Comments on: APPEALS: First the Hotel Balconies, Now the Park Toilets

By: Mike Kuzma, Jr

Mike Kuzma, Jr — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:45:43 +0000

Ms. Bender, Do you mind if those that don’t live there spend their money there? Oh, that’s ok but I am not allowed to comment on issues regarding the town in which I own property? Wow, we really have lost the American way.

Again I say to Mr. Gammino, close your doors. Fire all your local staff. Cancel all your local distributor accounts. Cancel all your impending purchases. Do not pay local taxes be they income, employment or sales. Let the building go fallow and fall into disrepair. Deprive all the other local businesses the income derived from your customer base.

Who is John Galt?

By: David Gay

David Gay — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:20:11 +0000

Why clutter up the park with more buildings. If Echelon wants to be a good member of the community they should include restrooms for the Park in the Old School. After all the school has always had large restroom facilities and it would be in keeping with the historic design of the structure. That would help to balance the sweetheart deal that they got when they took the parking area from the playground.

By: Deborah Bender

Deborah Bender — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:39:21 +0000

It will be interesting to see what the town council does about Mr. Gammino’s hotel. I totally agree with Roger in that if we let the hotel stay as it is it will open a huge can of worms regarding future problems of this sort. Mr. Gammino should have stuck with the plan that was approved and not done what he felt like doing and this whole problem would never have happened.

This is a historic town with a historic district and the looks of the hotel are far, far from historic.

While I realize that a lot of people have signed Mr. Gammino’s petition, many of them don’t even live here so why should they have a say in what goes on in this town ?

By: Sandy Mayer

Sandy Mayer — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:15:28 +0000

It is my understanding that there is a serious need for restrooms in the park.

The idea was to match the pumping station with an attractive brick building, required handicap ramps, completed with shrubbery and landscaping to make it attractive and appealing. The location actually will balance out the park design.

Complaints should probably start with Citizens for Central Park as it is their hard work that turned an unattractive piece of land into the beautiful park we have today.

By: James Hopkins

James Hopkins — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:46:07 +0000

Being this all hinges on what the out of town homeowner on Plum Street and Monroe Avenue might think, why doesn’t someone just ask them? If they can’t be reached for comment then Mr. Riley cannot say what that person may or may not like. Oh and by the way, it should be an impartial party to contact that home owner.

By: Roger L. Munz

Roger L. Munz — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:55:55 +0000

My comments concern Mr. Gammino: He chose to buy in Cape Charles, knowing it is a nationally recognized historic town. He commissioned his architect to draw up a plan to conform to the town requirements. He than changed his mind about how the building would/should look, and he is now running a popularity contest (signatures on a petition) to seek to overide the town’s decisions. He is actually asking the town to decide its own future.

To the town administration, and populace: Do you want an historic town or not? This is what brought many of us here — are we to abandon our past and the rule of law? This request would set a dangerous precedent, allowing other developers to flout the laws in Cape Charles and expect to get away with it. The town MUST hold a firm line on what is required by law. No matter how attractive the glass panels may or may not be, they DO NOT belong in our historic district unless approved by the Historic District Review Board.

The town council must likewise hold to the letter of the law in this matter. We either HAVE a national historic town or NOT — and that is the real issue being debated.