Comments on: A-Tisket, A-Tasket, Who Took the Baskets?

By: Ginny Dorsch

Ginny Dorsch — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 15:00:09 +0000

I can say knowing both your town manager and Dave McCormack’s wife that she had nothing to do with the deal that went down between the town and McCormack’s company. Mary was born and raised here on the Shore and went to Northampton public schools just like Heather did along with so many others of us that all “know” one another. With that being said, I don’t think it’s fair to smear someone’s name just for “knowing” another person. I am pretty sure all of us have known someone one time or another in our lives that has done something that others did not agree with. Mary is one of the kindest, sweetest people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing and I am sure there are lots of people here on the Shore that would agree with me that her name should not even be brought into this mess. And I’m pretty sure that when Heather makes a decision for the town (good, bad, or indifferent) she is not swayed by “knowing” someone’s wife or not.

By: Karen Gay

Karen Gay — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:09:03 +0000

I wonder why the developers chose the name Charon Ventures? In mythology, Charon was the ferryman who transported dead souls across the river Styx. What a name!

By: David Gay

David Gay — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 00:53:28 +0000

Ms. Sabo — There is no need for the town to purchase any more property. We already own a perfectly good space that is already paved behind the new library. The space is fenced and big enough to accommodate a court. It is 45 ft. by 100 ft. The old school basketball court was 35 ft by 55 ft. It would require a couple of poles and backboards. I am sure a few of the good citizens who love children would be happy to donate their time and resources to fixing up the parking lot. Instead of building a handicapped ramp and bathroom in the old library, the town could use some of those funds to make good on its commitment to restore the basketball court. In addition to this space, the town owns two tandem lots behind the library parking lot which front onto Randolph Avenue. This too would make a great space for basketball and other court sports.

By: Deborah Bender

Deborah Bender — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 20:01:09 +0000

So now that this article has been published and everyone knows the deal, I have a few statements of my own:

NO WONDER the developer got such a great deal — his wife and our town manager are friends.

NO WONDER there were nine improperly identified executive sessions, which violate the intent of the FOIA act. The developer’s wife and our town manager are friends.

NO WONDER the town changed the subdivision ordinance to accommodate the developer. The developer’s wife and our town manager are friends.

NO WONDER the town changed the zoning ordinance. The developer’s wife and our town manager are friends.

NO WONDER town council rushed this colluded deal through before the new town council was sworn in. The developer’s wife and our town manager are friends.

NO WONDER our town manager amended the contract without authority from town council (but she did have authority from our mayor). The developer’s wife and our town manager are friends.

NO WONDER the petition and both proposals from Old School Cape Charles were turned down flat without discussion or voting from town council — well, you know the drill.

NO WONDER our town manager keeps writing checks to the town’s lawyer to fight Old School Cape Charles and defend the developer’s sweet deal!

If only the mayor, town manager, and town council could be as motivated to bring DRINKABLE WATER to the citizens and streamline the town’s ever-growing number of employees. Oh, and maybe, just maybe, the powers that be will REPLACE THE BASKETBALL COURT like they said they would.

By: Beth Ann Sabo

Beth Ann Sabo — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 18:42:47 +0000

Can we make the area near the skateboard park into a rec field, and purchase that property next door and make it a basketball court? Seems like a satisfactory solution! And with the old library a block away, we’d have a meeting place and restroom.