“Minor screw ups probably get blown way out of proportion when you have people running to the attorneys and the paper”
Having watched the Pulpit Rock Road situation rather closely, I am stunned by the apparent result that “he who yells the loudest must be correct.” There are so many things wrong or only partially right with the Villager’s coverage of the Pulpit Rock Road/Douglas Builders question that it is really hard to know where to begin. Let me try to establish some things that I believe to be true, both factually, and subjectively, based on my conversations with many of the principal parties (town officials, elected officials, board members, the Douglases, and Ken Rapoport):
1) There was no way for the Town to win this issue going in. If the Boards denied the application, Douglas was going to sue (as he did). If they approved the application, Rapoport was going to sue. He promised that. The Town will be defending their decision either way. They, I hope, tried to follow the rules and do things the right way. They haven’t really been pushed on this stuff before, the stakes and the scrutiny haven’t been this high before. Minor screw ups probably get blown way out of proportion when you have people running to the attorneys and the paper with every move of the boards. Read the rest of this entry »
