Now This Is Odd........

Remember the blog I did a bit back about "Mr. Fakity-Fake-Fake" who wrote a letter to the Irondequot Post, and in that letter "Mathew Lewis" said that "but all the town leaders I wrote to, responded to me."?

A FOI request was submitted for those "responses", and an answer has been given, in record time I might add (9 days!),about that particular FOI request.

Here it is, in all it's glory:



Gee, if Mathew Lewis is a real person, and has a real address on Norton Street, and said he wrote to the town....there should be a record of that.

No such records exist.......

And, neither does Mathew Lewis on Norton Street in Irondequoit. We've e-mailed him, but he never seems to return our e-mails with a quote or explanation that I could show.

Here is the extent of what we have from/to Mr. Fakity-Fake-Fake.





But.......Mark Scuderi exists. We've e-mailed him too, and he got back to us right away (probably because he has nothing to hide, and is a real person. That always helps.)

This is what Mr. Scuderi has to say about it:

Special TBM On 4/28!!!

Well now, I am officially impressed.

Yay! Y'all better go and speak your mind. Don't be afraid that certain TB members will mock you, or tell you to go back home if you go up to give input. Please share your ideas, and anything else you feel is relevant to this issue. Don't be afraid that someone will write a scathing, insulting blog about your idea in September '08, and then join the Irondequoit Democrat Committee in January '09, and be appointed to the Planning Board a week later. (These are the kind of people the Supervisor wants to surround herself with to represent you?)

Be respectful, state your concerns, tell them you are disappointed in them if you really are, or that you are impressed with what they have done if you really are....and DO NOT go over 3 minutes!!! The finger is hovering over the bell when it hits the 2:30 mark....I swear.

This is what everyone's been asking for...so go and share your ideas and concerns.

It is important.

Yay! The "Triggers" Are Up On The Labella Report!

They weren't there before the meeting on 4/16...the right side of the page was cut off where the "trigger" items were.

But now (and thank you so much Mr. Mazzenga, for getting to that today!) it is there and I can digest all of this information.

I didn't feel comfortable going into a "tirade" on something I didn't see the full report on when I did the previous blog about it.

But, now I can. Woo Hoo!

Here are the full estimates with the trigger column from Labella.









Grab yer ankles, taxpayers. This one is a good one. Hope there's at least a hair pull or a reach around included with these unbelievable estimates.

Well, I give them a hearty "Good For You" on this one.

Anyways, I'm not a contractor or anything....so I'm going to pick out simple things that I know I could help the Town save money on.

Let's go with "Add splash block to four downspouts."

Labella, on page 1, lists this item as "Immediate Maintenance", and their estimate is $200.00.

I, having the great contacts that I do (google), found that they are as low as $10.00 per splash block. I will personally spend $40.00 of my own money, and go to the Senior Center, and put them under all of your gutters - for free. I am an experienced splash-blocker-putter-inner, because I did do this all by myself at my house. With CONCRETE ones. Yeah. Way heavier!



On page 2 of Labella's Report, it says "Provide pull hardware where missing on some
cabinet doors", and their estimate is $200.00.

I, having the great contacts that I do (google), found that they are priced as low as $12.00 for a 10 pack. I will go so far as to purchase TWO 10 pks, of the $19.99 variety, and install them - for free. Don't worry about installing them, as I am experienced in this activity as well, installing them on my own cupboard doors when I refinished mine, all by myself. I have my own screwdriver, so you won't have to provide one......but I might like to use a few of those screws they obviously have loose to secure the cabinet hardware to the cupboard doors. $200.00 for attaching a cabinet handle? lol



Those are just two very small things that as a homeowner I have done myself, and I know those items are extremely inexpensive, yet do a great job. I don't think Pinegrove's splash blocks and cabinet door knobs need to be any more sturdier than what's in my home. I had teenagers, and tons of kids in my house when mine were younger. I haven't had cabinet hardware fall off one of my cabinets yet. One became loose a few years ago....and instead of buying a whole new house because of a wobbly knob....I got out my screwdriver and tightened it.

I could save the Town $400.00 with these two above repairs.

I hope I have time to call around tomorrow to some different contractors in the area, because I am going to get estimates on what Labella has in their report on a few different items, and compare. Of course, with "commercial property" estimated...not like a residence estimate or anything.

I'll let ya know what I find out, if I find out anything.

From The: "Are You Kidding Me?!?!" Department

This is one of THE BEST articles on the Medley Center that I have read.

Honestly, it made my eyes bulge right outta the sockets when I read it.

Really. They did.

My jaw dropped open. I kept shaking my head "No #$*(#& way! NO WAY is this true!"

But.....Oh. My. God. It is!

This is from the Rochester Business Journal from 4/17. Please pay attention to page 4, where I highlighted in red a couple of things.

(Even though the title of this article annoys me because it "reads" like it's about a financing department questioning a dog mall....that isn't what it's about.....it's a fantabulous article, believe me!)






This means that he was approved for PILOT and other COMIDA tax breaks BEFORE he was approved for financing of the project!

LMAO Oh, how I WISH I could go into a car dealer's lot tomorrow and say:

"I like the blue one. I'm planning on buying it. Can I please have my $3,000.00 cash rebate BEFORE I secure financing for the car? Thanks."

Lord help us pitiful taxpayers.

Hand-Outs From Mr. Ament At TB Meeting On 4/16

These were papers that Mr. Ament handed out at the TB meeting on Thursday. There are estimates from him, and e-mails between him and the Supervisor, and Board Members.










To read the rest....please click on "read more below the fold". Thanks!

"Good For You, Good For You, Go Back Home"

At the TBM on 4/16, Public Input was scheduled at the end of the meeting, according to the agenda. But the Supervisor decided to do some Public Input at the beginning of the meeting - like, the very, very beginning - right after the pledge.

Bob Ament went up to give some input on the Labella report, and did not speak for a full three minutes, but the bell dingy-dingied, and he was told his time was up. He then left. Towards the end of the meeting, when Public Input was scheduled according to the agenda, he had returned, and went up to speak again - because he felt he had some time left.

This is the video of the Public Input at the end of the meeting.

Right around the 1:30 mark of the video, Bob Ament commends Councilwoman Debbie Evans for asking some very good, pertinent questions, even applauding her. (She did ask some pointed questions, and I know that I appreciated that as well. I hope others did too.)

Right after this, he says:

"Supervisor Mary Ellen Heyman, I thought it was very staged, and leading tonight - and was very unhappy with you."

He walks away from the podium.

THEN you hear Mr. Perticone say:

"Good for you, *inaudible* go back home."

Then someone (can't tell who, but a woman's voice) says:

"Good for you."


Do you guys realize that technology nowadays is very advanced, and those microphones are sensitive, and I can practically hear your stomach breaking down food during the meetings?

Do you realize that? Or, more importantly, do you even care?

I mean, I know you guys take a lot of heat all the time...no matter the political party.....but YOU are the ones who make these "rules of conduct" for the residents to adhere to.....but you can't even control your remarks when someone makes a less than favorable comment about you?

You're politicians fer cripes sake! You should be used to this by now.

And, ya know what? Honestly? Parts of the presentation DID seem "scripted".

What ISN'T scripted in politics? Like, that's something new?

Did he really deserve your disrespect for speaking the truth? Or what he believed?

He may not be the kind of "public input" you want to hear, but everything isn't peaches and cream all the time. You have to expect people to be upset and comment on things in a negative way sometimes, especially when someone is so obviously passionate about this issue.

For you to sit there and get so upset that you mumble under your breath (or so you thought) things like you did is so unprofessional and disrespectful to a resident who even VOTED FOR YOU......I can't even come up with words to describe how truly disappointed I am in this representation.

As a Democrat, I am embarassed.

As a human, I am ashamed.

Thank you for at least letting us know how you really feel about some of your constituents, because now, I can truly say with every fiber of my being......

I cannot wait until a few of you "go home" yourselves.

You are a disgrace.






Here is the YouTube of Mr. Ament's first input, the Public Input that was right after the pledge:


I really don't think there was anything he said in either input that deserved being disrespected like he was. Not at all. This is how Democrats treat their fellow Dems who vote for them? Ugh.

After 3 Months, This Is Whatcha Gettin'.....

Remember that whole Tim Poley Billed The Taxpayers For E-Mails thing from a few days ago?

Well, I'm pleased to announce, that after 3 months, there is finally an answer.

This:


Instead of the e-mails, other documents were sent.








Basically, the majority of this information can be gleaned from the Pinegrove Financial Evaluation from 2006, and the 2009 Budget Recreation Center Analysis.

Does anyone realize what has never been shown at all? Ever?

A "feasibility study" for King$ Pork.

That King$ Pork building is well past it's prime, and in need of repairs. I believe parts of the building are at least 40 years old, with additions being in the 20-30 year old range. I'm not entirely sure on that, but of course I will check on that and correct myself at a later time if I am mistaken.

Tenants are emptying out of that King$ Pork building like it was on fire. You have to ask yourself "why"? Is the triple net lease too much? Are the CAM rates unreasonable? Does it smell like poopy in there? There has to be a reason why tenants are vacating. Of course, it's not too expensive for the taxpayers to lease space there.....MCC is in there already.....and if the Senior Center moved in that would have been a sweet deal. For the landlords of course.

Government is supposed to protect the taxpayer, not use them to pay back political favors.

Where were the feasibility studies for the King$ Pork lease?!?!

If Pinegrove, as a "temporary solution" had to have one, why didn't King$ Pork need one for a "temporary solution"?