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Scandal of Hudson Hills Rages On

Posted on July 15, 2003 by John Bailey

WPCNR WHITE PLAINS VOICE. By Bob Petrucci. From The Fair Way. July 15, 2003: If you read the NY Times Westchester Section and watched News12, you will have noticed the Hudson Hills issue…well, only part of it. Also, in the News12 piece, Hudson Hills Manager Falcone said, “HOPEFULLY” it will be completed by December. And what if it is not?

There was, however, one commonality…and maybe it was picked up by those of you who have been concerned residents for some years.

If you’ll recall, Hudson Hills as a $7million (all-inclusive) project was passed to provide golf for the allegedly overcrowded MUNICIPAL county courses and respond to the 400,000 or so rounds of golf that were allegedly not being met in Westchester. And on that basis, it moved along with no threat to the referendum cap or anything else, even though many questioned the 400,000 (when not related to price).

Then, there was a change in administrations and so too a change in Hudson Hills’ direction, even though the new administration made the same “overcrowded, rounds unmet” claim. However, expenses/costs began escalating wildly. The words “premier” and “upscale” were introduced…and with it the threat to the $10 milllion referendum cap, which has since been violated.

Then, as existing-course fees had record increases and the courses had record deterioration (sacrificed for the Hills), they became a “poor product value” and resident golfers stayed away, resulting in a huge 15% plunge in playing rounds.

Now, in both the NY Times and on News12, the administration says its “reason” for Hudson Hills is to provide a place for select people to play golf who do not want to pay the $125 fees of Centennial and the like (and therefore will pay $70 for the Hills). And that is what most golfers have said all along…that Hudson Hills is financially-exclusionary.

And right there is the difference between what was originally passed by the legislators and what we have now. Clearly, these are TWO DIFFERENT PROJECTS…by objective and by cost…and that’s another reason why the present one with its $17 million cost ($15 million in bond issues) should require a referendum. It is NOT the same PROJECT.

The really shameful part is that millions of dollars in revenue was/is being taken from existing courses in on-going increased fees to pay for Hudson Hills…and from the very people, the seniors, economically-challenged, etc. that won’t afford Hudson Hills’ $70 fees. Many have reduced their rounds and some have simply stopped playing.

All this so the county elite could have its select country club.

And that’s not what “municipal” is all about.

Bob and Jenny Petrucci

Newsmail Editors

County Residents Protection Alliance

Resident Golfers Protection Group

Yonkers Summer Stock: ”Portraits of Love” Opens July 19. Shakespeare at Unterm

Posted on July 14, 2003 by John Bailey

WPCNR STAGE DOOR. From The Yonkers Tribune, July 14, 2003: Piper Theatre Productions, the only summer stock theatre company based in Yonkers opens its third season of free, professional and accessible drama with production of GIANT a world premiere production directed by company member Thomas Piper at the Yonkers Riverfront Library July 19 and 20th at 8pm.

This is not the first original piece Piper has produced, earlier this year, Johnny Boy’s Graduation written and directed by Mark Nassar, co-creator of Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding, founder of the Downtown Theatre Club and the LA Drama Desk Nominee for playwrighting for his production of The Mayor’s Limo.

Shakespeare in the Park

Taming of the Shrew directed by Cecilia Rubino and A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by John P. McEneny round out the summer festival of romantic comedies, dubbed Portraits of Love. The company of 60 is made up of actors from Westchester and New York City.

Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeares most entertaining comedies. It is the tale of the bawdy battle of wits and wills between Katherine and Petruchio. In the 1960’s this couple was made famous by the real life steamy duo of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Now, it will be presented live in the classic setting of Untermyer Park.

Shrew Performance Dates: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday July16, 17, and 18th at 7:30 p.m., Untermyer Park.

The free outdoor performances will be held at Untermyer Park located at 945 North Broadway in Yonkers. Samuel Untermyer, the original owner of the estate, and his wife were patrons of the arts and would have lavish parties and shows which included Isadora Duncan dancing in their Grecian Gardens and fountains overlooking the Palisades and Hudson River. It is now owned and maintained by the City of Yonkers.

Following The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, perhaps Shakespeare’s best known comedy, is a dream within a dream filled with fairies, foibles and mistaken identities.

Midsummer Performance Dates: Wednesday, Thursday, and Fridays – July 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, and August 1st, Untermyer Park. The Saturday, August 2nd 2 p.m. Performance is at the Riverfront Library.

And finally As You Like It rounds off our romantic comedy season with our Apprentice Company Production. All the actors are area students who have worked so very hard to present an afternoon of Shakespeare assessable to all. These two performances will be held in the beautiful new auditorium of the Yonkers Riverfront Library.

As You Like It, Apprentice Company Performances, are on July 26th and 27th at 2 p.m. the Yonkers Riverfront Library.

This will be the third season of free Summer Shakespeare in Untermyer Park. It was founded in 2001 by John and Rachel McEneny, in the past two seasons over 5,500 people throughout Westchester have attended and experienced Shakespeare in the Park in Yonkers. All are invited to come early, bring chairs or blankets, food, and family and enjoy and evening you thought only possible in New York City.

Local Westchester County Performers in Shrew include: Bruce Sabath* (Hortensio) of Katonah, Ashton Crosy (Gremio) of Bedford, Sean Moran (Luciento), Joe Lauriero (Pedant) and Robbie Hothan of Yonkers, Tal Aviezer (Baptista) of Dobbs Ferry, and Allison Friedland (Biondello) of Mount Vernon.

*Courtesy of Actor’s Equity Association

Adam In Albany: Sign Up Now to Say Good-Bye to Telemarketers

Posted on July 14, 2003 by John Bailey

WPCNR’S ADAM IN ALBANY. By New York State Assemblyman Adam T. Bradley. July 14, 2003: A few years ago, New York’s state government created a law that helped to protect quiet family dinners and relaxing weekend afternoons. That law set up the state’s Do-Not-Call Registry, a list residents can sign up for to stop receiving calls from persistent and obnoxious telemarketers.