And the church responds . . .

So, instead of actually trying to fix the problem, the church has, predictably, lawyered up. Attorney Michael Tierney – CRC’s hired gun – delivered a letter to Town offices via email at 5:43 PM today. For those who are following along at home, you might remember Tierney as the fast talking, out of town lawyer with the fancy briefcase who has been the church’s mouthpiece in the past.

Not surprisingly, there’s no mention in Tierney’s letter that the whole fiasco started because CRC lied on their original application. No mention that they might have any responsibility for increasing the runoff through our back yard or polluting Mink Brook. No indication that the church intends to do anything to remedy the situation.

Nope, instead the ZBA should reject our appeal on procedural grounds – we filed it too late, we didn’t use the right fancy lawyer words when we wrote it, stuff like that, and even if it wasn’t too late, and even if we did use the right words in our filing, it still should be thrown out because, because, because . . . well just because we say so, damnit!

The old lawyer’s adage about pound the facts, pound the law, or pound the table rings true. I suspect Mr. Tierney’s poor kitchen table is getting quite the workout tonight!

The entire text of Tierney’s letter is here – feel free to read it for yourself if you’d like:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zdSXVmkdTWjB5pGFMX9B83bZkMiITDZS/view?usp=sharing

And, if you make it all the way thru his letter, do me a favor and take another look at the picture up top. Ask yourself what kind of people would want to support that activity, and justify it on “procedural” grounds.