Sullivan County, NY – A prominent Forbes 400 billionaire and Hudson Valley resident has sent a letter to Governor Cuomo, urging him to sign legislation that could potentially impede the Kiryas Joel annexation process.
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Alan Gerry, founder of Cablevision Industries, sent a letter to Cuomo on July 1st, describing the unique balance of the Hudson Valley, a rural area that still offers easy access to New York City, but voiced concern that the proposed expansion would impact the area negatively.
A copy of Gerry’s letter was posted on Facebook by United Monroe, which opposed the annexation.
Gerry mentions that Kiryas Joel has filed two expansion plans for proposed growth.
“Should either of these succeed, zoning changes to permit high-density, multi-family housing will immediately follow, facilitating population growth in the village from its current population of 24,000 to 100,000 or more.”
Gerry, who lives in Liberty, 50 miles northwest of Kiryas Joel, also described the environmental review that green lighted the annexation as “seriously flawed; a document intended to reach a self-serving conclusion.” Cablevision, now a national company, continues to be headquartered in the Hudson Valley and Gerry notes that he has made significant financial contributions to the area, with donations to SUNY colleges in both Orange and Sullivan counties, Catskills Regional Medical Center and Orange Regional Medical Center.
As previously reported on VIN News, the governor has until midnight tonight to decide whether he will veto or sign the two bills that would restrict, and possibly derail, the Kiryas Joel annexation.
Gerry, who is Jewish, is ranked in Forbes 400 with a networth of $1.4 Billion Dollars.
His office did not return calls for a comment.
Good for Mr. Gerry. Yes he is Jewish too and is a big supporter of Liberty’s only shul.
Hey Gerry did you do a study what Casinos will do to Sullivan County?
Makes sense a billionaire wrote him, since Cuomo like Willy Sutton is looking for where the money is, now we have hope that Cuomo might sign it, before he is indicted by Bharra.
So he lives in a different county, 50 miles away.
How could he be negatively affected by this? and why does his opinion count more than mines? he is not elected or what.
I didn’t understand exactly why he cares, until I read the last paragraph, that he’s Jewish, makes now sense.
המה כרעו ונפלו ואנחנו קמנו ונתעודד
Mama always said “we are our own worse enemies” ! Guess I will be changing carriers next year !
Money talks, kreplach walks in Cuomo the bully’s NY. Just like Bonacic got $80k from pal gambling donors, then went against other casino developers. Heaven help you if you don’t have big bucks here.
bchlal lumo tisrui mir zenen in gules hachomim hishari bmaszichem vdal
Only a self hating jew could write something like this.
Another lamuud vivnik to the rescue. hashim has many shooloochimm
i will cancel cablevision immediately
Great comments above, all is true, how is the more papulated KJ going to effect him? Aren’t the casino’s going to effect him as much? Shame on him.
Satmar must boycott cablevision !!!!!!!!!
I live in Bethel, does Mr. Gerry care about the quality of life and environmental issues he brought to my town with all the traffic his concert venue disguised as a charity for tax reasons has brought? Here’s a deal, I won’t complain about Bethel Woods if he doesn’t complain about KJ.
He also has an agenda with KJ because we don’t use cable TV