tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post4868267141623637440..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: Haul Road Review Continues in GreenportCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-57644458374840947442017-05-24T13:10:19.197-04:002017-05-24T13:10:19.197-04:00It was odd to hear Mr. Prendergast claim that no d...It was odd to hear Mr. Prendergast claim that no damage to the causeway was incurred as a result of Hurricane Sandy.<br /><br />Everybody knows the damage was extensive, but last night the engineer would only repeat that "the water went up and down exactly as it did on Route 9-G." <br /><br />Not true! <br /><br />Fortunately, people took extensive photographs of Sandy's damage to the gravel road, and of the damage caused by Hurricane Irene too.<br /><br />I believe that last night marked the first time in a decade or more that Mr. Prendergast said the word "culvert" in public. Before now, no owner of the South Bay wanted to acknowledge the culverts' existence aloud. <br /><br />Earlier this year, in the revised Site Plan, the culverts were quietly acknowledged for the first time ever. Appearing as a small line segment somewhere on gigantic plan, and labeled only "culvert" (singular), no mention of the sly revision appeared in the Site Plan's revision section. <br /><br />This unprofessional conduct suggested a reluctance concerning the culverts, but now after 80-odd years of service it seems the culverts exist after all. <br /><br />Will the wonders never cease ...<br />unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-31482886578709282142017-05-24T11:41:49.316-04:002017-05-24T11:41:49.316-04:00If the idea is to get the Colarusso trucks off Col...If the idea is to get the Colarusso trucks off Columbia St., then why is the company insisting that it retain the right to use that route in addition to the new haul road? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com