tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420070021149211641.post291076068982879448..comments2019-06-29T21:02:23.987-04:00Comments on Let There Be Light(house): Wednesday Wackiness - Phony Outrage, An Absent Media, And Grass-Mowing GoatsNick - Lighthousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319878304631872148noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420070021149211641.post-47341099595622351992009-04-14T23:58:00.000-04:002009-04-14T23:58:00.000-04:00This was sent to Krazy Kate and TOH Board members ...This was sent to Krazy Kate and TOH Board members as well as Newsday who proceeded to edit out 90% of it before publishing it.<br /><br />April 5, 2009<br /><br />Supervisor Kate Murray<br />Hempstead Town Hall<br />One Washington Street<br />Hempstead, New York 11550<br /><br />Subject: Lighthouse Development Proposal<br />Ref: Hempstead Town Council, David Levy’s Opinion Piece; Newsday 3/27/09<br /><br />Dear Ms. Murray,<br /><br />Apparently you have found a new front man to defend the indefensible. Mr. Levy’s piece was disingenuous and insulting implying that Islanders fans and others believe the Lighthouse Project is a renovation of the coliseum only. His implication (he speaks for you and you continue to hide) is that the population at-large is ignorant. It would be proper for him to retract his statement, but I will bet that in keeping with yours and Hempstead Town Hall’s disregard for your constituency, that won’t happen. Mr. Levy’s opinion piece, not surprisingly, is almost verbatim the words of your previous Lighthouse opposition front-man attorney Joseph Ra. Hempstead Town Hall has become a Tower of Babel when it comes to this vital and necessary Long Island landmark project. You’re stonewalling and now your implicit total opposition to the project has been confirmed vis-à-vis your petition to Tom Suozzi seeking federal stimulus money. This is nothing more than a ruse and insults the citizenry by asking for taxpayer money for something that the private sector is ready, able and willing to do with private sector money. This project will create thousands of jobs now and in the future, provide a completely renovated and modern arena and give the region an exciting new destination point for young and old to live, work and play in. In addition, it will provide multiple millions in tax revenue to Nassau County and help to relieve the heavy tax burden that Nassau Taxpayers carry. But you could care less! <br /><br />Mr. Levy’s opinion piece carries on; five robust columns of words that move in an uninterrupted circle leaving the reader where he began; with nothing new, except a new front man. Municipalities from sea to shining sea have moved faster and with all due diligence in bringing far bigger and more complex projects to fruition in far less time. At both the county and town level there could not be greater examples of incompetence, dishonesty, and pure self-interest on the part of our elected officials. Mr. Levy is perpetuating that disgraceful pattern on your behalf. <br /><br />As a teenager in the seventies I recognized the value of this real estate in central Nassau and have watched the political process neglect hard-working Nassau Taxpayers by leaving this vast sea of asphalt, a vast sea of asphalt for 40+ years. To add insult to injury we then designated many more unsightly acres of over-grown weeds as a “prairie preserve”. This is perhaps some of the most expensive real estate in suburban America and putting it on the Nassau tax rolls would provide untold millions in tax relief to Nassau County residents. Eisenhower Park already has multiple acres of “prairie” land protected. There should be no need to waste hundreds of additional valuable acres near Nassau Community College and Meadowbrook Parkway for this excessive preserve that has its roots in the 60’s anti-establishment, anti-business hippie movement and has little to do with anything more. <br /> <br />In the nineties, when the previous would-be developers of the coliseum property “apparently” tried to rape Nassau County (and now I wonder who the real culprits were), we called them pigs at the trough. Now we have developers who want nothing from the county. This is a private sector project. Yes, they want to profit, but I don’t know anyone who would propose a business deal with the intention to lose money. Do you? There have been more studies on this property than one can imagine. In a megalopolis of 24 million people, building a project this size is akin to adding a grain of sand to Jones Beach. Ms. Murray, it’s time to get Hempstead Town Hall out of the way. Mr. Levy’s opinion piece simply lacks credibility.<br /><br />Thank you for your time. <br /><br />Sincerely,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420070021149211641.post-85554261368714850572009-04-01T10:53:00.000-04:002009-04-01T10:53:00.000-04:00Though, and this will be a future blog post - I th...Though, and this will be a future blog post - I think it's interesting that opponents are reaching so much. There are no actual issues standing in the way, just smokescreens. Expect more on this after I write about Kate Murray's press release and finally wrap up our SEQR series.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11753698648862261183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420070021149211641.post-73033283859166454212009-04-01T10:52:00.000-04:002009-04-01T10:52:00.000-04:00Anon (veterans) - exactly. I honor the sacrifice ...Anon (veterans) - exactly. I honor the sacrifice of veterans by proudly displaying my grandfather's Purple Heart on my desk and donating money to groups that help veterans in need. 200,000 veterans in this country are homeless - THAT'S the disgrace, not a name on some building.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11753698648862261183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420070021149211641.post-10199586438010031832009-04-01T09:49:00.000-04:002009-04-01T09:49:00.000-04:00I had the same issue with this veterans story. Whe...I had the same issue with this veterans story. When's the last time any of those vets went to the Coliseum? Have they SEEN the place lately? Is that what they want their memorial to be – a dilapidated concrete hatbox that opened in the 70s? Any and everyone seems to want to be an obstacle to this process right now. It's amazing to me that any new arenas ever get finished.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420070021149211641.post-4142703306921082692009-04-01T02:41:00.000-04:002009-04-01T02:41:00.000-04:00Here's another interesting new development that ma...Here's another interesting new development that may have a big impact on all this. Tonight, Mark Lesko, a Democrat, won the Town Supervisor's race in the Town of Brookhaven, handily defeating long-time Republican town councilman Tim Mazzei. This was apparently a significant upset, as the Town has historically been solidly Republican (though it did elect a Democrat as Town Supervisor in 2005 after decades of Republican control). At every level of government, Long Island has been trending sharply Democratic. Will this result scare Kate Murray into taking a position more consonant with what TOH residents apparently desire, namely, approval of the Lighthouse Project?<BR/><BR/>http://www.newsday.com/news/local/suffolk/ny-libroo0112601679mar31,0,5860379.storyKHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420070021149211641.post-81493901476421927932009-04-01T00:36:00.000-04:002009-04-01T00:36:00.000-04:00When do we start campaigning against Murray? As in...When do we start campaigning against Murray? As informative as you have been about the lighthouse, perhaps you can write a piece about the upcoming election, when do we learn what office Murray will be running for, either town or county, and then who she will be running against? Are there primaries like the national offices, or are they nominated by someone? When are these announcements made? Everyone knows this is a political issue, so lets make it political, the only thing politicians care about is getting elected? Why should we be asking the federal government to support a sports arena, does that make any sense? I thought Republicans are against hand-outs!!!! Lets start the campaining now!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420070021149211641.post-52287261353846830442009-03-31T23:30:00.000-04:002009-03-31T23:30:00.000-04:00Go to Queens!Go to Queens!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420070021149211641.post-53674106060014272462009-03-31T21:34:00.000-04:002009-03-31T21:34:00.000-04:00It really never ends - and at this rate the last p...It really never ends - and at this rate the last part of the SEQR series will never see the light of day.<BR/><BR/>Yes, Kate - Long Islanders will not be held hostage BY AN AMATEURISH POLITICIAN WHO REFUSES TO ACCEPT THE FACTS.<BR/><BR/>If anyone receives the mailing before I do, please scan it and email it to me so I can post it here. This is just mind-boggling.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11753698648862261183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6420070021149211641.post-73626163214075324552009-03-31T21:28:00.000-04:002009-03-31T21:28:00.000-04:00And Newsday is now giving you another story to wri...And Newsday is now giving you another story to write about: this idiotic petition that Kate Murray and Dorothy Gossby are backing.<BR/><BR/>I'm sitting here many miles away, reading it on newsday.com, and I'm sinking into another funk. It raises several questions:<BR/><BR/>--Does Kate Murray truly not believe that Wang has no intention of keeping the Isles in an arena-only development?<BR/><BR/>--Does she know nothing about the onerous terms of the lease, which will kill the Islanders for another 4-5 years, far too much for anybody to accept?<BR/><BR/>--Does she really think there are other buyers out there who are going to step up and buy the Islanders and let them play in an arena surrounded by a big parking lot, something almost nobody else does today?<BR/><BR/>--Does she think -- and I'm sure the answer is "yes" -- that this petition is the way to get re-elected, because it shows she's in favor of something, even though nothing is going to become of it?<BR/><BR/>--Does she care about anything except the next re-election?<BR/><BR/>Oh, man, this story has me sinking fast...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com