Ken Rosen is currently suing the Village of Airmont and this is a conflict of interest if you are running for a Village position.
Here are the facts:
I. Lawsuit filed August 4, 2014 by Mr. Rosen claiming $12K in damages:
II. The letter from Airmont’s Attorney explaining the facts:
Key Points:
– Trustee Ralph Bracco was placed in charge by the board to plant trees on the Rosen’s property.
– On May 25th, it was discovered that Mr. Rosen had landscaping done to his property.
– There was a meeting on June 4th with Ken Rosen’s attorney to settle the matter.
– The Rosen’s file lawsuit August 5th.
III. The emails that clearly explained who was to perform the work:
From: Philip Gigante [mailto:pgigante@airmont.org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 11:19 AM
To: ‘ROSEN K’
Subject: RE: tree
It’s still in Ralph’s hands.
From: ROSEN K [mailto:undisclosed]
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 8:50 AM
To: Philip Gigante Gigante
Subject: tree
did I get the go ahead to order another 15′ tree?
From: Philip Gigante [mailto:pgigante@airmont.org]
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 9:27 AM
To: ‘ROSEN K’
Subject: RE: hi
Hi Ken,
Ralph told me to let you know Izzy is not coming today because he’s stuck helping the engineer finish the MS4 report. He also said he has everything under control. He will have the trees installed and have all of the other stuff done. He needs to coordinate everything as he is in charge of the project. If you want to find out when stuff is happening you can contact him.
Phil
From: ROSEN K [mailto:undisclosed]
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 4:16 PM
To: Philip Gigante
Subject: Re: hi
thanks, so I get a check for $6500 or they pay the guy putting in the trees?
call me tomorrow to discuss
On Tuesday, May 13, 2014 4:13 PM, Philip Gigante <pgigante@airmont.org> wrote:
Nothing other than what I said yesterday. No release as of now. There is some sort of communication issue between what we passed on Monday and what Tony understood. I have to call Ralph as he is the one in charge of this but I have a lot to do at work so I won’t get to him until my ride home.
From: ROSEN K [mailto:undisclosed]
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 12:38 PM
To: Philip Gigante Gigante
Subject: hi
Phil, what was decided
From: Philip Gigante [mailto:pgigante@airmont.org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 11:04 AM
To: ‘ROSEN K’
Subject: RE: 249
Hi Ken,
We authorized a budget with Ralph to supervise the project and discuss the details with you. You should be hearing from him shortly. I stressed the importance of having the trees planted before the next meeting so reach out to Ralph and expect the work to begin shortly.
Phil
From: ROSEN K [mailto:undisclosed]
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 9:32 AM
To: Philip Gigante Gigante
Subject: 249
what was done?