To the Editor:
Having lived in Rye for over 50 years, having all of our grandchildren in Rye and having served on the zoning board, planning commission, chaired the board of assessment review, and been a member of the Rye City Council, I am understandably interested in Rye’s master plan.
I think the master plan should be reviewed on a regular basis to confirm that it properly reflects what The Record referred to in its Feb. 20 issue as the “vision of the values residents want reflected in their community for years to come.”
Let’s review where we stand, bearing in mind the wonderful epigram of Bert Lance (one of the few good things from the Carter administration): “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
All of us here in Rye have either moved in or chosen to remain here while the existing plan was in being.
The median sale price of a house in Rye in January was $2,200,000, up 15 percent from 2024 and, on average, sells within 31 days on the market.
For most of us, our homes are a significant piece of our net worth. A net worth of $2,200,000 places one in the top 10 percent of U.S. households.
Bottom line, our existing master plan has worked well and been more than satisfactory to the community, which doesn’t mean it can’t be improved and shouldn’t be reviewed. But my concern is summed up in the headline in the Feb. 20 issue of The Rye Record: “Outdated Master Plan.” This is a value judgment before objective analysis.
The review should be objective; those involved not tainted with notions of the adequacy of the existing plan or personal social goals.
–Gerry Seitz
Letter: Review Master Plan Carefully
To the Editor:
Having lived in Rye for over 50 years, having all of our grandchildren in Rye and having served on the zoning board, planning commission, chaired the board of assessment review, and been a member of the Rye City Council, I am understandably interested in Rye’s master plan.
I think the master plan should be reviewed on a regular basis to confirm that it properly reflects what The Record referred to in its Feb. 20 issue as the “vision of the values residents want reflected in their community for years to come.”
Let’s review where we stand, bearing in mind the wonderful epigram of Bert Lance (one of the few good things from the Carter administration): “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
All of us here in Rye have either moved in or chosen to remain here while the existing plan was in being.
The median sale price of a house in Rye in January was $2,200,000, up 15 percent from 2024 and, on average, sells within 31 days on the market.
For most of us, our homes are a significant piece of our net worth. A net worth of $2,200,000 places one in the top 10 percent of U.S. households.
Bottom line, our existing master plan has worked well and been more than satisfactory to the community, which doesn’t mean it can’t be improved and shouldn’t be reviewed. But my concern is summed up in the headline in the Feb. 20 issue of The Rye Record: “Outdated Master Plan.” This is a value judgment before objective analysis.
The review should be objective; those involved not tainted with notions of the adequacy of the existing plan or personal social goals.
–Gerry Seitz
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