>For those of you complaining about the “monstrosity of a water tank” on Valley View…
If you recall, the new water tank on Valley View (which replaced an obsolete and much less attractive tank) is significantly smaller than what the village proposed as “necessary to serve the residents demand for water.” The new tank has improved landscaping and (I believe) has less visible height above ground than the old tank, even though it is slightly larger. It was NIMBYs in the area (who formed a steady “parade of protestors” at the microphone at public meetings), letters to the Editor of RN and posters on this blog, who pressured the village to compromise on a large reduction in the storage capacity of the tank, in the interest os aesthetics.
Eliminating the water tank is not an option. But, perhaps if you had listened to the people, who actually understand the facts and argued for the larger tank, we would not be facing stage 4 water restrictions now, and most likely, every summer in the future.
WAY TO GO, MORONS!
It was a mistake to reduce the size of the tank. We should have built the tank that was most appropriate for our future needs, as proposed by the village. It just goes to show that residents should be careful to understand the consequences of their demands. Does this sound similar to another current debate in town???
