The Noi$e Of Water$

 "All Day I Hear The Noise Of Waters"

All day I hear the noise of waters
Making moan,
Sad as the sea-bird is when, going
Forth alone,
He hears the winds cry to the water's
Monotone.

The grey winds, the cold winds are blowing
Where I go.
I hear the noise of many waters
Far below.
All day, all night, I hear them flowing
To and fro.

~James Joyce

Meaghan McDermott of the D&C had an excellent article early this morning about the SBWD paying back, with interest, what the Town has loaned them so far.  They think they can do this in two or three installment payments within the next two years.  They are also going to hire a "forensic auditor" to figure out how the finances got so bad.

From the article:  "The town collects payments from the district's customers and writes the checks for the district's own bills." and "The district pays the town $20,500 per year for the accounting services, said district superintendent Lindsay Putnam."

Also, "water district commissioners say they were blindsided to learn in August that the district didn't have enough money to repay the December loan, and that the district needed even more money to pay its September bills."

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Tentative 2012 Budget

For your reading pleasure.....Town of Irondequoit link to budget.

I haven't had a chance to review it thoroughly yet, but there is a slight increase in the tax rate, up $.13 from last year. It was $6.51 per $1,000. assessed valuation last year. It is tentatively $6.64 per $1,000. assessed valuation for 2012. That could change - up or down - by the time it's all said and done.

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Sea Breeze Water District Audit

From January 2007 - January 2010. I thought it would be good to put this audit from last year up. Especially since the meeting last night - and because I noticed someone searched "comptroller sea breeze water district". I didn't see the Special Town Board Meeting last night - but I heard that the S.B.W.D. can't make payroll, and things don't look too good.  

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"Much Ado About Nothing"

That's what Bovenzi said about the inter fund transfers - it was "Much Ado About Nothing".

Never mind that these inter fund transfers are costing the taxpayers in the special districts more taxes.......it just could "have been handled better."

Never mind that the "co mingling" of funds in one bank account is AGAINST THE LAW and is PROHIBITED John......just say "Bah - you're getting upset over nothing."

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IDC - Lies For Political Gain

Link.


"For parents of school aged children please do make sure that children are safe on their trek to school as side walk plowing seems to be a budget causality, even though we had been promised that there would be no cuts to services by the current Supervisor."

"Cuts seem to have been made that could affect our most defenseless little residents."

"Unplowed sidewalks"

"we try to sort out the effect of a budget that will “keep all services to the community intact”, but clearly do not."

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Misinformation on Budget

Warning: Certain people are going around to all the blogs and spreading rampant and blatant misinformation, and also commenting on articles in the I-Post about the budget - and they are wrong.

Here's the link to the I Post article about the budget.

Here is the article:


Under the article are comments from Iohad2010 - Joe Morelle supporter - she supposedly quotes from the Supervisor and Town Board Manual (who else would have a copy of that but a former tb member?) - and never provides a link to anything she claims. She is spreading blatant misinformation - which is par for the course.

We'll go comment by comment:

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Town Hall Is Historic - Not Histrionic

Ahhhhh - feels good for a change.




The beautiful, majestic Irondequoit Town Hall is now listed on the Town's historic registry - which protects that lovely building from ever being torn down, or from any future structural changes without going through the Preservation Committee first.

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Congel Pays His Taxes - Morelle Wants To Give Him State Aid

"I have not spoken to the developer in several months," Morelle said, "So I think we're all rightly concerned about plans he has going forward, and I think it's time that people stepped up the pressure. And, 'look you have to make a decision soon.' Obviously it's an important project and we want it to move forward, but there won't be any State Aid and I won't be advocating for State Aid until we see a lot more activity by the developer."

You're going to give him State Aid too?!?!

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First Week Officially Over

I would imagine that "getting through" the first week is a tough one for the new Supervisor, but it seems to be going smoothly so far.

According to the twits (tweets?) at irondemocrats, "After 60 days transition, so far new administration at Town Hall has only appointed a new Bingo Inspector. 5:30 AM Jan 6th from web"

Really? That's it? Three whole days after they officially took office, they just appointed a Bingo Inspector?

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Special TB Meeting 12-03-09 @ 5 PM....(MEETING LOCATION CHANGED)

......in a courtroom at the Public Safety Building, instead of the Broderick Room at Town Hall, due to a scheduling conflict, according to the D&C article.


Since it's at the PS building, maybe someone can check and see about those heat pumps that were supposed to be installed there when they bonded money for it?

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Budget Workshops

It seems that tomorrow's workshop is canceled.

After all of that input at the Public Hearing, don't you think a workshop would be a good thing to do?

Will it be rescheduled?

I went to go take a look at the agenda for next week's TB meeting, but the agenda from last month is still up there.



Maybe we'll find out next week about the budget workshop meeting?

Radio Ad & Mailers

I heard a radio ad over the weekend on Jazz 90.1 for Stacey Romeo, candidate for Irondequoit Town Justice.

You can

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Fund Balance Goes Bye-Bye!

Under the watchful, fiscal eye of the current administration....a resolution was passed to keep the fund balances at 5%-20% of the operating budget. I remember the meeting where they made a HUGE deal of keeping that fund balance over 5% for the health of the town and to also help the credit rating.


Unfortunately,

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"Stay Off The Blogs"

As I was reading this article, I was

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Fee Foil Fo' Medley

A while ago, I put up a FOI about the attorney and engineering fees associated with the Medley Centre from 2007 to present.

Apparently, there were no documents to show fees

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Tentative 2010 Town Budget

Increase in the tax levy (the revenue raised by the Town from property taxes) is increasing by 3.94%.

Which of course means that

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2010 Preliminary Budget?

I'm getting e-mails about the tentative 2010 Budget. Irondequoit has, in the past, been very timely in getting the preliminary budget "in" by the end of September. This year seems to be a little different.

I was looking at other towns/villages and

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