Letters to the Editor

To the Editor:

I want to thank all the residents of Amenia and Wassaic for their support as I proudly served as Town Supervisor for 4 years and Town Councilman for 10 years. During those 14 years, I worked hard to control spending and save the taxpayers money. Since our Property Tax [County, Town, Fire & Special Districts] is due by the end of February, I conducted an informal survey, asking many residents about their amount of local town tax. Not one person could give me the correct amount, and it was a surprise to me. During the February 16, 2012, Town Board meeting, I asked the Town Board, and even though three councilwomen served with me on the 2012 budget, again nobody could give me a correct answer.

During the four town budgets that I presented, 2009–2012, and during a recession with decreased revenues from mortgage tax and sales tax, I can proudly say my town tax went up only $9—from $498 to $507. My county tax increased $85—from $627 to $712.

Hopefully our new Town Board will continue to control the spending and realize our taxpayers are struggling during these difficult economic times.

Wayne Euvrard

Amenia, N.Y.

Letter to the editor

Sirs,

Applause for your February 1 editorial, "Keep it Local." Millerton

cannot support two large supermarkets. A second will result in one

of the two eventually going dark, the kind of blight we have generally

been spared in our area. Jobs will migrate between the two stores but

there will be only insignificant long term net gain. You have

reported that local businessmen who run a fine market in Amenia are

looking to refresh the existing Grand Union facility. Common sense

says this would be a better outcome for the village as a whole.

John Forelle

This letter appeared in the February 15 issue of the paper.

To the Editor:

Commenting on Mr. Feigelson's Letter

My first thought on reading Mr. Feigelson's letter commenting on Walter Cadette's column was that President Clinton created a budget surplus and 22 million jobs with a top income tax rate of 39% and higher rates of taxation on dividends and capital gains. It seems to me that this is decisive in showing that Cadette is right and Feigelson wrong.

To the Editor:

Jeff Feigelson's comments on my article “Taxing the wealthy kills jobs—A myth, if not a whopper” (TMI, February 1, 2012) are more cogent than the piffle spouted by most of the politicians of today's Republican Party.

Letter to the Editor

To the editor:

It’s about time someone asks this question: What ever happened to Dutchess County’s System Wide Review and Recommendations on domestic violence?

After the death of Linda Riccardulli, the Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Domestic Violence conducted a system wide review in Dutchess County. The review contained thoughtful solutions to problems victims in the county had been facing when in a domestic violence situation. Although imperfect, the review brought forth solutions to our legislature.

Since the comprehensive review was published, the community hasn’t been updated on any progress. Last week, when I inquired about the status of the review on behalf of Tri-County Crisis Center, Chairwoman Leah Feldman dismissed my concerns. I was briefly advised that several issues had been addressed and solutions implemented, such as an improved availability of local judges for arraignments purposes, utilization of lethality assessments, and temporary shelter for animals.

Michael Kelsey replies to Maria diBari

Michael Kelsey, County Legislator, replies to Maria diBari

When the Domestic Violence report came out I read it, referenced it in my weekly column and forwarded a highlighted copy to all ten of the town/village justices in my legislative district. The report was critical of town justices who failed to make themselves available for late night or weekend arraignments, and described how this negatively impacts victims of domestic violence. When the Poughkeepsie Journal article came out last weekend admonishing local town justices for failing to be available for arraignments, I was pleased that not one of our region's town justices was on the list.

Be Nice to Mice

To the editor,

Am I the only reader to be somewhat dismayed at Cynthia Tripp's bloodthirsty article on getting mice out of the house? Would she be as ready to mindlessly maim, kill and torture squirrels or chipmunks as she is mice? Clearly size matters!

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