Saturday, May 20, 2006

OPEN LETTER TO TRIBUNE PUBLISHER

Mr. Tucker, do you really have all the facts?

The developer should not have bought the land without approval for the project. Has anyone even told the Daisy Lane Developers "TO LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP"?

What traffic study did they use?

Does this traffic engineer even live in New Albany and use Daisy Lane during daytime traffic? The traffic plans the engineers used was based on Senior Citizens not driving much, and that is a complete joke!

The developers reduced the number from 162 to 138 houses or apartments. Yell Right!... When I go down Daisy Lane and try to get through--there will only be another 138 cars in my way.

Mr. Tucker-- do you even travel Daisy Lanes each day? We surely don't believe you do!

Also Mr. Fifer needs to decide which side of the table he wants to sit on. Is he working for us the taxpayers or for the Developers? Is this a Conflict of Interest? You damn right Mr. Tucker it is! Some City Council members have asked for Fifer's resignation and he evidently has refused to resign.

How many Conflicts of Interest problems on this Daisy Lane Project are there? And -- Mr. Tucker, you choose to ignore these possible Conflicts of Interest problems exist. Mrs. Crump sells for Schuler-Bauer. It was almost a joke to sit and watch Council President Gahan allow Mr. Bauer, of Schuler- Bauer to go on and on speaking to sell the Daisy Lane Project to the Council.

While asking private citizen Bernie Nolot to leave. And then turn around and make light of the whole situation. These are citizens who pay taxes and support our city. How can you make fun of them?

Is it true that the Daisy Lane Developers only requested a minimum of sewer credits so that they could avoid doing the Sewer Engineering Study for their Subdivision?

Several neighbors stood up at that Council Meeting and read long lists of auto accidents, injuries and even some fatal accidents on Daisy Lane.

Mr. Tucker, how can you turn your back on the safety issue on traffic on Daisy Lane?

Mr. Tucker-- We will try to get you a copy of that Daisy Lane accident list.
Did your reporter Eric sleep through that discussion too?


Freedom Of Speech would like to ask you 2 questions Mr. Tucker:

1. Do you honestly believe that the City of New Albany can build new projects without our sewers being fixed?

2. Was your article based on your own Personal Opinion or your Newspapers Opinion?


So Mr. Tucker where do you get off stating that the Council gives City bad Reputation.

When several Councilmen are doing their job looking out for the citizens, and knowing the severe sewer problems we do have in New Albany!

Maybe it's our opinion that you Sir are not getting or giving the correct information to us. You, Mr. Tucker, are giving your paper a bad "REPUTATION" when you don't print all the facts!