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Date Posted: Thursday, March13, 06:11:pm
Author: not suprised
Subject: Re: Mayor’s Behavior
In reply to: CenHudDude 's message, "Mayor’s Behavior" on Tuesday, March11, 03:09:pm

This man is an elitist, egotistical bully, and he's going to do what bullies do until someone stops ignoring his bad behavior and stands up to him.
More of this fool's craziness from the Facebook page "Living in the City of Newburgh." He's mad at criticism from the public concerning the old entrance to the pool at the rec not being saved (apparently, according to former councilman grice, it could not be saved):

Gotta say I agree with this person. This is embarrassing for the authority over this project and for Newburgh
Mxxxx Axxxx
I spent many summer days at that pool. What a shame they didn’t keep the entrance
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Torrance Harvey
Rising contributor
Mxxxx Axxxx It’s probably a GOOD Idea to ASK before you ASSUME what’s going to happen!! You ALL are assuming.. you turn a great positive change in to such a NEGATIVE NARRATIVE without asking! Come to a council meeting once in a while and you can find out specifically what is going to happen! I personally invite you to ASK at our next council meeting keyboard warriors!!! Have a great day! Oh you’re welcome for getting $15 million dollars to build a state of the art aquatic center for FREE without a PENNY from tax payers money!! 💰
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Mxxxx Mxxxx
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Torrance Harvey why don’t you just address it in this forum- is the entrance gone or not?
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Jxxxx Gxxxx
All-star contributor
Torrance Harvey are we all supposed to THANK YOU?!? Specifically? Do you want it in writing or…..
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Torrance Harvey
Rising contributor
Moxie Mows I’m not addressing this in this forum. Visit our council meetings on the second & fourth Mondays of every month at 7pm. Furthermore we’ve been planning this aquatic center for several years and worked diligently on its planning & funding since the pandemic.. and now we are THREE Months away from cutting the ribbon on it’s opening Memorial Day weekend and now you all complain about the archway? Do you KNOW how many years I’ve taken verbal abuse for NOT having a functional public pool for residents during the sweltering heat of several summers? Do you all know how difficult & costly this endeavor has been? Again get the courage to attend our public council meetings to express your opinions and outlook on city government matters so they can be addressed by our entire government TEAM!!! Stop using social media to bash the collective work of so many people including our Governor who donate $8,000,000 to this pool in a safe swim grant. We welcome all voices and opinions at our public meetings. Oh how many of you actually live in our city? I see a few of you that live in the town not the city.
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Torrance Harvey
Rising contributor
Jxxxx GxxxxEnjoy life.
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Jxxxx Gxxxx
All-star contributor
Torrance Harvey i am….but seriously NO ARCHWAY?! It ws supposed to stay. Dont invite me to no council meeting either THEY ARE POINTLESS….ppl talk ya dont listen🤷🏼‍♀️
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Torrance Harvey
Rising contributor
Jxxxx Gxxxx I didn’t say that the archways weren’t coming back. I can invite you to the council meetings if I’d like. You don’t have to accept the invitation.. but the point is Twitter fingers .. social media is NOT the place for official city business. Got it!!! Got it!! Bye bye. 👋
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Torrance Harvey
Rising contributor
Jxxxx Gxxxx I didn’t say that the archways weren’t coming back. I can invite you to the council meetings if I’d like. You don’t have to accept the invitation.. but the point is Twitter fingers .. social media is NOT the place for official city business. Got it!!! Got it!! Bye bye. 👋
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Jxxxx Gxxxx
All-star contributor
Torrance Harvey twitter fingers?!? Wrong social media grandpa!
N lemme guess council meeting so u can kick em out when u dont agree😂😂
IF SOCIAL MEDIA AINT THE PLACE FOR “official city business” then why post about the pool ON SOCIAL MEDIA?!? Mmkay…idk if YOU GET IT but i been had it. 😒🤚🏽
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Jxxxx Gxxxx
All-star contributor
Torrance Harvey so wheres the archway? In ur back pocket
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Torrance Harvey
Rising contributor
Jxxxx Gxxxx Bye bye.
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Dxxxx Fxxxx
Mxxxx Axxxx I want the readers to pay particular attention to the mayor's tonality and words in his responses to the public on this subject. It is the response of a petulant child with conflict resolution issues, not that of the highest elected official. He could have just explained what happened to the pool entrance, but instead, he let his anger get the best of him and resorted to condescension and name-calling. Behavior such as this is precisely why some people do not come to the council meetings.
Dxxxx Fxxxx
as Jxxxx Gxxxx said: "N lemme guess council meeting so u can kick em out when u dont agree"-- or threaten their jobs if they are city employees.
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Sxxxx Nxxxx
So sad- I was hoping that would stay. Newburgh continues to crumble
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Torrance Harvey
Rising contributor
Sxxxx xxxx Don’t make assumptions! Go to the council meeting to ASK.

Jxxxx xxxx
All-star contributor
Awww the mayor blocked me!!!! 😂😂😂
What a 🤡
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Kxxxx Lxxxx
Newburgh will never get better.
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Mxxxx Mxxxx
I believe only about 7% of Newburgh votes in city elections. Crazy.
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Anthony Grice
Rising contributor
Pause. This post is from a passerby who, for whatever reason, did not know that the entry way was unsafe and could not be saved, or it would have been, and that permission from the necessary agencies was given to tear it down. The plan is to build a new entryway. Nobody wanted to just tear the old one down. Why waste time and money on that, plus the historic significance.
The pool was shutdown due to years of neglect by previous administrations before 2018, then given a band aid fix. After a survey and careful planning, the city will have a year round facility along with a better handicap accessible pool with a water pad area. All without direct costs to property taxes.
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Bxxxx xxxx
Anthony Grice thank you for providing a real explanation, rather than a non answer in an accusatory tone.
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Bxxxx Hxxxx
appreciate the explanation Anthony Grice, I think the reason so many were surprised by the sudden change is that it had been communicated in the past that the entryway would indeed be preserved to provide a connection to the past with the new pool. C'est la vie, we get that not everything can remain, but the sudden change leads to disappointment. I think people will appreciate the new pool, but I agree with the crowd that it would have been better if the community had been given a voice, perhaps we could have had a campaign to find a way to stabilize it.
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Anthony Grice
Rising contributor
B Hxxxx the plan was to try to preserve it, but unfortunately, due to a lack of maintenance for at least a decade prior to 2018, it could not be. It does remind me of a few buildings that have fallen, or may be in jeopardy, to the same fate. What I asked for before is that the public get monthly updates for significant projects.

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Jxxxx Gxxxx
All-star contributor
I said the same thing….when i could of swore they said it was gnna stay! But🤷🏼‍♀️
Smh
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Mxxxx xxxx
Apparently the city manager and the council didn’t care.
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Torrance Harvey
Rising contributor
Mxxxx Vxxxx Don’t go there

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Dxxxx Fxxxx
Mxxxx xxxx Go where you want my man. The city government is not above criticism.
Mxxxx Lxxxx
Apparently, Mayor Torrance Harvey has blocked me, so he will not see my response to the comment he (allegedly, because I cannot see it) posted:
The mayor has outreach problems.
If he’s truly concerned about actions that are based in widespread community support, he needs to scan the entire topology of the communication landscape for feedback.
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Patty Sofokles
Thank you Anthony! We miss you😊

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