Continually Amazed by the Copake Chronicle

Dear Bob,
Thank You. I greatly appreciate how you write each week and let the town know what is going on. You take the time to explain your actions on the board and why you vote the way you do. I know of no other town nor elected official that has the strength of character to do that. I am continually amazed by the wonderful Copake Chronicle and your dedication to the town of Copake  I just wanted you to know that I appreciate your hard work.

J.B. White

A Drunken Prank by Some Idiot

Bob,
This is the first I've learned of the vandalizing incident at the Library.
Frankly, I wouldn't give this too much play. It's likely nothing more than a drunken prank by some idiot who's too anxious for the start of deer hunting season. While the behavior is imbecilic and the idiot is a vandal -- its unlikely he targeted the Library because it represents a civilizing influence in our community.

More likely is that the building has been prominently lit up in the evenings making it a tempting target for a fool. The same kind of fool as the ones who shoot at traffic signs and the like.

Unfortunately, any society includes a fair number of clowns and miscreants in its composition. We just managed to get one who's stupid enough to drive around with a loaded rifle.

Regards,
George S

A Senseless and Unfortunate Act of Vandalism

This past weekend our community experienced a senseless and unfortunate act of vandalism. After many years of planning and hard work, the Roe Jan Library proudly opened it's doors on a new building, only to have it scarred by someone firing 6 shots into the building causing in excess of $5,000 in damage.

While the physical damage can easily be repaired, the damage to our community cannot. This cowardly and senseless act was not only an assault on a building, but an assault on the community as a whole. A library is a focal point of any community and many people worked very hard to make this library something that the whole area can be proud of.

I join my fellow Supervisors, Art Baer and Art Bassin, in condemning this act. I have spoken with Undersheriff Sweet and am assured that the Sheriff's Department in vigorously investigating this incident. The person or persons responsible for this vandalism must be brought to justice and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

I urge anyone who has any information regarding this incident to contact the Columbia County Sheriff's Department at 518-828-3344.

Senseless acts like this one cannot,must not and will not be tolerated by our community.

Reginald J. Crowley
Copake Town Supervisor

Disturbed by the Destruction at the Entrance to the Park.

Dear Bob Sacks;


Thanks for your wonderful Chronicle and its binding together effect on this community.

I've just moved back here to Copake Falls and am deeply disturbed by the huge destruction going on at the entrance to the Ore Pit park.

The state is closing parks, but for a minimum 150,000 ( my guess) they've taken out a lot of beautiful trees including the gorgeous red maple Tony Fosegan planted in the little grassy roadway divider when he was park superintendent. I'm told they are putting in a 30 X 50 building to replace the smaller properly scaled old entrance building.

Has anyone seen the plans for this new building? Will it be one of those faceless tasteless metal sheds ? Bigger is not always better.

I wish the town had some oversight on future state projects here, especially when state departments, especially EnCon are so deeply riddled with petty bureaucratic politics, re: the internal vendetta against Ward Stone, the tireless expert pathologist with so many years dedicated public service.

Maybe this could be, for a change, a useful project for the local Tea Party.

Robert Wood