This & That

"It's Legal, So It's Ethical." ~ Joe Morelle

Say what?



It was so ethical that Joe voted to change the law for anyone hired/elected after 1995 - because - we always change laws that are ethical.....riiiiiiight? Oy. Way to tap-dance around those questions!
Even NYC Mayor Bloomberg called it "the ultimate scam" - it's THAT ethical.

At least Gantt was just blunt and honest and basically told Rachel Barnhart that he "Doesn't talk to you." (Meaning white reporters named Rachel Barnhart, apparently.) I can appreciate the honesty, even though I think it's wrong to collect retirement and still "work" at the same job and collect a salary on top of it - (in quotation marks because Gantt failed to show up for 23 out of 84 session days last session.....so....uh....yeah..."work".)

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You Down Wit' C.I.P.?

Town Board has a special announcement on their meeting agenda page - thought y'all might be interested in it. Link.

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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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July 2010 Periodic Report

They are out today! Make sure you check your reps campaign finances, and see who they are working for. Google the names and addresses to find out who owns our elected officials.

Go to Monroe County BOE and on the left hover over "campaign finance", and from the drop down menu select "disclosure reports", and then I usually select "view committee by name" and type in the name I am researching.

Here are Morelle's July Periodic reports:

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Confounding!

D&C article link.

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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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Walking The Walk

I don't know if you've noticed, but I complain a lot on here. I do...I know this, and I accept it. I don't know if everyone else is as accepting. :) But...ya know what? They may have a point in being "less receptive" to my complaining if I don't offer some type of solution, or alternative.

I know I have made some suggestions in the past, or I've said to just "do away" with some things to save some money and help municipalities run more efficiently. I don't always focus on the solutions (sometimes I do), and instead only point out the problems (a majority of the time).

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Barone Ad In I-Post

Just another FYI for those who haven't seen it.

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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Customer Service - My #1 Priority!

I have added an RSS feed at the top right of the blog.

Right there, see it?

I noticed that a certain person in the NYS Assembly was searching on google for rss feeds for the ol' FOIL blog.

Never one to disappoint, and always looking for ways to make your experience a pleasant one here at FOILS For Irondequoit - I have added an rss feed.

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