We are doing a lot of fiddling here over side issues. The real problem staring us in the face for commuters, parkers, taxpayers…in other words, all residents, is the massive apartment structures approved by Paul Aronson and his team just before he left office. (Saurabh, by the way, is one of the few who gets the magnitude of the problem left to us and who is trying to speak up and do something about it.)
Aronson sold off the town and his fellow citizens to developers. The question now is what is the current council doing to correct the problem. They have taken some initial steps, and that has been great, but further action is needed. Rather than worrying about whether or not there are 10 airbnb units in town, we need to be concerned about how many hundreds or thousands of new families are going to be shoved into our downtown. What will the effect be on our schools? On our taxes? On our Village way of life?
Speak up to the council about those issues before its too late. Quit worrying about how many cars are parked in your neighbor’s driveway, and let’s give some serious thoughts to a real danger.
Are the Planning Board and Council’s hands really tied? Have we obtained the best possible legal advice, meaning beyond Mr. Rogers? Entire future of town depends on this, for sure.