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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I-Post Election Goodies

Lots of letters and ads in today's I-Post. There were no letters supporting Joe Morelle, and the paid ads were a report card on Dan Maffei, and another about two incumbents and the mess in NY - both paid for by Irondequoit Citizens for Better Government inc., a non-profit organization registered with NY State: Board members are Mary Finucane, Vince Patane, Marie Moscato-Foxton, and Richard Barone.

Maffei Report Card:

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Oooo-Oooo-I'm Missing Youuuuuuu

If I was a Joe Morelle Mailer - that's the song I would be singing!

What are the mailers missing?

A "Not paid for at taxpayers expense" sentence, anywhere, on any of the multitudes of mailers that Joe has sent out. I don't see a "paid for by the MCDC" or "paid for by the state democratic committee" or "paid for by the seniors first committee" or "paid for by the friend of Joe Morelle comittee" - anywhere.

Did the taxpayers pay for these mailers?

The mailers don't say who is paying for them - I'm assuming that the taxpayers did.

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Morelle - Can Dish It Out, But Can't Take It?

That seems to be Joe Morelle - City News has an article up where Joe is having a temper tantrum with the MC Fair Election Practices Committee. He sent out an e-mail about it.

From the article:

"Effective immediately, I am advising all Democratic candidates to withdraw participation in the Monroe County Fair Election Practices Committee until the sponsors re-format the committee in a fair, bipartisan manner.

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Happy 2nd Birthday FOILS!

Can't believe it's been two years! To celebrate, I will enjoy the beautiful fall colors of the day, and just relax. For a gift, I would like you all to do the same.

Like Corruption And High Taxes?

Vote the same people back in.

Obviously, NYS voters love the corruption and the dysfunction of NYS. You like the high taxes. You love that businesses move out of our state - and take our college graduates with them.

You must! You keep voting the same people back in! Do you honestly think they are going to finally "stand up" to the "leaders" after 10, 20 years in the Senate or Assembly? You really believe that? Honestly?

Having just read the appalling report from the NYS Inspector General - a 316 page report that calls the "handling" of the bidding process for choosing a video lottery terminal operator for Aqueduct Racetrack - corrupt and a "political free-for-all" - I am amazed at our apathy, and our ignorance.

Albany is FAILbany BECAUSE of those very same people you vote into office year after year after year.

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Flush The Toilet And Let 'Em All Go

This video was attached to an article in the D&C and they interview a few citizens on a makeshift soapbox about their opinions on "fixing" New York.

I like the young lady at the 1:32 mark of the video who says: "You kinda gotta flush the toilet and let 'em all go and start over fresh."

Profound.

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Candidates & Issues

The D&C has a Q&A for candidates in their RocDoc section. You can view the whole thing here.

Here's the candidates for the 132nd Assembly District answers.

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7,220 Days

What can you do in 7,220 days?

You could possibly pay off a mortgage.

You could complete K-12 and a year (maybe two) of college.

You could witness 4 (or 5) U.S. Presidents hold office.

You could grow up and get married and have a child by now.

You could build a reputation.

You could make a career out of being a member of the NYS Assembly. (Or Senate)

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Agenda RTB Meeting 9-21-2010

Looks like it will be an interesting meeting.

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Did Congel Pay His Taxes?

I was told (through articles and news reports) that he paid on March 15th - but when I click on the parcel ID #'s for the property included in the P.I.L.O.T. - it says he's still delinquent.

County tax rolls are usually filed around July 1st, so if he did pay in March, I would assume that this would be reflected in the information on the tax portal website. It isn't. It says he's still delinquent.


092.05-1-85.111
092.05-85.2
092.05-1-87.1
092.05-1-84
092.05-1-18
092.05-1-17
092.05-1-19
092.05-1-16
092.05-1-9


I'll use the first property as an example.

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Release the Scorecards!

Unshackle Upstate is really getting into informing the public about our representatives in Albany. They have declared November 2nd as "Judgment Day", and they want the voting citizens to hold their elected officials accountable for change in our state, especially when it comes to job creation and helping our economy grow.

They've created "scorecards" as part of their "Judgment Day" campaign. From their website: "The Scorecard will be frequently updated to provide New Yorkers with information on how each of the 212 legislators vote on various pro-taxpayer and job creator legislation, as well as on this year's state budget."

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Comedy or Tragedy?

I'm thinking a little of both.

A "Reality Show" couldn't write a script any better than this. It has bumbling clowns, a "shady" non-licensed private I, connected political players, appointed and elected officials, and a police report to back it all up. Incredibly entertaining.

Newsworthy? Absolutely. As much as Robutrad was - and that was on the front page of the D&C for months. Mention some shenanigans with CDR working their magic against the County Executive and her Administration, which includes names of people connected to the current Mayor who is running for Lt. Governor.....and this gets a few hours on the main page only to be buried in the archives late that night.

Funny how that all works.

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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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