If you would like to write a letter about the Terramor Saugerties Catskills Development to the Saugerties Planning Board, here’s how:
1) Write your letter
- Spelling counts! The project is called Terramor. There is no “e” at the end of Terramor.
- Spelling counts! Check your letter at least twice for spelling errors. Remember that automated spell checking software will not flag all issues (for instance singular/plural).
- Be as factually correct as you can. There are lots of factual resources on this site.
- Emotional appeals have their place, but they should be grounded in facts.
Here are a few subjects you may wish to address:
- Air Pollution
- Noise & Light Pollution
- Traffic
- Deforestation, Habitat Loss, and Elimination of Wetlands
- Pesticides
- Well Water Loss
- Decreased Property Values
- Drain on Local Resources
- Broadband
2) Email your letter
Your email subject line should start with the word “Terramor”. For example:
Terramor – Please examine this development very carefully
OR
Terramor Catskills Saugerties – Do we really want this?
Email to:
C. Howard Post (chowardpost@gmail.com) Chairperson
Carole Furman (octagon@hvc.rr.com) Vice Chair
Kevin Brady (kbrady@cerestechnologies.com)
Michael Tiano (mmt92080@gmail.com)
Len Bouren (labouren@hotmail.com)
Robert Hlavaty (robertahlavaty@gmail.com)
Al Riozzi (ajrmasonry@gmail.com)
Gina Kiniry (kiniryinc@yahoo.com)
Becky Bertorelli (BBertorelli@saugertiesny.gov) Planning Board Secretary
Fred Costello (Fcostello@SaugertiesNY.gov) Town Supervisor
If your email program needs commas between addresses (Like Gmail) here are the addresses formatted that way:
chowardpost@gmail.com, octagon@hvc.rr.com, kbrady@cerestechnologies.com, mmt92080@gmail.com, labouren@hotmail.com, robertahlavaty@gmail.com, ajrmasonry@gmail.com, kiniryinc@yahoo.com, BBertorelli@saugertiesny.gov, Fcostello@SaugertiesNY.gov
If your email program needs semi-colons between addresses (Like Outlook) here are the addresses formatted that way:
chowardpost@gmail.com; octagon@hvc.rr.com; kbrady@cerestechnologies.com; mmt92080@gmail.com; labouren@hotmail.com; robertahlavaty@gmail.com; ajrmasonry@gmail.com; kiniryinc@yahoo.com; BBertorelli@saugertiesny.gov; Fcostello@SaugertiesNY.gov
3) It’s a very good idea to also MAIL an actual proper printed paper version (gasp!) with a note asking for it to be included in the Terramor Public File to:
Becky Bertorelli – Planning Board Secretary
Saugerties Town Hall
4 High Street
Saugerties NY 12477
If you would like to write a letter to HudsonValleyOne, their instruction page is here:
https://hudsonvalleyone.com/submit-a-letter-to-the-editor/
If you would like to write to the Kingston Daily Freeman, their instruction page is here:
https://www.dailyfreeman.com/submit-a-letter-to-the-editor/