tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post2868410530085142124..comments2024-03-12T04:15:32.560-04:00Comments on middletowneye: Common Council Approves Money For Study of St. Sebastian PurchaseMiddletown Eye (Ed McKeon)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15825886539128890014noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-86903627477428855662010-11-03T20:06:30.298-04:002010-11-03T20:06:30.298-04:00St. Sebastian's School has parking for 22 Cars...St. Sebastian's School has parking for 22 Cars (I counted the slots). Once the City Staffers have parked their vehicles, where will the Seniors park? Local street parking is very restricted (at present).<br /><br />And, what becomes of the Noon Meal, presently served on Williams St? Will the city bus the participants to the new location? Or, if the Noon Meal remains on Williams St, will theMr. Fixitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-21523528145807094652010-11-03T13:47:37.330-04:002010-11-03T13:47:37.330-04:00Many members of the Conservation Commission suppo...Many members of the Conservation Commission supported the sale of Cucia to the Army since it was clear from the resolution that money from the sale of this land WOULD be used to buy an equivalent amount of Open Space in the city. As we all know, this had not happened.<br /><br />Thanks to Ron Klattenberg for raising the issue and I hope the Common Council will make possible the fulfillment ofEllen Lukensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-81504327864395737542010-11-02T18:58:42.796-04:002010-11-02T18:58:42.796-04:00Yeah, the Council resolved
...the loss of approxi...Yeah, the Council resolved<br /><br />...the loss of approximately three acres of potential park and open space land would be compensated with no net loss of equivalent open space and...that monies sufficient to replace the park and open space land as a result of such sale would be placed in a special city account for the purchase of park and/or open space land...<br /><br />Meanwhile the CouncilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-12522906974234882602010-11-02T18:46:31.366-04:002010-11-02T18:46:31.366-04:00Even without the removal of troops, the Cucia {ark...Even without the removal of troops, the Cucia {ark parcel was of sufficient size to meet the Army's needs. Thank goodness this brilliant solution sprang like Athena, fully formed, from the head of, dare I surmise, Bill Warner? Probably it was some other Westfield Resident.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-21196816466020750592010-11-02T17:42:26.115-04:002010-11-02T17:42:26.115-04:00Bill Warner and perhaps others seem to be puzzled ...Bill Warner and perhaps others seem to be puzzled over why anybody could be upset over the outcome of the Army/Cucia/Boardman deal. I have no quarrel whatsoever with the deal to sell Cucia Park. I strongly supported it at the time, and still do. As part of the Westfield Residents Association, I helped to enable it through pressure at all levels of government (in particular with the Governor'Stephen H. Devotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06374269026354108582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-47967136111528235872010-11-02T12:48:49.718-04:002010-11-02T12:48:49.718-04:00Wait til the council or planning board has to vote...Wait til the council or planning board has to vote on to pay for a housing study down town- talk about a bad idea coming down the pipe line- basically business owners will get free plans and designs on how to make their properties into apartments over the store fronts. Over and over this has been brought up and we all know it will not work- no one wants to live on main street with the condition Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-737916530815584602010-11-02T12:18:54.042-04:002010-11-02T12:18:54.042-04:00It's Michael Dowley, not Dowling.It's Michael Dowley, not Dowling.Jane Harrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-27847586480599291842010-11-02T11:56:22.604-04:002010-11-02T11:56:22.604-04:00If you take an average the land was selling for $1...If you take an average the land was selling for $143,000, if you cut out from the building lot 3/4 of an acre of the steep sloping land that can't support an industrial building, its obviously not worth $143,000 an acre.<br /><br />In the end the city got the Army base right where we wanted them, got $2 million from the Army, preserved 88 acres on Boardman Lane as open space at no cost to theBill Warnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-22911314625930671142010-11-02T11:28:21.229-04:002010-11-02T11:28:21.229-04:00I am glad that Mr. Warner believes he "forced...I am glad that Mr. Warner believes he "forced" the Federal Government to buy Cucia Park. Why didn't he "force" them sooner!? It seems to me that Mr.Bysiewicz "forced" the City to buy some of his land. I do not believe that anyone could have "forced" Mr. Bysiewicz to sell his land to the Federal Government. Did the feds want to buy it? More likely, he Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-62593742519477091902010-11-02T10:45:24.701-04:002010-11-02T10:45:24.701-04:00I absolutely love how the Planning Director uses m...I absolutely love how the Planning Director uses math skills to sell a bad idea to the people. Ok, so Mr. Byscewicz approaches the City and says "hey the feds cant have that area, here is three acres at 143,000 per acre". So the City says "ok sir, here's the money from the sale of the land that actually forces the feds into this land". 2 million in profit from something Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-25495342458294619262010-11-02T09:19:30.713-04:002010-11-02T09:19:30.713-04:00Ed
The city bought 3 acres at $143,000an acre (no...Ed<br /><br />The city bought 3 acres at $143,000an acre (not 6.6 acres) using proceeds from the Cucia Park sale. It was done to force the federal government to Cucia Park which resulted in $2 million coming to the city. After the agreement, Westfield Fire approached the city to buy from the city 3/4 of an acre of the 3 acre piece. The RETAIL value of good flat industrial land at the time was $Bill Warnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-61623481900728171582010-11-02T08:57:39.092-04:002010-11-02T08:57:39.092-04:00Where is the money coming from for the Parking and...Where is the money coming from for the Parking and St Sebastian upgrades? I'm curious about the Community Health Center as well, where will $10M come from? The grant is for $7mil and the total expected cost is $17mil?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-44248136825940967222010-11-02T07:24:07.500-04:002010-11-02T07:24:07.500-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com