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GOOD AFTERNOON.[Edgemont Public Hearing on August 30, 2024. ]
AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS SUPERVISOR OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG.SORRY FOR, UH, THE TECHNICAL, UH, DELAYS STARTING THIS HEARING.
TODAY, I'M PRESIDING OVER A HEARING PURSUANT TO NEW YORK VILLAGE LAW WITH REGARDS TO A PETITION FOR INCORPORATION OF THE PROPOSED VILLAGE OF EDGEMONT.
SUBSEQUENT TO THE PETITION BEING FILED, A NOTICE OF THIS HEARING WAS POSTED AND PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO THE VILLAGE LAW, AND AN ADJOURN DATE OF SEPTEMBER 18TH AT 7:30 PM HAS ALSO, UH, BEEN NOTICED.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HEAR TESTIMONY TODAY AND, UM, AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, IF PEOPLE WANT TO COMMENT AT THAT TIME.
THE PURPOSE OF THE HEARING IS, AND I'M QUOTING FROM THE VILLAGE LAW TO HEAR OBJECTIONS WHICH MAY BE PRESENTED AS TO THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY OF THE PETITION FOR INCORPORATION.
NO TESTIMONY IS NECESSARY OR PERMITTED IN SUPPORT OF THE PETITION SUFFICIENCY.
THE PETITION SPEAKS FOR ITSELF ONLY OBJECTIONS WILL BE HEARD AT THE, AT THIS HEARING AND ON SEPTEMBER 18TH.
IF THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE PETITION, THE VILLAGE RE LAW REQUIRES THAT ANY AND ALL OBJECTIONS MUST BE IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY ONE OR MORE RESIDENTS QUALIFIED TO VOTE FOR TOWN OFFICES IN WHICH A TOWN IN WHICH ALL OR PART OF SUCH TERRITORY OF THE PROPOSED VILLAGE IS LOCATED.
THAT MEANS QUALIFIED VOTERS IN THE TOWN OF GREENBERG MAY VOICE THEIR OBJECTIONS TO THE PETITION.
IT IS PREFERABLE FOR OBJECTIONS TO BE IN WRITING, BUT IF SOMEONE IS ASSERTING AN OBJECTION VERBALLY THEN, AND I'M QUOTING AGAIN FROM THE VILLAGE LAW, THEIR TESTIMONY AS TO THE OBJECTIONS MAY BE TAKEN AT THE HEARING, WHICH SHALL BE REDUCED TO WRITING AND SUBSCRIBED BY THOSE TESTIFYING IN THIS REGARD.
YOU WILL NOTE THAT WE HAVE WITH US TODAY, MICHAEL, WHO WILL BE, UM, TRANSCRIBING THE PROCEEDINGS.
ONE ADDITIONAL NOTE, NEITHER I NOR ANYONE PRESENT WILL COMMENT UPON ANY OF THE OBJECTIONS MADE, UH, UH, TODAY OR ON SEPTEMBER 18TH.
AND AFTER THE HEARING TODAY AND THE ADJOURNED MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, I WILL REVIEW THE PETITION AND THE OBJECTIONS AND ISSUE MY DECISION AS TO THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY OF THE PETITION AS I'M REQUIRED TO DO SO UNDER THE VILLAGE LAW.
AT THIS POINT, I ASK IF THERE'S ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE PETITION.
ANYBODY WANT TO COMMENT? OKAY.
SO IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS, UH, THEN, UM, SHOULD WE WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND, UM, AND THEN WE COULD ALWAYS ADJOURN IT TO SEPTEMBER 18TH.
YEAH, YOU CAN GIVE IT A FEW MINUTES IF YOU'D LIKE, AND WE'LL JUST WAIT A FEW MINUTES.
UH, PAUL, QUESTION, YOU SAID WE CAN MAKE A VERBAL, UH, OBJECTION, ORAL TO THE WRITING OR THAT SUPPLIES? I HAVE YOUR NAME.
CAN YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE? YEAH.
FOR TRANSCRIPT PURPOSES, SAY YOUR NAME.
RIGHT NOW, YOU JUST READ, UH, SOMETHING AND SAID THAT, UH, ANY OBJECTION SHOULD BE IN WRITING.
CAN WE, AND YOU ASKING US TO GIVE A VERBAL OBJECTION NOW, IF YOU WANNA, YOU'RE ALLOWED.
SO, SO THE VILLAGE LAW SAYS IT MUST BE IN WRITING.
BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK RIGHT NOW, WE CAN HAVE IT PUT INTO WRITING FOR YOU, BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO TESTIFY THAT THAT, UH, IS ACCURATE AND THAT YOU WISH TO FILE THAT WITH THE CLERK, AND THAT COULD BE YOUR OBJECTION.
UH, SO I DON'T HAVE TO, AFTER I SPEAK, SUBMIT ANYTHING IN WRITING.
YOU WILL, AFTER YOU GET THE TRANSCRIPT, YOU'LL HAVE TO ATTEST THAT THAT'S ACCURATE AND THAT THOSE ARE YOUR OFFICIAL OBJECTIONS IN WRITING.
I, I AM A, UH, RESIDENT OF, UH, GREENBERG, UM, ALSO A MEMBER OF THE, UH, SAVE GREENBERG COALITION, UH, MEMBER OF HILLSIDE WINDOW PACIFIC ASSOCIATION.
I LIVE IN THIS TOWN FOR OVER 50 YEARS, AND I THINK IF THIS GOES THROUGH, IT'S GONNA BE DEVASTATING TO OUR COMMUNITY AS IT IS.
TAXES IN GREENBURG IS VERY HIGH.
UH, OUR YOUNGER GENERATION CAN HARDLY AFFORD A HOME, NEVERMIND THE TAXES.
IT WILL AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE, OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR SERVICES.
SO THEREFORE, I AM OBJECTING AND ASK THE TOWN TO VOTE AGAINST THIS PROPOSITION.
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THANK YOU.ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO COMMENT? CAN'T THINK YOU'RE FREE UNLESS THIS, IF ANYBODY WHO JUST WALKED IN WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THERE ARE ANY OTHER OBJECTORS AT THIS TIME.
IF ANYONE WANTS TO, YOU COULD APPROACH THE PODIUM AND LIST YOUR OBJECTIONS.
THEN I WOULD, UH, ADJOURN THE HEARING TO SEPTEMBER 18TH AT 7:30 PM AT TOWN HALL HERE.
SAME PLACE, DIFFERENT TIME, DIFFERENT DATE.
WE ALSO, UM, POSTED, UM, TWO DIGITAL BOARDS.
UH, ONE IN FRONT OVER HERE, ADVISING OF THE HEARING.
AND WHERE WAS THE SECOND ONE? DO YOU KNOW? I THINK, I'M NOT SURE, BUT IT, AND IT WAS PUBLICLY NOTICED.
ANY INITIAL, UH, NOTICE THAT IT WOULD BE SEPTEMBER 18TH AT 7:30 PM SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO SPREAD THE WORD THOUGH AT THE NEXT FEW WORK SESSIONS AND NEXT TOWN BOARD MEETING.