My post of 12/15/09 concerning the legal complaint filed in State Supreme Court (the hotel situation), has an update. Email today from SBEC:
"Last Friday (January 29), NY State Supreme Court judge Marylin Diamond issued a temporary restraining order directing that the defendant "shall insure that no work is commenced including but not limited to interfering with existing trees and foliage”. This was a stunning setback for SUNY. It means that not a leaf nor a twig nor a blade of grass may be touched until the judge hears the opposing arguments in court and makes her decision...."
If the weather were not so cold I think there would be dancing in the streets.
Article in the Village Times Herald of 2/3/10.
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Are you for or against this? Being a tree hugger I hate to see development but I do understand sometimes you need it. Not too sure how you feel about that. I just don't want my town to turn into anything but what it is now, Nothing!! we have lost most all our business in town and nobody seems to care, we are so used to driving 10-15 minutes to get anywhere, it doesn't bother us any more. You just have to remember not to forget stuff before you head home for the night!!
I'm for the saving of this particular forest. But a hotel on the campus SOMEWHERE ELSE makes sense.
Kristen, change is inexorable, for good or ill. No place remains the same. You just have to decide what's important and foster that, and agitate against plans for bad development. If your town has lost small businesses then the change is going in the wrong direction, I think. Having basic commodities available nearby is not the same as development out of control. Think of all the wasted gas and pollution created by everybody having to drive 15 minutes to get groceries or hardware supplies.
I get what you are saying but in we don't have enough people to support a general store in our town., which is what we need the most, a few stores in local small towns like ours have just closed, thanks to the Walmarts, Targets, etc, people just can't afford it any more and the big box stores are cheaper, seems they do forget about the 5 gallons of gas to get there to save a buck!
That evil pattern caused by Walmarts! It happens in so many places. If someone could figurte out a seervice that the big box stores don't offer and then add a small grocery store at the sam location... like a friendly place where you could pick up stuff that someone else bought for you, routine stuff that would save a person's time...I'm just thinking off the top of my head. Our situation is the reverse: saturation of grocery stores--5 or 6 of them within a 15 min drive, one just 5 min away. No wonder we get possessive about trees. P.S. I do go to Target Pharmacy--so convenient and fast and low cost.
What I would love to see in our town is a small grocery convenience store with an internet kind of cafe to come in and have breakfast/lunch, sell pizza and sandwiches, we have a school so there are lots of teachers there during the day, Have books and internet access, bring your own laptop or have several PC's there for people to use and even have retired people time to come in and get help on how to use the internet etc.
Have a kids time for the younger ones to come in and have a special story time with a special guest reader and the parents can either leave or stay and have lunch or visit with friends
An ice cream window with tables outside near some small animals, like rabbits, sheep, etc to pet and feed.
A hardware department where you can get nails, screws, etc.
A gift store/gift basket delivery service around local places for baby showers, parties, etc. Sell flower arrangements.
Have craft/knitting type groups get together for groups in a meeting room that can be rented for a small amount per hour so groups can gather and have fun without having to impose on someones' house
Too bad I don't have enough money to make this happen but can you tell I have thought about it?
These ar ewonerful ideas, K. A resal center of toen. A community center actually. A public library could do many of thosde things, provde space for meetings, have internet access for laptops, story hours for kids. Your area needs a benefactor who would underwrite the losses of the small businesses providing ice cream, gifts, etc. A post office draws people daily and has always been a gathering place in small towns everywhere. Such a center would attract tourists with their wallets and camers (and their cars). This is not the time that government can be asked to initiate such a worthwhile plan. Maybe it has to grow, one business at a time.
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Funny thing is, I understood what you said!!!
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