Supervisor Bid-Rigging Proves Lucrative In Greenburgh

With another scandal haunting our corrupt Town administration, its purported that the Board was instructed to go along with the sale of the former Frank’s Nursery property at 715 Dobbs Ferry Road to Mr Feiner’s pre-ordained, unproven, on-paper “company” of choice, GameOn 365. ABG believes under the cover of darkness (really just one more of their all too common Executive sessions), Mr Feiner probably instructed the Board that half could disagree and vote against the proposition, offering a tie. He would deal the final vote to break the tie. Open government?

At every meeting, any questions that arose as to why choose GameOn 365 had been routinely dismissed with his already worn-out new phrase, “The Town Board is doing it’s due diligence and cannot comment about an on-going negotiation.” There were no negotiations. There was nothing “on-going”, except for Mr Feiner’s desire to award a rigged bid to his favored new friends at GameOn 365. All everyone asked for was an explanation of the parameters he and the Board sought for the sale and to publicly and openly discuss them. And still the entire Board remained silent – again! If the residents pushed too directly and the prickly situations got too uncomfortable for these “leaders”, Town Attorney Lewis would intervene on Mr Feiner’s behalf and use his standard line, “We cannot negotiate Town contracts in public.” Again, there were no negotiations. If there were, they were behind closed doors and in private Executive sessions, hidden from public review. Open government?

Earlier in the meeting Ms Lynette Bass, a Director with the Worthington-Woodlands Civic Association read several email correspondences between herself and Mr Feiner. It seemed to be a lopsided mating dance that bore nothing but frustration for Ms Bass as Mr Feiner refused to directly answer her request for her organization to meet with the Town Board – no surprise there. While the Town Board rarely if ever engages in conversation with any speaker, Ms Bass was somehow granted special dispensation from Mr Feiner and again asked when and where they could meet. Mr Feiner insisted she pick the time and place and perhaps all the Board members would attend. She asked him to make the arrangements and would the entire Board attend? Perhaps, perhaps not; he couldn’t say. The same thing happened with Mr Bock when he commented on speeding on Old Kensico Road, and Mr Feiner suggested Mr Bock send a letter requesting to see if Old Kensico Road residents would support the installation of a sidewalk. Mr Bock was happy to do so but thought it better for the Town to send the letter, accommodating any legal requirements he might be unaware of. Mr Feiner crafted an very accusatory letter against Mr Bock and mailed it out to Old Kensico Road residents. This was reminiscent of a similarly poised referendum to elicit a specific response regardless of how people voted. Open government?

A concerned resident, Mr Hal Samis, challenged the Town Board at their last Board meeting while Mr Tom Bock was addressing the Board. He was the last speaker who was begrudgingly allowed time after several residents vociferously complained when several Board members tried to end the testy meeting without giving him his five minutes under the public comment session. Mr Samis approached the dais while Mr Bock was speaking and loudly challenged the entire Board who were focused on their electronic devices. The newest Town Board member, Mr Ken Jones, unwittingly responded to Mr Samis’ challenge by standing up, leaning forward onto the dais, the and yelling at Mr Samis to, “Sit down. Sit the f*** down!” Mr Jones seemed hostile toward Mr Samis, and dangerously out of control! While Mr Samis’ breach of meeting protocol may have shaken up the meeting a bit, it did highlight the constant poor behavior of the Board members and their incessant addiction to their devices while ignoring the public during their limited time to address them! Not knowing how to properly react to Mr Samis’ challenge, the Board abruptly ended the meeting as well as Mr Bock’s time at the microphone. Open government?

In the course of a mere 7 days, after two long years of foot-dragging, and as Mr Feiner faked his intent to meet with the Worthington-Woodlands Civic Association to discuss the plans and progress with the former Frank’s Nursery property, ABG believes Mr Feiner knew he had to act and to hell with the Worthington-Woodlands group! He must have panicked and insisted on polling his Board for a vote – now! So while the results of the final vote was 3 in favor and 2 against, it remains another secret as to whose vote went for and whose vote went against the deal. Our best guess is Morgan and Juettner voted in favor and Juettner only because she is joined at the hip with Mr Feiner and the Fortress Bible guilty verdict. Sheehan had been waffling on a decision and may be seeking to distance himself from the next lawsuit. After the verbal “beat-down” Jones took from Mr Bob Bernstein about being a member of the NYS Bar Association and his incumbency to assure no illegal actions befall the Town, we think Jones may have made the right move but for the wrong reasons. Open government? Nah, strictly CYA.

ABG finds the race to approve this deal questionable amidst lawsuits, the public’s lack of information and involvement, the required remediation, increased financial offers, illegal leases and so many other issues. ABG is guessing there will be more activity on this unsettling deal that seems to delve into more dark areas than an Army proctologist. Open government? Nah, simply another lie!