ARE YOU AWARE?
At the question and answer “meeting” held at the Wayland Cohocton Elementary School in Cohocton on June 8, 2006. James Hall of the Cohocton Wind Watch organization made several statements regarding potential lawsuits against the turbine project.
At the beginning of the program Hall, stated his compassion for the Town of Cohocton and his desire that issues concerning citizens would be solved without litigation. However, as the evening progressed, Hall stated that he, personally, had successfully sued the Town of Cohocton in the past. Hall further stated that he sues for a living and would match any litigation funds for suits against the Town of Cohocton, dollar for dollar. He would also provide his service of “suing for profit” for free.
Let it also be duly noted that James Hall has verbally threatened lease landowners, some at their own homes. He has also had letters sent from his attorney in Rochester (Culley, Marks, Tanenbaum & Pezzulo, 36 West Main Street, Suite 500, Rochester, N. Y. 14614, to these same lease landowners and some members of our Town Board and Planning Board threatening lawsuits if the recipients of the letters do not withdraw their leases from UPC WIND or in the case of the board members, resign their positions. The law firm’s website is www.culleymarks.com)
As residents of Cohocton, do you think that a farmer in his 80’s deserves this kind of treatment? You all know Gerald Moore as a gentle, kind person. Mr. Moore is a man of high personal integrity who has lived in Cohocton and worked for his community all of his life. Why would anyone think this treatment of one of our community’s landowner/residents would be acceptable? Mr. Moore has received both verbal and written threats to withdraw his lease from UPC Wind or be sued.
One has to wonder how much creditability an opposition group has if their opinion has to be reinforced with threats and lawsuits against their Town and their neighbors.
As a community we should be working together on dialogue not making threats of lawsuits in order to come up with the best solutions for everyone.
Ron & Jane Towner
Cohocton, New York
585-384-5483
At the question and answer “meeting” held at the Wayland Cohocton Elementary School in Cohocton on June 8, 2006. James Hall of the Cohocton Wind Watch organization made several statements regarding potential lawsuits against the turbine project.
At the beginning of the program Hall, stated his compassion for the Town of Cohocton and his desire that issues concerning citizens would be solved without litigation. However, as the evening progressed, Hall stated that he, personally, had successfully sued the Town of Cohocton in the past. Hall further stated that he sues for a living and would match any litigation funds for suits against the Town of Cohocton, dollar for dollar. He would also provide his service of “suing for profit” for free.
Let it also be duly noted that James Hall has verbally threatened lease landowners, some at their own homes. He has also had letters sent from his attorney in Rochester (Culley, Marks, Tanenbaum & Pezzulo, 36 West Main Street, Suite 500, Rochester, N. Y. 14614, to these same lease landowners and some members of our Town Board and Planning Board threatening lawsuits if the recipients of the letters do not withdraw their leases from UPC WIND or in the case of the board members, resign their positions. The law firm’s website is www.culleymarks.com)
As residents of Cohocton, do you think that a farmer in his 80’s deserves this kind of treatment? You all know Gerald Moore as a gentle, kind person. Mr. Moore is a man of high personal integrity who has lived in Cohocton and worked for his community all of his life. Why would anyone think this treatment of one of our community’s landowner/residents would be acceptable? Mr. Moore has received both verbal and written threats to withdraw his lease from UPC Wind or be sued.
One has to wonder how much creditability an opposition group has if their opinion has to be reinforced with threats and lawsuits against their Town and their neighbors.
As a community we should be working together on dialogue not making threats of lawsuits in order to come up with the best solutions for everyone.
Ron & Jane Towner
Cohocton, New York
585-384-5483
posted by Yes! Wind Power for Cohocton at
8:06 AM
4 Comments:
what do you expect from Jimmie Hall.
He is just a bully that only wants his way and no other one has any rights.
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Anonymous, at 9:13 AM
It's funny how defending existing zoning and the town conprehensive plan is considered being a bully.
UPC and YES want to change the zoning, it should be upon them. Your rights do not include changing the zoning of other's property because "you want to" and are holding a lease with a company.
What else are you proposing but "your way" (which coincidentally is not within zoning)?
Who's the bully - the one throwing the punch or the one defending the punch being thrown? I don't see "Jimmie Hall" asking for zoning changes to industrialize your home.
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Anonymous, at 4:44 AM
posting by formosa, James L.
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Yes! Wind Power for Cohocton, at 9:27 AM
Postings by formosa are the writings of James Lince, Wagner Gully Rd., Cohocton, New York.
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Yes! Wind Power for Cohocton, at 5:18 AM
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