To imply that we are doing something illegal should we choose to follow the implementation guidelines is unacceptable. Furthermore I question his lobbying of us so soon after his departure from the city Law Dept. Such behavior is forbidden at the state level for two years. Ice Age Associates are land speculators who knew the land was zoned residential and situated in a sensitive part of the Pine Bush when they bought it in 1996. After the fact they admitted they did not want to build housing because it was not profitable.
Land speculation is like playing the stock market.
No one promises a rose garden. Our job as council members should not be guarantors of huge profits for the development of land but rather decision-makers as to the wisest use for the greatest good for all. Nancy Papish, Tom Ellis, Aaron Mair, Harvey Alexander, George Robinson, Carl Letson, Emma Dixon, and Chris Hawver who took time from their busy schedules to speak for the Pine Bush. Many environmental groups joined Save the Pine Bush and signed a memo opposing Drumlin Fields. Also, Save the Pine Bush wishes to thank the New York Audubon Society and Cindy Bradley for their letter to the Common Council in opposition to Drumlin Fields.