Elizabeth Whitehouse

Anderson died fairly soon after purchasing it.

 What do you suggest?

Glad you liked it.

Quite irrelevant but very funny, a comment from some time in 2016:

Look on the bright side of life. If either one (Trump or Hillary) should become President it will mark the first time an oligarch moves into public housing vacated by a black family

2 hours ago, Chris said:

That would make more sense, wouldn’t it?

The one thing I do agree with that aforementioned Farm Bureau representative about is this: We shouldn’t call these solar “farms.” I think that cheapens what actual farming is and entails.

Yes. We need both, it is not an either/or situation.

On 9/4/2024 at 9:25 PM, KarenK said:

A Solar Farm.

I get that. My point was that a farm with a 25 year life span is not much of a farm.

Solar panels last longer than 25 years, but with reduced productivity. So, perhaps the "farmers" need to look into a phased in replacement.

5 hours ago, MsKreed said:

I kind of suspect that the math doesn’t work any better than the recycling boondoggle that was pushed a few decades ago....that wasn't worth the cost compared to "new" material. 

For small solar farms that produce a couple of megawatts each....the costs of building infrastructure and maintaining delivery lines to collect and resell relatively small quantities of solar power might not pan out over the 25 year life span of the farm.

The life span of a farm is 25 years? What kind of farm is that?

On 8/4/2024 at 10:58 AM, Ann said:

I disagree with that research, at least for this area.  I was a Court Clerk for 17+ years and the number of Arrest Warrants and  Bench Warrants issued for failure to appear was unbelievable and a PITA.   Often, warrants were issued more than once for the same individuals even if bail was posted.  The defendants didn’t care if bail was revoked, it usually wasn’t their money being forfeited for failure to appear.

 

You obviously know more about local conditions than I do. How do the homeless fit into that picture?

21 hours ago, Chris said:

Yeah, except they aren't sent to jail and/or have no bail. That's the whole point and fault of the state's bail reform laws. 

What happened to innocent until proven guilty? You want a person to languish in jail for weeks or months until they get their day in court. Even if they are ultimately acquitted, their lives will have been disrupted and possibly ruined.  Research shows that very, very few people fail to turn up in front of the judge.

Obviously, there are circumstances when you do not want the person free pending trial - repeat offenders, violent crimes, and possibly no fixed address.

16 hours ago, Buddy14904 said:

When you moved out did you leave your empty house unlocked so the homeless have a place to stay. 

Actually, I never locked my house.

9 minutes ago, Adam said:

so your solution is to incarcerate homeless?

wouldnt work anyways given NYS idiotic bail-reform laws; back on the street in a few hours

I have addressed this issue elsewhere, but I can say it again.

I did not offer incarcerating the homeless as a solution; but I did say that if a person vandalizes public property they should be arrested whether they are homeless or not.

Bail was established to make sure that people turned up in court. But it had become the situation that if you could not make bail, you languished in jail until your court appearance - weeks, months, even years later. Our recent Governors have felt this was an injustice. Their reforms have limited incarceration while waiting trial for petty crimes. And not every person arrested is "back on the street in a few hours". Those who commit more serious crimes, or who a threat to society, are locked up.

7 minutes ago, Adam said:

ive posted links to your claim before, it certainly is NOT only for men, and the County foots the bill for families to be put up in local motels as well( links also previously provided)

I got my information from the Star-Gazette. And, yes, the County does put families up in motels. I very much doubt that they would put men and women into a dormitory.

4 minutes ago, Rod said:

did you actually ever live here

Yes. As I said in a previous reply.

40 minutes ago, Chris said:

There's not much use in arresting people when they're out on the streets before the ink on the arrest report is dry. Nevermind that with bail reform laws and prison closings, thanks to this state's morons in charge, there's nowhere to put them.

It is true that the Southport facility closed, and vandals don't need a supermax prison. But there is the jail.  Bail is to make sure that the person shows up in court to answer charges. I doubt that homeless people would be released as there would be no way to find them again. At least they would be "housed" until the trial date!

18 minutes ago, Rod said:

so youu moved here just to run for an open office and then left when you didnt win ? did you actually ever live here or just have a mailing address ? 

In early 2023, it came to my attention that there were 28 Republicans running for the Legislature and 2 Democrats. I thought that there should be more choice. So I put in an offer on a little house, changed my voter registration and began petitioning. I moved in as soon as the plumbing was fixed and lived there for a year. But I had nothing to do, and only one friend in the city so I moved back to Corning.

On 8/2/2024 at 9:20 AM, Hal said:

stump on Elmira’s problems

On the one hand you ask me to give solutions; on the other you tell me to butt out.

I know very well that Elmira has huge problems with drugs and homelessness. There are few easy solutions. One that comes to mind: arrest those who destroy property.

On 8/1/2024 at 4:25 PM, Hal said:

a good number of shelters

Where are these shelters? I only know of one - that attached to St Joseph's which is a 48 bed dormitory for men only.

I lived in Elmira for about a year, while running for the County Legislature.

8 hours ago, command_prompt said:

Why doesn't Corning have an unhoused encampment,

It doesn't need one.  We have a population of less than 11,000 and ~500 subsidized housing units. In 40 years of living here, I have never seen a tent.

I might add that during campaigns for Mayor I have walked every street in Corning three times, and many of them more than that.

On 12/28/2023 at 4:27 PM, MsKreed said:

I remember that. In fairness to the residents, a good portion of their outrage was manufactured by local politicians. Some Village officials were peeved that the Town didn't include them in the decision (because....duh....it's not in the Village and not up to them).  It was made out to be some "secretive" plan that was kept from voters...blah blah blah. 

And....of course, the County Legislator for that location was (and still is) pushing the narrative of it causing "drugs and homeless" problems

Joe Brennan is the reason that I moved to Elmira and ran for County Legislature. Unsuccessfully, I am sad to say.

Yes, heartless. What is your solution to the very evident homeless crisis in Elmira?

6 hours ago, Hal said:

Really ?! How fortunate for Corning … 

Okay , let’s call them “ tent dwellers “ then . San Francisco has tent dwellers as well and as you probably know they refer to them as homeless . So it’s safe to say Corning has homeless or voluntary unhoused or are we going to play the Word Game because , well … it’s Corning ? 
And as discussed hyperbolically here , there are a good number of shelters , nice shelters in Elmira , I have seen them . 
And I would leave you with this . I invite you to visit the riverside park area some evening , no not a drive through , actually sit there late evening . Or better yet walk on over to the parking garage stairway , please do , but have a spare pair of shoes for when you jump in your car to leave the area and get back to your wonderfully clean Corning ! 

The key word here is "voluntary". I will bet my bottom dollar that there is no one in Corning who is unhoused by choice.

I would be very interested in visiting the "good number of shelters" that Elmira has to offer. I would be happy to contribute to their upkeep. Give us some details.

59 minutes ago, Adam said:

So those areas can soon look this?

 

If that is the worst you can find, you do not know Elmira very well. I have walked every street of the city (and the 5th district three times) and I can find you occupied properties, real houses, that are worse. A couple that third world countries would be ashamed of.

As I said, designate an area for tent people to live in dignity.

58 minutes ago, command_prompt said:

So... Corning is not hospitable to the less fortunate ones? 

What would Corning elected authorities, ditto for its denizens, decide to do if there was an unhoused encampment under the Patterson Bridge? Let's go farther; said camp burned down and put half of 352 out of commission for days, if not weeks; what's next?

That is not what I said. I think that the fact that the few homeless people we have are not visible speaks well of the City's hospitality.

It is very unlikely that there will ever be a homeless encampment under the Patterson Bridge, so your point is moot.

I know that there are some tent dwellers who have resisted going to shelters because of the rules and regulations associated with them. Not that Elmira has much in the way of shelters. So, if we accept that some people are happy living in tents, why doesn't the City designate an area for tent living? There are many unused/abandoned areas That could be used. Some of those areas might actually have bathrooms.