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Greenbush Party Will Oppose Proposed Redo Of Comprehensive Plan

 

The Greenbush Party which has endorsed a full slate of candidates for the November election in North Greenbush announced its opposition to the proposed redo of the Comprehensive Plan, which will be the subject of a Public Hearing by the Town Board this Thursday October 1^st at 7PM at the Town Offices on Main Avenue.

    

The Greenbush Party opposes this unfounded plan, which obliterates the properly developed plan completed in 2006 under the leadership of former CPC Chairman Richard Fennelly. The Town Board failed to adopt the plan in a 2-2 tie vote with a supporting Councilman, Alan Michaels absent from the meeting.

 

The new town board majority consisting of Supervisor Evers, Councilmen Spain, Desso and Kern, then voted to disband the Comprehensive Plan Committee and formed a new committee. This group of 16 members has redone the plan in a manner inconsistent with provisions of the NY State Open Meetings Law requiring minutes be taken, a record of votes, discussions and quorums to approve changes in the plan.

 

They have also recommended the Town Board accept their proposal to redraw the Land Use Map allowing the rezoning of an area of RT 4 centered on what is currently a golf driving range to allow for high density commercial development identical to the land use recommended for the big box retail development currently approved at the intersection of Rts 4 and 43.

 

We believe that this proposal will begin the process of turning RT 4 into another Wolf Road. There is no logical reason to reverse the land use designation for this area recommended by the first Committee which was mixed commercial use and change it to the most intense commercial use possible. Neither RT 4 in this area or Bloomingrove Drive and its surrounding neighborhoods could withstand the impact of such development.

 

We support the adoption of the first completed Comprehensive Plan and not the revisions made by a second Committee formed in January 2007. We will oppose the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan at the Public Hearing to be held Thursday October 1st at 7PM.

Won’t You Join Us!

Please join us in support of candidates endorsed by your Greenbush Party. Thanks to a grassroots effort by town residents from all over North Greenbush, voters will again have a choice in addition to the major party lines this election season!

Meet the candidates who have pledged to represent you and not the development interests who continue to try to keep the power in our town.

Josephine Ashworth - Supervisor Janice Liberty - Town Clerk

Patricia Noel –Town Council Mark Premo - Highway Superintendent

Richard Fennelly -Town Council

Join your neighbors in support of these candidates who stand for open and ethical government and total quality living for North Greenbush.

Visit us on the web at greenbushparty.blogspot.com

Contact Mike Angelo @ 286-3488

Tear off and return with your check payable to:

Greenbush Party, P.O. Box 585,

Wynantskill, N.Y. 12198

Name (s):_________________________________________________________________________________

Address:__________________________________________________________________________________

Enclosed is $__________ I/we are making an additional contribution of $________

I/we can not attend the party but would like to contribute $_________

Many thanks from all the members of the Greenbush Party. We look forward to seeing you on Oct.7^th.

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September 11, 2009

Hello Friends and Neighbors:

Once again the GREENBUSH PARTY, with its support base of a cross-section of citizens from all parts of the Town of North Greenbush, will be on the ballot. Its primary mission continues to be to insure choice at the ballot box and offer a highly professional and qualified slate of candidates.

This year we endorsed a line-up of candidates who were also endorsed by the Democratic Party at their caucus on August 27^th. They were selected and submitted to our petition-signers prior to our submission deadline of August 18^th. It is important to note that this slate pledged themselves to run as Greenbush Party candidates regardless of the outcome of the caucus. They have dedicated themselves to act independently and to be advocates of:

1. GROWTH: Intelligent, responsive growth and development.
   
2. RESPONSIBILITY: Receptiveness to the needs of all the Town's residents.
   
3. INTEGRITY: Honesty and forthrightness in performance of official duties.
   
4. TRUST: Ethical guardianship of the public's trust.
   

It is therefore with great pride that the Greenbush Party endorses the candidacy of:

• Josephine Ashworth, Town Supervisor
  
• Patricia Noel, Town Council
  
• Richard Fennelly, Town Council
  
• Raymond Elliott III, Town Justice
  
• Joshua Sabo, Town Justice
  
• Mark Premo, Highway Superintendent
  
• Janice Liberty, Town Clerk
  

This team will bring professional management back to our town along with an open government policy that is inclusive of all our residents.

We hope you will join us at our "Meet the Candidates" evening. Please see the enclosed flyer for details. If you cannot join us that evening we certainly would appreciate any help you can offer, financially or otherwise. You are also welcome to join us at St. Timothy's Church on Sundays at 7 pm. Call me at 286-3488 to confirm a meeting is being held that evening.

We look forward to greeting you, renewing old friendships and beginning new ones.

Sincerely,

Michael Angelo

Chairman

Greenbush Party Files Petitions

Yesterday, petitions with 346 signatures were presented to the Board of Elections on behalf of the “GREENBUSH PARTY”, which was first created in 2007 and was the top performing line in that year’s town election.

Once again, our signature base and support represents a cross-section of people from the three communities of North Greenbush: Wynantskill, DeFreestville, and Snyder’s Lake. It is also significant that both Democrats and Republicans as well as independent voters supported our candidates by signing these petitions.

The primary mission of Greenbush Party is to insure choice at the ballot box in November. In 2007, the Democratic Party was in effect turned over to the Republican Party in an effort to deny voters a choice in the General Election.

This citizens’ coalition puts people before politics. It operates by consensus with no single individual or faction dictating its policies or actions. It dedicates itself to Lincoln’s premise of ‘…Government of the People, By the People and For the People….’ Greenbush Party will ensure a slate of candidates is on the ballot independent of the county and town Republican organizations which attempts control of all ballot lines.

This year we have endorsed candidates who are all registered as Democrats, none of whom have secured the Democratic endorsement at a caucus to be held August 27^th. Regardless of what occurs at that caucus, these are the Greenbush Party candidates and they have dedicated themselves to act independently, to represent all parts of Town equally and to be advocates of:

1.GROWTH – Intelligent, responsive growth and development

2.RESPONSIBILITY - Receptiveness to the needs of all Town residents.

3.INTEGRITY - Honesty in the performance of official duties

4.TRUST – Ethical use of the public's trust

Greenbush Party endorses: Josephine Ashworth, Town Supervisor; Patricia Noel and Richard Fennelly, Town Council; Raymond Elliott III and Joshua Sabo, Town Justice; Mark Premo, Highway Superintendent and Janice Liberty, Town Clerk.

These candidates have pledged to place partisan politics aside and build a broad-based consensus which will insure professionalism, responsiveness and integrity in town government. With this filing an important and historic chapter in North Greenbush is about to be written.

All of Greenbush Party’s current members look forward to serving the common public interest and invite our neighbors and fellow-citizens to join us. Contact us at greenbushparty@gmail.com and visit our website at greenbushparty.blogspot.com.

Mission Statement 2009

The party was first created in 2007 and grew out of an overwhelming concern that 4 major parties were endorsing the same 3 major candidates. The primary mission of Greenbush Party is to insure choice at the ballot box in November.

This citizens’ coalition puts people before politics. It operates by consensus with no single individual or faction dictating its policies or actions. It dedicates itself to Lincoln’s premise of ‘…Government of the People, By the People and For the People….’ Greenbush Party gives voters a choice by endorsing a group of individuals who have dedicated themselves to act independently, to represent all parts of Town equally and to be advocates of:
1. GROWTH – Intelligent, responsive growth and development
2. RESPONSIBILITY - Receptiveness to the needs of all Town residents.
3. INTEGRITY - Honesty in the performance of official duties
4. TRUST – Ethical use of the public's trust

Greenbush Party Circulates Petitions

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The Greenbush Party is circulating petitions to create its Independent Line once again for this November's town election.

Our volunteers may visit you soon to ask for your signature so that we may again ensure voters a choice in this November's critical town elections.

Help us help you! Please sign and support VOTER CHOICE!