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The three NOT SO WISE men!
DIR By: Michael Caswell
Date: December 24, 2021, 8:41 am
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Who are they?
It should come as no surprise, they are our Town Supervisors -
who can't see the the wood through the trees.
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They are embarking on a mission to prove all the experts in
Hydrology, Dam Engineering, and Dam Maintenance are wrong. Of
course, they'll fail at that.
They are also putting the lives of many of our residents at
risk! But that's ok. Squirrels are more important than folks
living under a dangerous old, badly designed, badly constructed,
badly maintained Earthen Embankment dam.
Revisit this site for updates on their nonsense.
HTML https://www.change.org/p/oxbow-lake-dam-repair
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Re: The three NOT SO WISE men!
DIR By: Doug K
Date: January 25, 2022, 10:07 am
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The email below went out to three Town Supervisors, who now have
even bigger Erie Canal issues. These all stem from their
decision to support a local Facebook Group who is protesting a
Canal Safety Program, to fix unsafe canal embankments.
HTML https://www.nyscanalintegrity.org/

The residents of these Towns are now being harassed by the
group's founder and members, for simply pointing out that dogs
need to be leashed if they are using the Empire State Trail. The
leaders of the Facebook's Stop the Canal Clear-cut post their
pictures regularly, and one canal path user replied to the
Leader & Co-Founder of this group.
HTML https://www.facebook.com/groups/374651252977621/

These are the "not so wise men" who decided to sue NYS to stop a
public safety program that was trying to perform maintenance on
unsafe earthen canal embankments in their towns, back in 2018.
And now they do not seem to like the newly released SEQR
Environmental Report that says in plain English.. that they
should NOT have tried to stop a dam safety program, the public
is in danger from the Canal System.
This letter also went out to Senator Samra Brouk, who seems to
not understand when the safety of the public she is supposed to
represent, is in danger. She has a part in bolstering this
social media misinformation campaign after the FACEBOOK group
threatened to pull voting support for her, and any politician
who would not support their misguided cause. You can read about
that here:
HTML https://ecna.createaforum.com/the-stop-the-clearcut-argument/she-fights-to-protect-the-canal-but-what-about-those-livng-under-it/
Here's the letter:
Ms Brouk, Mr Smith, Mr Moehle, Mr. Hanna,
Contacting you so you can take responsibility for your actions
regarding public safety and public use of the Canal Trail in the
Rochester area.
You each took sides against the NYS Canal Corp, when they were
trying to repair unsafe embankment issues in Monroe County and
specifically Pittsford, Brighton & Perinton. You supported a
Facebook Group that wanted to ignore the issues with public
safety along an aging Canal System, and that group only
minimized Embankment Dam safety in favor of "trail scenery".
And since you allowed them to believe that ignoring NYS Dam
Safety Laws was acceptable, they NOW believe they can rewrite
ALL rules setup along the Canal. They do NOT believe that NYS
Empire Trail rules apply to them now, when it comes to dog
leashing, and have resorted to insulting Canal Trail Users in
your area, who try to point out their error to the groups
leader, Ms. Elizabeth Agte.
Please read the following post on the Erie Canal Neighbors
Association website:
HTML https://ecna.createaforum.com/the-stop-the-clearcut-argument/stop-the-canal-clearcut-founder-elizabeth-agte-has-her-own-rules-for-dogs-on-the/msg1947/?topicseen#msg1947
A few local news stations may be contacting you soon, about this
issue in Rochester, and the part you have played in creating the
danger to your residents, supporting a radical group that
thought scenery & shade was more important than safety of Canal
Communities & Neighbors. Just a heads up, a chance for you to
prepare yet more "misinformation" trying to fight against a NYS
Public Safety Program.
Take care,
Doug Kucmerowski
Co-Founder - Erie Canal Neighbors Association
www.ecna.us
So there you have it... and it's very clear.
NYS Empire Trail Safety Website says LEASH ALL DOGS, but it
appears that the protest group thinks those rules do NOT apply
to them, they are allowed to "create their own". It's similar to
what they are trying to do with the Earthen Embankment Integrity
Program... "make their own rules about Dam Safety"
Of course those new "dam rules" leave the towns of these three
"not so wise men" in danger of failed canal embankments and the
real possibility of a devastating flood. And remember: these
Town Leaders are PAID to protect the community from canal
danger, and the danger from within, like misguided social media
causes.
It's time for the Eastside of Rochester to hold elected
officials accountable for their actions, isn't it?
When will the RESIDENTS of these town wake up and see this
blight in their midst and address those who would MINIMIZE the
safety of their homes and community?
I have a thought for Ms. Brouk as well, kind of goes with the
theme from her Senator website...kind of a "community suggestion
box"
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The next time to want to IGNORE the safety of the people of New
York State, who live and work in all these Erie Canal
Communities, by trying to turn a public safety discussion into
social media driven "environmental cause", please consider that
most people in Rochester know that Facebook is not the
"chronical of truth" in America... far from it.
You may want to have your STAFF verify the facts from Facebook,
and groups like Stop the Canal Clear-cut, before you decide to
join their misguided view of Erie Canal Safety, hoping it
improves your showing in the voting booths next time around. We
tried to help your staff, they laughed at us.
[color=red]Public Safety in our State should NEVER become
political, or be driven by political motivations... shame on you
for trying.
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