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       Another reason why Fairport village needs to be dissolved
   DIR By: Michael Caswell
       Date: June 5, 2026, 8:17 pm
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       Re: Another reason why Fairport village needs to be dissolved
   DIR By: Doug K
       Date: June 6, 2026, 6:47 pm
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       Interesting article, and we have all seen quite a bit of
       "corrupt government working for itself" these days. I guess new
       York State was right when they said it's time to abolish these
       unneeded layers of "public management" when they gave Village
       citizens the ability & tools to "vote their Village out of
       existence". All v8llage TAXPAYERS are footing the bill for the
       attorneys & courts to fight this crap out to some resolution.
       Sadly Government = Corruption these days, so More Governments,
       like Villages only equal MORE Corruption.
       This little bit from that article says it all, the Village of
       FAIRPORT wants that property badly, badly enough to break the
       law...
       The nearly 400,000-square-foot mixed-used building, constructed
       more than a century ago, is one of several properties in the
       village owned by entities associated with Douglas Calabrese.
       Calabrese, meanwhile, has his own case against the village
       underway in U.S. District Court in the Western District of New
       York. That complaint alleges village code enforcement officer
       Mark Lenzi and village manager Bryan White have engaged in
       “selective enforcement, retaliation and harassment since
       approximately 2019.”
       Calabrese, NCTBP Calabresse LLC and American Park Place, LLC,
       are plaintiffs in the federal case, which was initially filed in
       state Supreme Court on Oct. 21 and then transferred to U.S.
       District Court on Oct. 28.
       Calabrese alleges that the village of Fairport has previously:
       • Blocked public access to his property at 10 Liftbridge Lane by
       converting a public roadway into public outdoor seating and
       restrooms, thereby diminishing the building’s value;
       • Attempted to block public access to his building at 53 N. Main
       St. after he refused to sell the property to the village. That
       attempt failed, his complaint states, because the planned
       actions also would have interfered with the CSX railway entry
       point.
       • Condemned the building at 80 N. Main St., despite an
       independent engineering inspection that determined the property
       was structurally sound. That action, the complaint alleges, cost
       Calabrese more than $280,000 in lost rental income from a
       prospective cannabis tenant.
       • Denied a request by Calabrese to have a neutral code
       enforcement officer from Penfield conduct the inspection of 111
       Parce Ave., and then obtained a warrant that Calabrese contends
       was unconstitutional and in retaliation because he exercised his
       rights for an impartial inspection.
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