Gone For 1,209,600 Seconds

Sounds like a lot....but it isn't. Not when those seconds were spent at the family cottage up in the beautiful North Country of NY!

So, I've been out of the loop for a couple of weeks, and it felt great. No internet, no cell phone, no newspapers.....just family, sun, fun, and many good memories made.

Now that I'm back, I'm catching up on all that I've missed. I noticed that Failbany finally passed the budget 4 months late (and it increases spending). Just shy of the "all time record" for late budgets. Congratulations. I also noticed that the Senate passed a property tax cap, but the Assembly doesn't seem to want to. Good ol' Shelly Silver seems to think property tax caps aren't what his constituents need (even though a majority of taxpayers want a property tax cap). He thinks that providing more school aid from the state would lead to lower taxes on the local level. Even though that hasn't shown true in the past.

Well, thanks a lot Shelly! Thanks for thinking of us taxpayers who have had to live with a property tax that is 79% above the national average. Assembly Democrats don't even support bringing this issue to the floor for a vote!

Ugh, Failbany. You suck.

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Sunday Sundry Items

I haven't had much to write about specifically - scratch that - I haven't felt like writing about much specifically. The weather has been fantabulous, and I have been enjoying it. I hope you all are enjoying it too.

Lilac Festival: Anyone head out to the Lilac festival? Except for one "weather event" that canceled some things, it was another successful Lilac-a-licious year. Yay lilacs! You rock! And you smell good too!

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Huh?

Link to 13Wham video. Or, click on play below to view.


I was reading Rachel Barnhart's blog over at 13Wham - and it discusses the importance of the support of Senator's Robach and Alesi for passing mayoral control of the RCSD to city council.

Good blog, and interesting quotes from Alesi and Robach and Urbanski.....but the one quote from Duffy I found interesting.

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Hairy Situation At Mayor's Ball

YNN article and video.

(Check out the young adult behind Pavone at around the :39 mark of the video. He wipes his nose, checks his hand for the offending booger, then strikes a pose. So funny.)



More than 200 protesters were outside of the Rochester Riverside Convention Center on Saturday night to protest Mayoral Control of the RCSD.

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Protest At Morelle's Office

I guess there was a protest at Morelle's Irondequoit office today about Mayoral Control of the City School District. Joe Morelle supports Mayor Duffy's quest to take over control of the City School District, and there are many people who don't agree with this proposal of Mayoral Control.

It seems the Rochester and Genesee Valley Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO are some of those people. They sent out an "Action Alert" for the protest today, along with a very nice picture of Joe and Bob.





Here are a couple of pictures from the protest, as the crowd chanted "Oh Joe, say it aint so. Joe HAS TO GO!"

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