DO NOT bet the ranch on either Ms. Hauck or Mr. Pucciarelli abstaining.
Ms. Hauck has already strongly hinted that she will not be abstaining (her thought being that voters knew her position when they pulled the lever and she has no skin in the game from a financial standpoint, thus no conflict).
And it is rumored that Mr. Pucciarelli may offer a legal opinion that holding an elected office differs from being appointed to a position. Therefore, although he recused himself from Planning Board matters about Valley, he will not do so in connection with Village Council business about Valley.
Case in point, he did not recuse himself from the discussion about whether Council members should accept a donation from Valley to cover printing costs for the OEM manual.
My $20 parlay bet is on a yes from the PB and a no from the Council 3-0 because of abstentions.
My $20 says the plan will be approved by the Planning Board and the Village Council (in a 3-2 vote, of course).
Planning Board will approve, hiding behind, “the process” as they have all along and did on the first go around. Council will approve 3-2. Opposition will file a lawsuit, win an injunction to hold everything up. Next election will see new faces that will vote “no.” Valley will appeal and we will watch things go back and forth for the next 5 to 10 years and which point medicine will have improved to the point that hospitals are no longer necessary.
If your scenario plays out take whatever money you win and put it towards moving costs since it will not be worth staying in a town that gives into a group that lies, manipulates figures, distorts, deceives, etc. What they are asking to do defies logic, and then another group(PB) agrees that it is o.k. to insult both their intelligence, and the people that they are representing ?
Simply put, the bad press will only get worse if this gets past the PB.
Not so sure this planning board caves, despite what appears to be Gail Price’s best efforts to get them to kowtow to her will and vote for the amendment. There are some strong and fair folks on the Board, like Wendy Dockry. Would like to see her on the next ballot for town council.
Does the same logic apply if the new council members vote against the proposed development. Do they become criminals and evil people?
according to Valley ,Yes
#3 I’m sure they are all good people. I would like to believe that they have seen thru all the garbage that Valley “experts( and the few supporters they have) have thrown at them during the 25 plus meetings. They will be hero’s to most of the voters in this town and if any of them were to run for anything they would garner a lot of votes.