Minutes of the Community Development Agency held by the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead at Town Hall, Howell Avenue, Riverhead, New York on December 19, 2017
Member Dunleavy: “I’ve been here twelve years. EPCAL has been in negotiations for more than twelve years. We did the sports park, Congressman (inaudible) said we have ten million dollars from them but nobody wanted it so we put it out for more, we didn’t get anything. Now we put out again and we got aviation back here again, high paying jobs. I voted no for these extensions, but the Town Board voted yes for the extensions, so we gave them an extension. This here is not saying yes to this contract all this is giving them a hearing. Now the Supervisor-elect and the Councilwoman have met with our attorneys. They went over this with our attorneys. So this isn’t new to them. They have discussed it with our attorneys, so they know what this is all about. The Q&E is where they ask the questions of what they’re going to do with this property and what they’re going to, how much money they’re going to have to spend and how long it’s going to take for them to do it. So, it’s nothing new. I mean we all had to sign an affidavit that we weren’t going to tell anybody until the Q&E comes up and then the public can know about it and I’ve been telling the public, I was on the radio telling the public that you have questions come to the Q&E on the sixteenth or call one of your councilpersons or the Supervisor and give them the question or e-mail them a question and let them answer questions that you want. I do not want a hearing this year because I’m not going to vote on this. Have the Q&E next year so everybody can answer their questions and ask their questions and have to get the answers. They’re the ones who have to accept them. They can get rid of this after the Q&E. They can leave the meeting open for another month or two, give them good questions have them investigate the questions and then if they don’t like the answers they know but in the process you have to have a Q&E, you have to have it. So, anybody from the public that thinks that the new Supervisor or the Councilwoman doesn’t know anything about this they’re wrong. I know, I spoke to the attorneys right after they did and he told me they were there and he went over the contract with them but they can’t tell anybody because they had to sign that they couldn’t speak about this. I know we get these people who come up here, this is why EPCAL has never been sold. Actually, the federal government said to us, you don’t have to sell the property, just get some industry here to bring the taxes back to you. So, selling the property is a bonus for us and the forty million if we get it and we don’t know because we’re not going to approve it. These council people and the new councilwoman and the new Supervisor are the ones who are going to approve this, we’re not going to approve it. All we’re doing is setting a hearing up so they can answer they’re questions. They know what the contract says, they give good questions. So, I don’t know why we’re having this discussion. This I why EPCAL never sold and why if somebody wants to buy it now why didn’t they come when it was up for sale? Why does everybody wait until after it’s finished and then come. That’s why there are public hearings. Public hearings are for you to come in and speak but nobody comes and then after the public hearing it’s, why did you do that, I didn’t want that. Well then why didn’t you come to the public hearing? We’re not doing anything with this. All we’re doing is giving it a hearing date, that’s all we’re doing. Where you should be speaking is at the public hearing and that’s all I got to say and I have to vote yes for the public hearing to give the new Supervisor, the Councilwoman and the rest of the Board an opportunity to ask questions and to approve it or disapprove it. They can get rid of this contract in thirty days. This is not a sealed thing. Anybody who thinks it is is wrong. I’m not afraid to say that. I’m not a politician, I’m just a regular guy but I’ve been here for twelve years and I see what’s happened in twelve years and this is what happens in twelve years. That’s why EPCSL has never been sold, nothing has been developed there so let’s go with this Q&E. If you have questions call the councilwoman up, call these council people up or e-mail or give the Supervisor a call. That’s who you have to get involved with for the 16th for this hearing. I vote yes.”
Member Dunleavy: “I’ve been here twelve years. EPCAL has been in negotiations for more than twelve years. We did the sports park, Congressman (inaudible) said we have ten million dollars from them but nobody wanted it so we put it out for more, we didn’t get anything. Now we put out again and we got aviation back here again, high paying jobs. I voted no for these extensions, but the Town Board voted yes for the extensions, so we gave them an extension. This here is not saying yes to this contract all this is giving them a hearing. Now the Supervisor-elect and the Councilwoman have met with our attorneys. They went over this with our attorneys. So this isn’t new to them. They have discussed it with our attorneys, so they know what this is all about. The Q&E is where they ask the questions of what they’re going to do with this property and what they’re going to, how much money they’re going to have to spend and how long it’s going to take for them to do it. So, it’s nothing new. I mean we all had to sign an affidavit that we weren’t going to tell anybody until the Q&E comes up and then the public can know about it and I’ve been telling the public, I was on the radio telling the public that you have questions come to the Q&E on the sixteenth or call one of your councilpersons or the Supervisor and give them the question or e-mail them a question and let them answer questions that you want. I do not want a hearing this year because I’m not going to vote on this. Have the Q&E next year so everybody can answer their questions and ask their questions and have to get the answers. They’re the ones who have to accept them. They can get rid of this after the Q&E. They can leave the meeting open for another month or two, give them good questions have them investigate the questions and then if they don’t like the answers they know but in the process you have to have a Q&E, you have to have it. So, anybody from the public that thinks that the new Supervisor or the Councilwoman doesn’t know anything about this they’re wrong. I know, I spoke to the attorneys right after they did and he told me they were there and he went over the contract with them but they can’t tell anybody because they had to sign that they couldn’t speak about this. I know we get these people who come up here, this is why EPCAL has never been sold. Actually, the federal government said to us, you don’t have to sell the property, just get some industry here to bring the taxes back to you. So, selling the property is a bonus for us and the forty million if we get it and we don’t know because we’re not going to approve it. These council people and the new councilwoman and the new Supervisor are the ones who are going to approve this, we’re not going to approve it. All we’re doing is setting a hearing up so they can answer they’re questions. They know what the contract says, they give good questions. So, I don’t know why we’re having this discussion. This I why EPCAL never sold and why if somebody wants to buy it now why didn’t they come when it was up for sale? Why does everybody wait until after it’s finished and then come. That’s why there are public hearings. Public hearings are for you to come in and speak but nobody comes and then after the public hearing it’s, why did you do that, I didn’t want that. Well then why didn’t you come to the public hearing? We’re not doing anything with this. All we’re doing is giving it a hearing date, that’s all we’re doing. Where you should be speaking is at the public hearing and that’s all I got to say and I have to vote yes for the public hearing to give the new Supervisor, the Councilwoman and the rest of the Board an opportunity to ask questions and to approve it or disapprove it. They can get rid of this contract in thirty days. This is not a sealed thing. Anybody who thinks it is is wrong. I’m not afraid to say that. I’m not a politician, I’m just a regular guy but I’ve been here for twelve years and I see what’s happened in twelve years and this is what happens in twelve years. That’s why EPCSL has never been sold, nothing has been developed there so let’s go with this Q&E. If you have questions call the councilwoman up, call these council people up or e-mail or give the Supervisor a call. That’s who you have to get involved with for the 16th for this hearing. I vote yes.”
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