The Paul is at it again. On his blog as well as a mailing he just did in the Town, he is touting his latest deflection, the referendum to have the voters approve the GameOn 365 sports bubble deal. Notice ABG didn’t say, “vote for the fate of the property?” That’s because through The Paul’s slight of hand, he has posted and mailed another (read: different) version of the referendum to the e-mailed version of the referendum that he has had Town Attorney Tim “Remediation” Lewis distributing to all of the civic associations, residents and others asking for a copy of the referendum. Plus, the embarrassingly poor wording of the referendum virtually assures passage as well as indicts our failing school system’s negligence.
Now exposed, we’re sure the response from The Paul will be the classic backpedaling we’ve come to expect from this administration. “We didn’t know there were two versions” or “Tim sent out the wrong version”, “This is so complicated I'm not surprised the wrong version went out.” The excuses will flow like beer at a frat party or a TYC field trip. The lamestream media will gobble this up and print his sad tale along with his “woe-is-me” spin as to why this will help the Town. We’re pretty sure the media will then RE-print his mea culpa and reiterate his endorsement of this loss-leader for the Town.
We know that this is a bad deal for the Town on many different levels. Many have proven the requisite illegalities performed by The Paul have been nothing short of stupefying. ABG and others have posted the reasons this referendum should not be passed and will do so again.
This lease violates County law which mandates a municipality sell property acquired through foreclosure. There is a lawsuit already underway against the Town specific to this. Greenburgh zoning laws and height restrictions are also being violated. This “circus event” does not provide a fair RFP process while we witness The Paul offering two versions of the referendum for distribution. Could The Paul intentionally be obfuscating already murky waters to deflect attention farther away from the truth? Absolutely!
The SEQRA process has been practically discarded and the contaminated property is cavalierly discounted by the administration as only in need of a simple fix. Increased traffic to the area roadways will be worsened by Fortress Bible’s church and school traffic. If the property remained for residential use, as it’s zoning has defaulted to, traffic concerns would not be much worse. The purported $5 million the Town will make from this fifteen-year, temporary structure, is a sham and nothing more than another number thrown out by The Paul to divert your attention and deflect focus away from yet another of his illegal and failed projects. It provides little relief to Greenburgh while providing a financial coup for GameON 365, it’s owners and investors! The low rent and the undervalued taxes for this property are a godsend of free money and discounts for GameOn 365 that the Greenburgh taxpayer will be forced to subsidize while being excluded from using the facility! Once this passes and there is finally a certificate of occupancy, we’re sure certiorari adjustment applications will be on the tax assessor’s counter as soon as they flip on the light switch at 8AM.
Since his Stepford Board ratified signing the lease, and The Paul has already signed this lease, it cannot be voided by a referendum as it is a signed contract. In the end, this lease and referendum is not about the kids, soccer, or any other sports except The Paul’s favorite sport playing with other people’s property. It’s called “Developeropoly.” This is nothing more than the expected and ignored illegal behavior from The Paul and his Stepfords. It has to stop. We can only hope.
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