Mailbag

To The Editor:
This letter is in response to the recent pubic hearing on farm stand regulations in the Town of Shandaken. I had requested the opportunity to speak at this public hearing. I thought that was the purpose of the hearing, but was denied by Supervisor DiSclafani because the hearing was taking more time than had been allotted. I wonder if one of the supervisor’s “advisors” had requested to speak if they would have been permitted to do so?

To The Editor:
It is my great honor to thank the community of Fleischmanns for choosing me to be their next mayor. I am grateful and humbled by the support that I have received. I would like to thank both Malcolm Becker and Harriet Grossman for their years of service and I look forward to working together in the future.

To The Editor:
I returned to Margaretville and made my home here because of the neighborly, small town feeling that seemed to pervade every aspect of life. When I ran for the village board four years ago and was elected, my decision seemed to be justified. Even though we’ve not always agreed with each other, most people, even opponents, have remained positive and respectful. So I was shocked at Carol O’Beirne’s negative ad attacking me last week.

To The Editor:
Susanna Margolis writes some amazing letters but last week’s topped them all. Comparing plans to expand Belleayre Mountain Ski Center with the construction of Yankee Stadium is a colorful fantasy that has no basis in reality. Let me count the ways.

To The Editor:
It feels right — Kirsten Gillibrand asking us to support Scott Murphy as her replacement in Congress. Like Kirsten, when Murphy launched his campaign a few weeks ago, he was an unknown Democrat running against a career politician in a district gerrymandered for a Republican. No one gave him a chance either. Like Gillibrand, however, Murphy’s poll numbers are rapidly rising as people get to know him.

To The Editor:
As a candidate for mayor for the Village of Margaretville it has been a heartwarming experience for me to visit with you, our village residents, over the past several weeks. I would like to thank all of you for your kind words and gracious welcome. I know how much you care about your community.

To The Editor:
The author of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," Steven Covey, said this: "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space lies your freedom and power to choose your response. In those responses lies your growth and your happiness."

To The Editor:
As one of the mayoral candidates in the impending Village of Fleischmanns election, I remind residents that it is their civic responsibility to get out and vote.
This country was founded on principles that allow the public to have choices and a voice in the process. Robert Hutchins, a famous educator and president of the University of Chicago, once wrote, “The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference and undernourishment.” With these words in mind I argue that your vote on the local level is perhaps more important than ever.

To The Editor:
The Shandaken Town Board has scheduled a public hearing on their proposed revisions to local zoning law regarding “Seasonal Produce Stands” for 6 p.m. on Monday, March 16. The law, as it is being currently circulated, seeks to limit the size, products, days and hours of operation for these businesses.

To The Editor:
Haven’t we had enough in this country of taxpayer funding of private enterprises?
Just south of us is a splendid example of this private gouging at the public trough—the new Yankee Stadium.