His or Her Say!

One of the most entertaining things about reading the excerpts from the open forum portion of the Council Meetings printed in the Amboy Guardian is the knowledge that sooner or later two individuals will make statements showing an extreme prejudice regarding their agendas. There’s no need to name names as only the truly ignorant will not realize who they are. Freedom of speech is a wonderful concept. It allows even the most narrow minded to have his or her say!

Thank you,
Michael J. Rusznak

That Huge Apartment Complex

The issue of 4/20/16 had an article on a proposed apartment complex along the waterfront. It said there would be “690 rentals” of 1 and 2 bedroom units. There would be parking for “650 cars.” Later it said “609 units”. If there were from 600 to 900 bedrooms I would expect space for parking for about 750 cars, which would prevent problems in parking for these new residents and the residents of the existing housing nearby.

There was no mention of any traffic problems that would be created by the density of this housing complex. What effect would it have on the existing street traffic?

In November 1950 there was a full moon, a high tide, and a northeastern storm. This caused high water that drove a barge ashore on the property of the Lehigh Valley Railroad coal yard. The housing later built on this site was raised about six feet off the ground to avoid any future high water from a similar storm. What would happen to the cars parked there? Or to this proposed apartment complex?

There is a site available that would avoid traffic problems for existing housing and a possible storm with high water. The site of the old A. Phillips Carey plant at the intersection of Smith Street and Route 35 would also be within walking distance of the supermarket at the intersection of Fayette Street and Convery Boulevard. Wouldn’t this be a better site for a huge apartment complex?

Ronald A. Sobieraj