HomeMy WebLinkAboutStatement from VCH Trustees Aug 24, 2009.PDFFrom: Diana Riesman
Date: 8124120095:29:'t"4pM
Subject FW: village statement
Statement from VCH Trustees: August 24th,2009
For the pasf 11 months, the lrusfees and Mayor of Cayuga Heighti have devoted
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a generous amount of time listening to numerous,e"id"ifs Iand non-residents.speak openly abbut their "on""r* ng;aing tA,e deerpopulation in the Village. Thisinctudes many houisir-iirnii'" "Ftn" Floorat board meetings, as weil as a numbr of pubtic hearings ;;iE; J|"rr.ssue. wea-re now repeatedly hearing the same statements fromlhe sanre inldividuats.After this sufficientty long-period of verbat "o^r"iii ;;A;;ii; i{earings, andin the interest of deating properly with a myriad of otherissues farthe village, which deserve our time and atiention, we have timitedcomment on the deer to written communication for a period of OO Eavs. Andthrough written comments, we witt continue to be open to public opinion andsupport freedom of speech. l
cayugadeer.org and change.org that shoutd be ashamed.
On another note, the Trustees and Mayor of Cayuga Heights are appalled at therecent tactics of cayug_adeer.org and change.org,-wniciinctude iiil mis-representation of the facts, distortions of the triin and the aoitoriiTg ofpho_tographs of the Village's frusfees on their websites. D;"iA;;/,"rr""r"",and sharp-shooters super-imposed behind photos or tne iniivwiartfrusfees are an exampre of what ca_yugadeer.org and chaigi.iiiibparenilyd?|f to-be acceptable' While we iaie no prohiem receivi-ng "-'."'it" written in a
9!vil!7ed yanner,.we gtrongly take exception to tne coisiiiaiiiL fhaf crossesthe line from civitized dr.scourse into something which iiiiia"" iiisonat attacksand infla_mmatory statements which are not at'ail constructive. tt ib
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