tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post5024521868988286856..comments2023-10-30T06:13:34.382-04:00Comments on Supervisor Feiner: MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT TO DISCUSS E HARTSDALE AVE FLOODING...BD TO BE ASKED TO VOTE ON RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING STUDY AT NEXT TWN BD MEETING: MAY 23Paul Feinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087805120754057844noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-43740615678437705112007-05-19T17:58:00.000-04:002007-05-19T17:58:00.000-04:00Hope Francis, Diana, Eddie Mae, Steve will support...Hope Francis, Diana, Eddie Mae, Steve will support a study and won't play politics when it comes to this important town issue- rain, storms, floods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-33845917410256721332007-05-18T20:06:00.000-04:002007-05-18T20:06:00.000-04:00SHOW US THE MEMO,if you have a copy Bernstein plea...SHOW US THE MEMO,if you have a copy Bernstein please print it.If not advise Mr, Bass to do it,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-48274229961433953452007-05-18T15:41:00.000-04:002007-05-18T15:41:00.000-04:00With all due respect to the Town Council (and I gi...With all due respect to the Town Council (and I give them what is due) which I don't support, why don't you brave folks post the 2005 memo on the website? Or is there some other reason that is more appealing than assisting residents?<BR/><BR/>My sole interest is to see that the "heat" is distributed evenly; why should only Feiner take the blame?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-83670270830359843052007-05-17T21:20:00.000-04:002007-05-17T21:20:00.000-04:00With all due respect Mr. Hartsdale Wine and Liquor...With all due respect Mr. Hartsdale Wine and Liquor, whom I support, the Town has the right and the responsibility to inspect the brook, the drain, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-11147530501203219462007-05-17T21:04:00.000-04:002007-05-17T21:04:00.000-04:00The only people who can actually check the brook f...The only people who can actually check the brook for debris are the supers for 150,160,170,180 east hartsdale ave.Hartsdale Wine & Liquor Storehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542321019359587607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-38744851669102470582007-05-16T20:39:00.000-04:002007-05-16T20:39:00.000-04:00NOT only do the basins have to be cleaned of the d...NOT only do the basins have to be cleaned of the debris,I understand that there is a stream that runs under the buildings, this should be checked by the landlords also.The town and the landlords should be working together for the remedy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-29497271939125708582007-05-16T17:04:00.000-04:002007-05-16T17:04:00.000-04:00Dear 4:49,And writing this you have to do so as an...Dear 4:49,<BR/><BR/>And writing this you have to do so as anonymous?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-29876391163284159912007-05-16T16:59:00.000-04:002007-05-16T16:59:00.000-04:00In the Supervisor's town e-mail this afternoon, he...In the Supervisor's town e-mail this afternoon, he states, "A resolution will be on the agenda next Wednesday night when the Town Board meets authorizing the initiation of a professional study to determine the causes of the flood and to make recommendations."<BR/><BR/>I truly hope that this resolution is voted down. No "study" is needed. Just keep the drains and pipes fully clear of debris at all times, and issue an RFP for installing a larger pipe within the next few months - period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-13330865325671666862007-05-16T16:49:00.000-04:002007-05-16T16:49:00.000-04:00The town has tried to help the merchants and resid...The town has tried to help the merchants and residents of East Hartsdale Ave. The town staff did a great job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-13162628441500344832007-05-16T16:25:00.000-04:002007-05-16T16:25:00.000-04:00Only in Greenburgh has it been revealed that the t...Only in Greenburgh has it been revealed that the town knew two years before the flooding was inevitable on East Hartsdale Avenue, even from a moderate rainstorm, because the town's drain pipe was too small and too clogged with debris. <BR/><BR/>Only in Greenburgh was there a town supervisor who had time to issue a press release two days before the big storm, congratulating himself for getting the town's drains cleaned, but didn't have time to warn the merchants and property owners on East Hartsdale Avenue that flooding there was inevitable, that cleaning the drains there wouldn't do much good, and that the best thing they could do was protect their property or move it elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>And only in Greenburgh is there a town supervisor so utterly incapable of knowing what to do that he thinks the proper response from the town is to conduct a "study" -- provided the immediately impacted property owners agree in advance to pay for it -- rather than order the town to come up with an emergency plan to deal with the flooding the next time the forecast is for a moderate storm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-39906876909853462012007-05-16T06:36:00.000-04:002007-05-16T06:36:00.000-04:00There was flooding all over NYS and New Jersey. On...There was flooding all over NYS and New Jersey. Only in Greenburgh are officials willing to retain the services of an outside firm to determine who is to blame. That's good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-77569812606520569152007-05-15T21:45:00.000-04:002007-05-15T21:45:00.000-04:00Anyone using "moved to a higher ground" owes Bob B...Anyone using "moved to a higher ground" owes Bob Bernstein royalty (one it loses at one end, it gains on the other) payments. But why would Bob want to pay himself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-16572466584560418732007-05-15T17:55:00.000-04:002007-05-15T17:55:00.000-04:00But as far as we know, only with respect to East H...But as far as we know, only with respect to East Hartsdale Avenue in Greenburgh was there a town memo from 2005 which warned of flooding there because of inadedquate infrastructure, a clogged underground concrete pipe to carry the water off, and a surface debris blocking the drains. <BR/><BR/>And only in Greenburgh did the full-time town supervisor there have the time to issue a press release pre-storm congratulating himself for getting the drains cleaned -- but somehow didn't have time to warn merchants and property owners on East Hartsdale Avenue that their property needed to be moved to higher ground or otherwise protected.<BR/><BR/>That's the difference between what happened on East Hartsdale Avenue and what happened everywhere else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-20468193476338210452007-05-15T15:01:00.000-04:002007-05-15T15:01:00.000-04:00What happened on E Hartsdale Ave also happened in ...What happened on E Hartsdale Ave also happened in Bronxville, Mamaroneck, Yonkers, Rye, New Jersey-- all over the metropolitan area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-23453882270670151042007-05-15T14:14:00.000-04:002007-05-15T14:14:00.000-04:00A town's closed underground drainage pipe system, ...A town's closed underground drainage pipe system, located almost exclusively on private properties, would be subject to an implied easement on the part of the town to do what's needed to repair, replace and/or clean such system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-69602523729048600942007-05-15T13:53:00.000-04:002007-05-15T13:53:00.000-04:00The closed pipe drainage system that was installed...The closed pipe drainage system that was installed underneath properties on East Hartsdale Avenue may be located on private property, but it has always been the town's responsibility to maintain and/or upgrade. <BR/><BR/>Private property owners are responsible only for making sure that the storm drains on their property are not obstructed. The rest is the town's responsibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-17385450188933596912007-05-15T13:51:00.000-04:002007-05-15T13:51:00.000-04:00If so, why was Feiner cleaning the drains?? I stro...If so, why was Feiner cleaning the drains?? I strongly urge you to heed Alfred North Whitehead who said - see simplicity and distrust it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-20800979170033365262007-05-15T12:55:00.000-04:002007-05-15T12:55:00.000-04:00This happened on private property, not town proper...This happened on private property, not town property.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-74564734496765623972007-05-15T12:15:00.000-04:002007-05-15T12:15:00.000-04:00If Feiner says he didn't know about the memos, peo...If Feiner says he didn't know about the memos, people will think he sits around all day, as the full-time supervisor, issuing press releases instead of talking to his managers. (This increasingly seems to be the case).<BR/><BR/>If he says he knew about the memos, then Mr. Open Government is guilty of incompetence for not doing anything about them and worse, for not warning everyone to move to higher ground when the storm was predicted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-25991752061118963392007-05-15T11:30:00.000-04:002007-05-15T11:30:00.000-04:00Has Feiner denied it!!! His press release machine ...Has Feiner denied it!!! His press release machine is generally always on. Silence here indicates guilty as charged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-13931479036060552082007-05-15T08:01:00.000-04:002007-05-15T08:01:00.000-04:00How do you know that the problem was reported to F...How do you know that the problem was reported to Feiner. I dont think so,because he would have acted immediately. Put the blame on the person who was supposed to do a thorough cleanup job all thru the town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-2101824653519865462007-05-15T06:13:00.000-04:002007-05-15T06:13:00.000-04:00The purpose is for Feiner to look like he is doing...The purpose is for Feiner to look like he is doing something when in fact the time to have done something was in 2005 when the Town knew the pipe was inadequate.One has to wonder how Feiner sleeps knowing his ineptitude has cost millions and helped destroy several local businesses. We cannot afford Feiner any longer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-50742115415338884852007-05-15T03:46:00.000-04:002007-05-15T03:46:00.000-04:00Mr. Feiner: What is the purpose of having a commun...Mr. Feiner: What is the purpose of having a community meeting about the flooding? Just clean and/or replace the pipe, no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-40324304097859757112007-05-14T22:19:00.000-04:002007-05-14T22:19:00.000-04:00You can ask the Police officers for support during...You can ask the Police officers for support during an election, but it doesn't really matter because not many of them live in Town to Vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-63598858652080977972007-05-14T20:26:00.000-04:002007-05-14T20:26:00.000-04:00I love how "I just don't get it or don't want to a...I love how "I just don't get it or don't want to admit that I just may be wrong" IN CAPS and then<BR/>"maybe the line shouldn't have appeared in the Library budget".<BR/><BR/>Guess what, it should not have appeared PERIOD And even after the approved budget, the first week of 2007 it should have been transferred out, so what is the Comptroller waiting for?<BR/><BR/>And assuming that the $310,000 includes what you say it does, does that mean that DPW is inflexible and has to maintain the same level of expenses even when there is one less Department to cover? <BR/><BR/>And wherever the Library is located it will have equipment to maintain and communications charges so pick another example.<BR/><BR/>Nor does the maintenance line cover employee benefits; thus the true number is more like $400,000.<BR/><BR/>And all this pre-supposes the assumption that the DPW cost is really divided among departments equally. How about DPW and the Comptroller do the work and see how many man hours are spent actually in maintaining a particular Department and not just give taxpayers the average.<BR/><BR/>So, assuming things are what you say they are, then I would be stupid too.<BR/><BR/>But all this will be resolved when I receive the Comptroller's ruling.<BR/>And I don't expect HE will be replying anonymously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com