Steve: Driven or Being Driven? Either way, it's not good!

Dear Nieces and Nephews,

The Editorial Team of the Times Herald Record, on Sunday, inspired your Auntie.

“If this were the only time Neuhaus had received bad advice and then tried to inflict it on the public, it would still be disturbing. What elevates this is his repeated, almost habitual tendency to act that way.” http://www.recordonline.com/opinion/20180415/editorial-neuhaus-passes-on-some-more-bad-advice   

“Almost habitual”? How about “constantly”? Yes, the CE is receiving bad advice but that is the advice he wants. He is no 'innocent' and he needs to take full responsibility for his illegal proposals or his maladjusted actions. (Valley View, the pay to play “amendment” of 2018, Legoland and more).

The people giving the County Executive bad advice are people with the same motivations as the the CE, which is to further their own interests and for everyone else,: "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche".  

Do Steve and Maureen Halahan from the “now-being-investigated-by-the-State-Budget-Office” Orange County Partnership, have a liking for Beer? Do they have plans to announce the opening of yet another brewery?

According to the Orange County Partnership and Maureen Halahan, 2017 was a “Banner Year”. Why? Because of “Amy’s Kitchen factory in Goshen, the new Fox N Hare Brewing Co. in Port Jervis; the new factory for custom instrument maker Hahn Guitars in the City of Newburgh; the expansion of the nutraceutical firm NFP Holdings in the Town of Goshen; Norwegian Air’s introduction of flights to Europe from Stewart International Airport; and the growth of Oscar statue maker Polich Tallix into Walden.”  

http://www.recordonline.com/news/20171205/heavy-hitters-celebrate-orange-economic-growth  

Let’s take a look!

Amy’s Kitchen: Not there, yet and despite the assurances of the County Executive and Maureen Halahan, Amy’s will not be using local farmers’ products as their food source any time soon. You see, Amy’s products are Organic and Amy’s does not use “transitional” ingredients for their final product as Kashi* does on occasion. That means IF most of the local farmers want to sell to Amy’s Kitchen, they have to hurry, it takes at least three years to become organic.Jobs created: So far, None. Property Tax Revenue for municipality: not as anticipated since Amy’s dedicated MORE of the land to the “Science of the Soul” which claims religious tax exemption.

*https://transitional.kashi.com/en_US/What-Is-Certified-Transitional.html?&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1O277da_2gIVjzyBCh0LugcTEAAYASADEgJwG_D_BwE 

Fox and Hare Brewing: Just review this and tell us what you think : Does the word “glut” scare you? It should. Like they said we are “tapped out”. http://www.recordonline.com/news/20180414/tapped-out-craft-breweries-near-saturation-point-in-state 

NFP Holdings LLC https://www.nfpllc.us/ There is some discrepancy as to whether or not they are in Florida (Village in Warwick) or Goshen. We think Florida.

“Current estimates show this company has an annual revenue of 27976 and employs a staff of approximately 1.”

Wow! 1 job job job!!!! https://www.manta.com/c/mhb5d7x/nfp-holdings-llc 

Hahn Guitars In a county of over 275,000 population, under 10 jobs is not significant.

Statue Maker, Pollix Talix If Steve has his way, then this will be a very profitable business for the county!!! Just think, 275,000 statues of Steve, one for each of us!!!

And dear Noodlehaus, the reason Orange County has so many tourists is that the county has many attractions that are natural, I.e. dependent on “not being developed” and Historic (And a great reason for living here). Do you really think that you possess the wisdom to know when the delicate balance between Nature and Economy has been reached? We do not.

Try not to destroy the very thing that is attracting tourists to our county! And furthermore, Stop trying to destroy Our County and our Quality of Life, with poorly thought out projects like Legoland**, a prime example of why we know you would not detect or understand when you have tipped the scales against the environment!!!

At least the airport is still there, for now. Awesome!

   

**An amusement park with a rather hobbling theme, based on a set of building blocks. It will be set in a sensitive environmental area with already overcrowded roads. It is estimated to attract over 2 million people and this is not considering the additional traffic of the new casino in Sullivan. We are told this is great because local businesses will thrive!!! Just like those local businesses that thrive when a Wal Mart or a Home Depot come to town! Just like all the restaurants that benefit when a casino comes on board the local scene because they do not have restaurants contained within! Hahahahahaha! Can you say: “IMBECILIC”? "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche".