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The March 8 public hearing on the Bennett
development was billed as another chance for residents to offer public commentary. As the meeting began, however, it immediately became nothing of the sort. The Planning Board chairwoman changed the format
instead into a forum for the developer to
update Millbrook's own planning consultant.
No public commentary was allowed to the
dissappointment of many of the over 90
attendees.The claim was made that no new info was being submitted by the developer.
Yet by the end of the evening a large number of developments were made public for the first time, many after most of the attendees
spoke with their feet and left upon being
misled. Perhaps next meeting no one will be allowed to comment on this last one's developments? They are getting famous for this swap-o/ change-o routine.
Perhaps because last meeting 61 of 62
speakers were on record as against this fiasco?
The mayor dosn't seem to be having a problem with his free speech being curtailed.
He has published a very bitchy letter to local
papers excoriating opponents of this deal.
He is in a bid for re=election in less than 2weeks, and took a case to the County Supreme Court to have his opponents
candicacy nullified at the last minute. He
lost the case badly, complaining of missing legal deadlines because of bad weather. Judge
James Brands, known as a strict interpreter of the law , in cases before his court at least,
dismissed the case quickly.
The politician who can sucessfully develop
Bennett will be worshipped as a brahmin god
by certain segments of Millbrook's political,
banking, and real estate community. The
politician who attempts this and fails will go
down in flames of political oblivion.Make no
mistake, this is smash mouth, bloodsport politics to the parties involved here. There
are many millions of dollars at stake for the
public and private sector, There is so much
goddamned money in millbrook in general,
it is almost staggering.

The final application will be submitted by the
end of March. The developer says he is creating a web site with all available info, to spare the village clek being inundated with
Freedom of iNFORMATION requests.
It was settled that THERE ARE NO MORE ZONING ISSUES, this site is legal in that regard for this development, and that that will
NOT be revisited. From here it is a matter of
environmental permits, etc. and final legal
drafting etc blah blah...
In addition to concerns about road width,
trees and landscaping, and other site issues,
they were savvy enough to bring in a Historic
Resources consultant, who revealed that The State Office of Historical Preservation requested that they AGAIN LOOK AT THE BUILDINGS TO SEE IF MORE OF THEM CAN BE SAVED, which was concluded negatively.

On the positive side, the east wing's tower,
as well as The Chapel, and two quality Victorian houses are to be saved, along with some section of the beautiful stonework.
PIcture this photo with most of the stone base
but all of the wood section gone except the
easternmost fifth or so. This is what the computer simulation looks like anyway
There has been alot of redesigning of the
housing to be built, that it will fit with the
Tudor style of what will be saved, as well as the look of the village's housing at large.
Another huge revelation was that Blumenthal
will pay for a traffic roundabout at the everlong
dangerous Monument intersection at the
southeast corner of the parcel. This would be a welcome restoration of a very historic, and
long neglected slice of local history.
I think this is the best to be hoped for, really.
None of these concessions would have been a reality but for alot of different people getting
really pissed off and demanding input, including even this website,. I know for a fact that involved parties have monitored the chatter on this message board, which i think is a good thing. In that
regard I have to commend the developer, i hate to say. It is the village govt. that has acted
like absolute shits to the people they serve.
Blumenthal & Co must be aware that they have taken alot of the pr blowback that deserved to be square in the village board's
faces, but hey that's why he makes a buck, right? Besides, the village gvt is WAY too busy
trying to get people to vote for them, instead of actually
LISTENING to those voters.
F*** 'em. Selling off our history SHOULD be expensive, hopefully to all of their miserable political careers!


Thanks again Motts for providing a forum
where free speech still reigns!

happy st patricks day to all!

How long has this place been abandoned? Its so clean

That door is creepy!

I love this site! Nice looking room. I wish they would restore this place

when i went around the place myself i found the "wheel", "soap dispenser" and "fan" to actually be part of an old light fixing. it was hanging down by a wire.

Descend into the GREEN hell.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Germany.

i agree with Jessica, this should so be a wallpaper

This photograph strikes me as somewhat odd.

I was pulling guard duty at the Haitian Military Academy in Haiti during the early days of Operation Uphold Democracy in September / 1994 and I would pull guard duty at night and I would wear night vision goggles or night vision devices.

And this photograph looks like I am wearing the night vision goggles again.

This photograph has that same strange, foggy - green look to it that I would see at night while pulling guard duty.

Here is a side note: First; if you have never worn night vision goggles before then walk slow at first so you can get your balance.

Second; You will find out that you have lost all of your peripheral vision. You will have to turn your head to see something.

Third; If it raining close your eyes very quickly if there is lightning ! If you don't then you will see bright flashes of lights in your eyes for awhile.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Germany.

Did you guy's clean the sink, tile and floor first and then take the photograph ?

Even the shower curtain is clean.

This photograph seems so out of place on this website when you take into consideration all of the buildings and how dirty they are.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Germany.

This is a fantastic shot !

It has a very sureal look to it.

It looks like it would be a "set" from a 1950's alien space film. I can just see the actor's walking thru this "set" in their 1950's space suits and then being attacked by a man eating plant or something like that.

When it comes to photography:

MOTT IS THE MAN !!!

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Germany.

I hate chandelier's and that has to be one of the ugliest chandelier's that I have ever seen.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Germany.

OK.........What is that thing ?

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Germany.

Now this is the REAL haunted house photograph !!!

Fantastic shot !!!

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Germany.

This looks a dead - end.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Germany.

i dont think the Stripe was to separate the men from the women. It looks as if it was a runner of some sort that went all the way down to the stage.