As sad as it is to lose a landmark, it has always been my opinion that “local officials” need to stay out of it. I consider myself an independent thinking, compassionate conservative, and to me, even republicans are too liberal.
As what I believe to be the American way, governments should stay out of ownerships. The government should not be able to tell the current owner of the closed theater that he can’t demolish what is his. I am sorry to be saying what you don’t want to hear, but that is how I feel.
Personally, I don’t want to see it demolished. I would like to see it preserved, but that decision is not mine, nor the mayor’s, nor anyone else to make but the OWNER.
The government has too much power as it is. As you all know, recently, in NY it has become illegal to smoke cigarettes even in bars. Even if 90% of the patrons AND the owner smokes. That is insane. It should be up to the owner. If the owner wants to allow smoking and risk the loss of business from non-smokers who choose not to patron his establishment, that should be his choice.
If the owner wants to ban smoking in his establishment and risk losing business from the smokers, that too, should be his choice.
And if the owner of the Lindenhurst theater wants to demolish it, and use the property to build a drug store, a nail salon, or anything he wants, he too, should have that choice.
Sorry, but this is the way I feel.
The only thing left to do is try our best to convince him NOT TO demolish it – but at his own free will not to.
As sad as it is to lose a landmark, it has always been my opinion that “local officials” need to stay out of it. I consider myself an independent thinking, compassionate conservative, and to me, even republicans are too liberal.
As what I believe to be the American way, governments should stay out of ownerships. The government should not be able to tell the current owner of the closed theater that he can’t demolish what is his. I am sorry to be saying what you don’t want to hear, but that is how I feel.
Personally, I don’t want to see it demolished. I would like to see it preserved, but that decision is not mine, nor the mayor’s, nor anyone else to make but the OWNER.
The government has too much power as it is. As you all know, recently, in NY it has become illegal to smoke cigarettes even in bars. Even if 90% of the patrons AND the owner smokes. That is insane. It should be up to the owner. If the owner wants to allow smoking and risk the loss of business from non-smokers who choose not to patron his establishment, that should be his choice.
If the owner wants to ban smoking in his establishment and risk losing business from the smokers, that too, should be his choice.
And if the owner of the Lindenhurst theater wants to demolish it, and use the property to build a drug store, a nail salon, or anything he wants, he too, should have that choice.
Sorry, but this is the way I feel.
The only thing left to do is try our best to convince him NOT TO demolish it – but at his own free will not to.
He is the owner. That’s the bottom line.
billy kess. www.lindynews.com