Letter to the Editor: Somers Officials Permitting What Makes Town Special to Slip Away
The Somers Town Board proves more and more that they are interested in taking away the quaint feeling of our town.
They pushed for development along Route 6 and now on Route 100. During a Town Board meeting, Supervisor Morrissey mentioned many times how the property on Route 100 near Froggy’s Deli will have to have a zoning amendment in order for an apartment building to be constructed. He also had the zoning changed so Somers Crossing townhomes could be built on Route 100.
This validates the point that if sewers were to have come into the two lake communities, he would have changed the zoning so that McMansions could be built, which would have raised property taxes. The whole sewer project was handled poorly, it was flawed with lots of dishonesty from the beginning, and they should all be embarrassed, including the engineers.
The Town Board is also considering having a 7-Eleven behind Town Hall, which is a terrible idea. The fact the board is considering it is appalling. Who in their right mind thinks this busy intersection is a place for such a business? Everyone knows that trucks and tractor-trailers are always stopping on the side of the road at the 7-Eleven on Route 100 to park. That is the perfect place for it – not here in the heart of the historic district.
Why isn’t our supervisor worrying about wires that have been down since Superstorm Sandy, trees falling, garbage on the roads, paving our roads, cleaning up things so they look better, residents who can’t get mail delivered to their homes, bars that keep residents up until 3 a.m., notifying residents of projects and pushing for cable TV options? We all know it starts with him. What’s he getting out of not letting other cable companies into our town? It’s a shame that our little town has become so corrupt.
Rich Jacobs
Somers
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