Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Tired of privileged thinking in Cape

Picture of three wind lesae holders running for town Council
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This letter was written by a citizen of Cape Vincent almost two years ago but it could have been written yesterday.


Watertown Daily Times Tired of privileged thinking in Cape
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2009

It is so inconceivable to me that people are willing to accept illegal and unethical behavior in their elected officials. Where in the Constitution does it say if you are second, third, fourth or fifth-generation resident that you can do anything you want, that our laws do not apply to you?

I don't care how many years you have owned property in Cape Vincent. I am sick to death of people who think they are more privileged than others because their great-grandfather was here first. Just because it has always been, doesn't mean it will continue to be.

Thank heaven we are people who are finally questioning how things are done in Cape Vincent. Thank heaven we have people who are willing and courageous enough to stand up against unethical and illegal behavior. Lining their pockets and hiring your sisters, your wives and brothers is not acceptable nor ethical behavior. Some in Cape Vincent might be willing to ignore the same type of Madoff madness that has gotten this country in the mess it is in. I am not. It is time this kind of greed is recognized for what it is and nipped in the bud.

There are a lot of good, honest, decent people who live in the Cape, not related to anyone with wind contracts who are eligible to serve with honor and dignity. Those with conflicts should not have run for re-election. They have brought this upon themselves. Re-election does not excuse them from illegal conflicts of interest. Even nice people do very bad things, and really bad things are happening in Cape Vincent to a lot of really nice people.

Just look at Wolfe Island. You no longer see an island on the beautiful St. Lawrence River. You now see an industrial development as a gateway to the Thousand Islands and Cape Vincent. Bad decisions by nice people are still bad decisions

Barbara M. Steinhouse

Cape Vincent

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

It is so inconceivable to me that people are willing to accept illegal and unethical behaviour in their candidates.

Anonymous said...

Kind of hard to think of these slime balls as "privileged". Nepotism and corruption exist everywhere, just about.
That's one of the reasons the world is the way it is. Dysfunctional. We live in a society that is about 2% efficient, at best. That leaves a tremendous gap to fill. Unfortunately, the gap is always filled with corruption. I just hope cape Vincent has a chance to change the course of its own history right now.

Anonymous said...

Very nice letter Barbara. You made good points years ago and unfortunately we are still trying to correct the mistakes. Maybe this time we will be successful.

Anonymous said...

I don't think Tim Conboy or Peter Gross have grandfathers or even fathers that ever lived here. In fact, they don't even live here themselves, yet they are treated by the leaseholding tribes like their ancestors were town founders.
My great,great grandfather did settle here, yet my opinion against wind is considered to have no value by locals.

LIFELONG RESIDENT

Anonymous said...

Maybe we should ask the indians. After all, didn't they live around here and travel around the river prior to the great white ancestors?