I’ve been told that my columns “bury the lead.” It has been suggested to me that I take too long getting to the main point and should use shorter sentences to make things clear.

I guess, by starting the column this way, I’ve once again frustrated people. But let me try, for the rest of the space I have left, to show that I am capable of taking advice and trying something new.

The proposed Dunkin’ at Exchange and North streets is a bad idea. Madison County’s move to let Casella manage their municipal landfill is a bad idea. Both things could be avoided if people speak up now.

The Geneva Industrial Development Agency wants to sell off the vacant land at the entrance to the city. As their name suggests, they are supposed to work on industrial development; that’s not going to be an industrial project, so they want to get rid of it. Rather than give it back to the city or the Local Development Corp. for a tie in to a larger economic development vision (housing, essential services, improved greenspace to boost home values in an area that has suffered significant disinvestment), they are selling it to a........

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