:
Our town assessor was notified by the State of New York Office of Real Property that the School Tax Relief (STAR) exemptions for the 2009-2010 School Year will be reduced again by 11 % for enhanced and 10% for basic. This means that even if our four school districts in the school year 2009-2010 go with a O % tax increase every homeowner will see a $125.00 to $400.00 tax increase in the Town of Yorktown and I am sure throughout Westchester and Putnam County.
I have notified our state representatives about my concerns. The ironic thing is that this process began in April 2008 when there was little or no concern of a financial meltdown. While we are constantly being told that STAR is not being cut. The reality is that it is.
2008-2009 Enhanced Exemption $4,020; Basic $2130.
2009-2010 Enhanced Exemption $3580; Basic $1900.
Yorktown Councilman Nick Bianco
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A MESSAGE FROM ASSEMBLYMAN GREG BALL:
Below is a link to an enrichment video that was done by ten JFK 3rd graders, Brewster Central School District, Putnam County, New York. They are trying to win a contest for the most hits. Check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1kap-hWt7U
Thank you.
Greg Ball
Web site: www.putnamcountyny.com/kpb
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A MESSAGE FROM THE VILLAGE OF OSSINING:
TO ALL OSSINING RESIDENTS & BUSINESSES:
If you are interested in learning about Ossining Village's 2009 Budget, or have questions about it, please attend the Special Village Board Meeting. Particulars are:
Date: Monday, November 24th, 2008
Time: 7:30 pm
Place: Municipal Building, 16 Croton Avenue, First Floor, Ossining, NY
At present, Tentative Budget calls for an increase of 18.1%. The Administration,
Manager, and department heads have worked hard to keep the tax increase as low as possible. As we all know, taxes impact homeowners and renters alike, so input from the public is vital, and suggestions and questions from residents of Ossining are encouraged.
The 2009 Tentative Budget is on Village's official website.
http://www.villageofossining.org/Documents/TENTATIVE_BUDGET_2009_ver._2.pdf
We look forward to seeing you on November 24th !
Just in case you can not attend the meeting, don't hesitate to share your
suggestions or questions with one or all of the following:
Mayor Bill Hanauer wrhanauer@optonline.net
Trustee Catherine Borgia catherine_borgia@yahoo.com
Trustee Marlene Cheathem mcossining@aol.com
Trustee Michael Curry Mike@curryrockefellergorup.com
Trustee Sue Donnelly SueDonnelly53@yahoo.com
You will not be receiving further emails about the Ossining Village Budget. If you have received this email in error, please delete it.
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THIS WEEKS "IN MY OPINION COLUMN" IN THE NCN:
Dear Readers:
This week I discuss more liberty abuses by our county goverment.You can read my column on this topic exclusively on line(see link below)or in this weeks NORTH COUNTY NEWS on sale now. I am worth the seventy-five cents. Look for my column IN MY OPINION(page 10) in the editorial section. Better yet as this column is exclusive to the North County News on a regular basis and will be covering the local political scene, take out a subscription. Click on the North County News link below and go to Subscribe. Between this blog and The North County News you will have all the information to make a vote based on substance.
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FYI:ATOM TAXI INC. AIRPORT SERVICE:
Dear Readers:
This gives me a chance to plug my business ATOM TAXI INC. As you are planning your holiday or business or vacation travel? Instead of the headache of trying to find Airport parking, we do Airport Service to The Westchester County Airport(and ALL other airports) 24/7. Just call 1(914)879-6121 and my partner Tommy, will be glad to take you in our Airport Taxi. You will also be provided with a free copy of your local paper of record The North County News. If this is a business trip we also provide a professional receipt, just tell Tommy at the time of booking. The cost of a one-way trip to LaGuardia Airport the cost is Ninety dollars plus tolls. The cost to JFK and Newark Airports is one hundred-twenty-five dollars plus tolls. The tolls are $10.00 Westchester County Airport and Stewart cost $75.00. We do not take credit cards, sorry.
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E-MAIL ME WITH YOUR COMMENTS:
Dear Readers:
It has come to my attention the difficulty in posting a comment on this blog. If you wish to comment, e-mail me at the link posted below, putting "Manifesto Reader" in the subject matter, and I will "cut and Paste" your comments myself. If you DO NOT wish your comments posted, but just wish to communicate with me, please make your wishes known in the e-mail.
LINKS: atom_taxi@yahoo.com(as this a yahoo address make sure you put an underscore (-) between atom and taxi)
For immediate reply: atomtaxi@aol.com
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SITES TO LINK TO:
JOHN G. TESTA: www.johngtesta.com
ON TOPIC W/ JOHN TESTA: www.ontopicwithjt.com
CARS & US: www.doverracing.com
THE WINERY AT ST. GEORGE: http://www.TheWineryAtStGeorge.com
PLAN PUTNAM: planputnam@googlegroups.com/
PEEKSKILL GUARDIAN: "http://peekskillguardian.blogspot.com/
NORTH COUNTY NEWS:"http://northcountynews.com/
THE JOURNAL NEWS:http://thejournalnews.com/
PEEKSKILL DEMOCRATS:http://www.peekskilldems.com/"
PEEKSKILLREPUBLICANS:http://peekskillgop.com/
YORKTOWN SUPERVISOR DON PETERS: http://www.donpetersforyorktown.com/
PUTNAM VALLEY SUPERVISOR BOB TENDY:http://www.bobtendyforsupervisor.com/
THE PEEKSILL NEWS:http://thepeekskillnews.blogspot.com/
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CABLE SHOWS TO WATCH
ON POINT ON PEEKSKILL: Every Tuesday at 8PM channel 15 (Peekskill only)
Hosted by:DARREN RIGGER
DON PETERS AND YORKTOWN: Various day and times on chanel 20(Ykt.only)
Hosted by: SUPERVISOR DON PETERS
YORKTOWN WATCHDOG: Every Friday at 9:30 PM & Wednesday at 4:30PM on channel 74
Hosted By: ED CIFFON
LEGISLATORS REPORT: Saturday and Sunday at various times on chanel 20
Hosted By: COUNCILMEN NICK BIANCO AND LOU CAMPISI
THE VOLPE REPORT: Thursadys at 8PM chanel 15 (Peek. and Cort.) chanel 74 at 6pm (York.& Put. Valley)
Hosted By: Dominec Volpe
THE ISSUES: Thursdays at 9:PM chanel 74 Peekskill Mondays at 8PM chanel 15
Hosted by; Sam Davis
ON TOPIC WITH JOHN TESTA: Thursdays at 9:30PM chanel 15 (Peekskill & Cortlant)
Tuesdays in Yorktown & Putnam Valley 9:30 chanel 74
Hosted by: John Testa
CARS & US: Fridays 10 PM chanel 15(Peek. & Cortlant) 74(York. & Put. Valley)
Hosted By: Dennis Tate
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EDITOR'S NOTE:
All articles re-printed in this blog from the North County News are with the permission of Bruce Apar Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
11/23/08
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