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Mark Potwora
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Dr. Chess, I've heard you're a smart man. Have fun dealing with these people. You make more sense than the council has for the last couple months. Don't worry, you're not alone. Many people in Batavia disapprove of the current council, but you will not see that evidenced on this site.
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Conor, I'm not sure if I want the implication of your comment to go unanswered ... I don't think we've shown any favoritism to the current council (I think Mr. Mallow would back us up here). That's not to say we're against the current council or any of its members. If there aren't many anti-council voices on this site, it's because they've chosen to remain silent, not because of any position The Batavian has taken. If we ever become pro-council or anti-council, you'll know it, but we prefer to operate on an issue-by-issue basis.
Dr. Chess, My problem with the mall has nothing to do with my political aspirations, if I have any; it has to do with tax payer money. The mall problems will end up in court since the Mall Merchant Association (MMA) wants a never ending public funding of a white elephant. How many businesses now in the Mall were even there when this deal was made besides Penny’s and the theater? It was never intended that the city would be on the hook for the concourse forever. It was expected that the business owners would be successful and take it over. The city only agreed to take care of some maintenance to give them time to get off the ground. Instead, they crashed into the ground. I still believe that if people like ex Councilwoman Chris Fix had listened to you, and allowed you to expand and buy the vacant property you wanted, the mall might have recovered, but they were short sighted and put City Hall there. You should notice this current fuss started when Councilman Bob Bialkowski, a part time mall employee, refused to excuse himself from a Mall vote. His unethical decision started it and then Councilman Cox started suggesting that the tax payers clean bird crap off the roof, which was never intended in the original mall agreement. I still refer people to your practice and I actually shop in the Mall! Not too often, because there is not much there, but I do.
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For those of you who rent, would you expect to make structural changes, such as a new roof? I would guess not. Would you have been patient enough to wait years. I think not. We have gone out of our way to work with the city. Unfortunately some of the representatives of the city,especially Mr. Mallow ,just want to stay in the papers without allowing for any resolution.
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