We Must Oppose Rochester's Arrogance!

We Must Oppose Rochester's Arrogance!
Regarding the Palumbo/Mortimer bus barn...

"Stop Mortimer Street Bus Barn/Create Amtrak Inter-Modal"
http://bit.ly/bgUGuy

Rochester City Council Member Carla Palumbo says:
"Palumbo says RGRTA and her task force are working to set up a number of public design workshops from mid September through December. RGRTA will also be meeting with cyclists, downtown development representatives, people from the disabled community, project neighbors, and others."

Transit center is closer to reality
http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/news/blog/2010/09/Transit-center-i...

For ANY of the above city organizations/developers/bicyclists/disabled or neighbors (read: Warner Building residents who still remain) to participate in this "public design workshop" is falling into the un-democratic trap that the city of Rochester has used so often! Participation by any of these groups, or ANYBODY just goes to validate the closed minded arrogance of our city government and only validates the city council & RGRTA's attempt to shut down any hopes of inter-modal transportation in Rochester, thereby dooming residential, commercial and retail development of downtown Rochester.

Do they think we are stupid? Mayor Duffy told me personally immediately following the June 15, 2010 city council "vote" to approve the Palumbo/Mortimer bus barn: "Harry, the RGRTA is more powerful than the city council or the Mayor!"

Are we going to let Mark Aesch dictate our future? Carla Palumbo is now asking key players to come back to her to validate this disaster.

Our participation in any of their meetings would imply that we allow the city council to give the public the impression that they are doing something to better the bus barn itself. That is another lie!

Earlier this year, over 200 people spoke out forcefully against this boondoggle. Indeed, we have made it clear that this bus barn is not what we want. We want inter-modal transportation at the Amtrak station with high-speed rail!

If they are willing to talk about that change then we could have a public meeting to discuss this. Otherwise, participation with these people only bows to the “powers-that be”:

“I think there are powers that be much higher up in the food chain that need to get their heads together and figure out what is best for this community!”
~Carla Palumbo
http://dragonflyeye.net/carlapalumbo/2009/04/24/snaggletooth-square-ren-...

We should talk about the misuse of the process and turn it into a public effort, a press conference rather than allowing Carla Palumbo, Lovely Warren and others to hoodwink the public once again!

In order to make this happen, we need key players mentioned above and others to come together and take advantage of this opportunity.

By saying nothing, a lack of action would likely be seen as approval.

In addition, we must organize to defeat the three members of our city council who are up for re-election in 2011. Their names are: Carla Palumbo, Adam McFadden, and Elaine Spaull. All three voted to approve this bus barn.

The worst thing that could happen would be for those mentioned above to do their bidding and stamp approval on this Fast Ferry 2 nightmare!

"Stop Mortimer Street Bus Barn/Create Amtrak Inter-Modal"
http://bit.ly/bgUGuy

Emails: Showing Reasons For The Impeachment of ROC City Council Members Lovely Warren, Ortiz, Haag, Spaull, Palumbo & McFadden
http://www.harrydavis2010.com/node/302

~Harry Davis
Rochester, New York
September 3, 2010