Three items of business today:

1) I will be guest on C-SPAN's Washington Journal tomorrow morning at 9:30, talking about the election. Make sure to tune in!

2) It seems that Assembly Minority Leader and Congressional Candidate Jim Tedisco has taken a stand on Beaver Pond Village, the proposed 85-lot subdivision proposed for Geyser Crest.

In a March 29 letter to Planning Board Chair Clifford Van Wagner, Tedisco expresses concerns about the project, pertaining mostly to the sensitivity of the environment, and the process of environmental review it went through.

Here's the letter's best paragraph:
"It is not my usual practice to intervene in local planning board issues, except in those rare cases, such as this, where the quality of life of existing area residents is about to be substantially and irreversibly altered. I urge you and your board members to re-review the record and seriously consider the substantial negative impact final approval will have on the residents of Geyser Crest before approving any findings."

A letter accompanying this letter, written by Democrat Hank Kuczynski said the move is an attempt on Tedisco's part to garner support among Geyser Crest residents. Could be, for sure. But what's interesting is that most of the Planning Board is Republican, and while I wouldn't say that the project's progress through the planning process has been politically motivated, I would say that it's been exhaustive in the review area.

While further review might be necessary, I don't think a state assemblyman needed to tell that to Van Wagner.

3) Our website now requires readers to register their email address before leaving comments (nasty or otherwise). We join the Times Union and Post Star in doing so, and I, for one, hope that it will curb some of the abuse we've seen on the web of late.

That's all. Don't forget to vote tomorrow!