I. Jefferson Valley has a decades long flooding problem
II. The Town recognized the problem and formerly adopted an incentive law to address it
III. Jefferson Village is a significant contributor to the drainage issue and its unregulated discharge affects the Mall, the golf course Shrub Oak, Mohegan Lake and Putnam county
IV. The Town has finally reignited that by its Offering Prospectus it was supposed to take title to and maintain Bogdinoff’s Pond
V. For financial reasons the village has not and its storm water runoff is unregulated and uncontrolled
VI. Jefferson Village’s advertised voting block is used to prevent the Town from regulating their discharge
VII. Jefferson Village by election intimidation has deterred the Town from using the incentive law to address the issue
VIII. If the drainage issue is to be addressed without cost to Jefferson Valley residents the Town Board needs to know there are more votes than the Jefferson Village 1200
VIII. If the drainage issue is to be addressed without cost to Jefferson Valley residents the Town Board needs to know there are more votes than the Jefferson Village 1200
IX. It’s now time to hold the Town Board to the incentive law they legislated which will have smart develop pay the cost to fix drainage and sewage issues without tapping Jefferson Valley residents for the tab