The Citizens Fiscal Advisory Committee has scheduled a meeting for Monday, February 28 at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Arrogance,Hypocrisy and Ignorance
Hypocrisy is the state of pretending to have beliefs, opinions, virtues, feelings, qualities, or standards that one does not actually have. Hypocrisy involves the deception of others and is thus a kind of lie.
The above definition is the epitomy of Legislator Cristo's entire political existense. The proof is there- his vote on the County Budget and his back-peddeling while he tried to explain why he voted yes , his vote for the ridiculous raise he agreed to for HVCC staff - the same one he then openly lied about while he criticized Town employee contracts. Lest we forget his Town Board tenure - ok lets forget it . He really did nothing of note and what little he did do , he screwed up-( transfer station, scrap contract, town vehicle auction) . We would be remiss if we failed to mention his hiring of his friend and private business partner , Chris Defruscio who ran the DPW budget $ 160,000 into the red for 2010 and he did it while only being there 10 out of 12 months !
The past two years , voters in East Greenbush have sent a clear message to Mike Cristo , yet his ego will not allow him to fathom that people are not falling for his continual attacks on Supervisor McCabe, Councilwomen OBrien, Mangold and Councilman Malone.
Lets get to the basics of this entire mindset that our County Representative possesses. For starters - he's been beat the past two elections, got slapped pretty hard this year , and to make matters worse, Mangold only announced her campaign about 45 days prior to the election while Cristo and Taylor campaigned for a full year ! Not bad Sue , Good for you !
Probably the best example of the arrogance exhibited has to be Cristo's empassioned article supporting his friend - Lou Desso. I believe that anyone who needs proof of Desso's under-handed political tenure should simply refer to : http://www.northgreenbushpipeline.blogspot.com/
They've got his number over in North Greenbush , and if you read back thru the history of that blog , you'll see that they clearly have Cristos number as well.
After reviewing the County Budget page , we learned that contrary to the assertion of Legislator cristo , 4.1 million taxpayer dollars is earmarked for HVCC - yup 4.1 million ! That is an undisputed fact - not fictionalized , not imagined, its real folks and Cristo voted for a roughly 3.75% employee raise over each of the next three/four years for staff @ HVCC. The sad part is that he owns that fact , but then turns around and torpedoes the Supervisor for agreeing to a 0% raise for 2011 and 3% for 2012 and 2013 . - OK I'll say it - HUH? Come on Man !?!
Normally , we would walk away with our head held high after such a fantastic victory this past November. The team of resident taxpayers who clearly wanted to put a stop to the Taylor/Cristo ticket spoke loud and clear and we all had one heck of a celebration. It was worth all the work and effort. No one is looking to rub it in - just want to get down to business. The losers can't seem to allow that to happen.
Town employees who were openly mocked and threatened can now relax and get back to work without fear of retribution and the loss of their jobs. The labor unions came out strongly and sent a clear message to the reform party and even though reform is attempting to paint a different picture of the Town workforce , our Town employes have sent a very clear message by accepting the 0% wage increase for 2011. In these uncertain financial times, that had to be one of the hardest terms to agree to, especially when over the years , municipal employees were grossly underpaid.
Where's this post going and what's all the fuss? Simple - a clear message to ALL viewers - the Town Labor Unions have stuck together AGAIN - to the benefit of ALL taxpayers. They ALL live in East Greenbush as well, and this is their Town too ! They vote and pay the same taxes we do, School , County , Ambulance District , Fire District, Library and Town taxes - we all pay the same !
Just needed to clear a few of those small misconceptions up.
Labor Unions are a fact of life - they are the cheapest form of guaranteed laborers for your workforce. They have evolved over the past twenty or so years. They are a force to be reckoned with and that fact needs to be recognised. McCabe knows that , Cristo and Taylor still don't get it.
Keep poking fun at the labor force and watch your hopes for 2012 go down the drain again. Be mindful and wise to their needs and wants - work with them and see the progress that your looking for. Once again, McCabe is savvy to that mindset. Cristo fights it with his every ounce of energy.
The above definition is the epitomy of Legislator Cristo's entire political existense. The proof is there- his vote on the County Budget and his back-peddeling while he tried to explain why he voted yes , his vote for the ridiculous raise he agreed to for HVCC staff - the same one he then openly lied about while he criticized Town employee contracts. Lest we forget his Town Board tenure - ok lets forget it . He really did nothing of note and what little he did do , he screwed up-( transfer station, scrap contract, town vehicle auction) . We would be remiss if we failed to mention his hiring of his friend and private business partner , Chris Defruscio who ran the DPW budget $ 160,000 into the red for 2010 and he did it while only being there 10 out of 12 months !
The past two years , voters in East Greenbush have sent a clear message to Mike Cristo , yet his ego will not allow him to fathom that people are not falling for his continual attacks on Supervisor McCabe, Councilwomen OBrien, Mangold and Councilman Malone.
Lets get to the basics of this entire mindset that our County Representative possesses. For starters - he's been beat the past two elections, got slapped pretty hard this year , and to make matters worse, Mangold only announced her campaign about 45 days prior to the election while Cristo and Taylor campaigned for a full year ! Not bad Sue , Good for you !
Probably the best example of the arrogance exhibited has to be Cristo's empassioned article supporting his friend - Lou Desso. I believe that anyone who needs proof of Desso's under-handed political tenure should simply refer to : http://www.northgreenbushpipeline.blogspot.com/
They've got his number over in North Greenbush , and if you read back thru the history of that blog , you'll see that they clearly have Cristos number as well.
After reviewing the County Budget page , we learned that contrary to the assertion of Legislator cristo , 4.1 million taxpayer dollars is earmarked for HVCC - yup 4.1 million ! That is an undisputed fact - not fictionalized , not imagined, its real folks and Cristo voted for a roughly 3.75% employee raise over each of the next three/four years for staff @ HVCC. The sad part is that he owns that fact , but then turns around and torpedoes the Supervisor for agreeing to a 0% raise for 2011 and 3% for 2012 and 2013 . - OK I'll say it - HUH? Come on Man !?!
Normally , we would walk away with our head held high after such a fantastic victory this past November. The team of resident taxpayers who clearly wanted to put a stop to the Taylor/Cristo ticket spoke loud and clear and we all had one heck of a celebration. It was worth all the work and effort. No one is looking to rub it in - just want to get down to business. The losers can't seem to allow that to happen.
Town employees who were openly mocked and threatened can now relax and get back to work without fear of retribution and the loss of their jobs. The labor unions came out strongly and sent a clear message to the reform party and even though reform is attempting to paint a different picture of the Town workforce , our Town employes have sent a very clear message by accepting the 0% wage increase for 2011. In these uncertain financial times, that had to be one of the hardest terms to agree to, especially when over the years , municipal employees were grossly underpaid.
Where's this post going and what's all the fuss? Simple - a clear message to ALL viewers - the Town Labor Unions have stuck together AGAIN - to the benefit of ALL taxpayers. They ALL live in East Greenbush as well, and this is their Town too ! They vote and pay the same taxes we do, School , County , Ambulance District , Fire District, Library and Town taxes - we all pay the same !
Just needed to clear a few of those small misconceptions up.
Labor Unions are a fact of life - they are the cheapest form of guaranteed laborers for your workforce. They have evolved over the past twenty or so years. They are a force to be reckoned with and that fact needs to be recognised. McCabe knows that , Cristo and Taylor still don't get it.
Keep poking fun at the labor force and watch your hopes for 2012 go down the drain again. Be mindful and wise to their needs and wants - work with them and see the progress that your looking for. Once again, McCabe is savvy to that mindset. Cristo fights it with his every ounce of energy.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Citizens Fiscal Advisory Committee Meeting
The Citizens Fiscal Advisory Committee has scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, February 15 at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Worth a Look
It would seem that our neighbors over in North Greenbush suffer from the same foolishness and political rhetoric/ gamesmanship that we have been subjected too - ie. Lou Desso.
I couldn't help but notice the similarities of our two County Legislators as I read the North Greenbush Blog. I saw striking resemblences. I would highly recommend you read for yourself : http://www.northgreenbushpipeline.blogspot.com/
Make your own determinations as to whether or not Lou Desso is the "savior" of North Greenbush.
I couldn't help but notice the similarities of our two County Legislators as I read the North Greenbush Blog. I saw striking resemblences. I would highly recommend you read for yourself : http://www.northgreenbushpipeline.blogspot.com/
Make your own determinations as to whether or not Lou Desso is the "savior" of North Greenbush.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Shared Services and its benefit to East Greenbush
For quite awhile now, members of the East Greenbush Police Department, the Schodack Police Department, North Greenbush Police Department and the City of Rensselaer Police Department, have been meeting to discuss "sharing" expertise amongst themselves and to also explore merging services where feasible to stop the waste and save tax dollars!
EGPD,NGPD and Schodack Police have used this concept sucessfully for years with the formation of the Community Emergency Services Team or SWAT team that was formed back in 1993. The Towns currently also share accident investigators and evidence technicians amongst the departments. Firearms training and annual re-qualifications are currently being looked at for ways to combine and save time which would ultimately save budget dollars.
The concept began locally sometime back in 2008. East Greenbush Officer Jim Condo contacted representatives from the surrounding agencies to discuss the overlapping services and to investigate where they could combine and eliminate waste. Those meetings were difficult at first, but as the concept grew and became more enticing to each administrator because of the budget savings, the meetings became more than just a "brainstorming" event- they actually investigated several options including combining departments or at the very least , combining the communications portions together into a central dispatch for the four agencies and possibly the Village of Nassau. This idea has grown legs and with the support of each Department Chief , will continue to progress forward .
Why is this being mentioned you ask? Well, its actually very simple. Each day , we read the financial forcast for the region as well as the United States as a whole. The Times Union just ran an article highliting the Guilderland Police Departments overtime costs and true- the Town of Guilderland is bigger than East Greenbush, but their budget takes the same hit as East Greenbush when it comes to overtime funding.
Over the past few weeks , we've seen the New York State Police getting crucified for the raises they got when the State was actually cutting peoples jobs, and the amount of money those Troopers got in their raises made ALOT of taxpayers furious. Governor Cuomo reversed the pay raises and that seemed to have remedied the issue - all beit temporarily.
East Greenbush has some of the finest emergency services in the Capital Region. Our Police Department is second to none. They have been very deligent in keeping the people of East Greenbush safe and regardless of whether or not a political hopeful cares for them, the Police just keep doing their job. They are to be commended for their recent arrests and dealings with some HEROINE users and dealers in Town.
The continuing exploration of these shared services between Police Departments should not go un noticed and should be encouraged at all levels of Town Government. Its not easy work for the officers involved , but they keep trying - to everyones benefit. Excellent work ladies and gentlemen! You are to be applauded for your efforts !
EGPD,NGPD and Schodack Police have used this concept sucessfully for years with the formation of the Community Emergency Services Team or SWAT team that was formed back in 1993. The Towns currently also share accident investigators and evidence technicians amongst the departments. Firearms training and annual re-qualifications are currently being looked at for ways to combine and save time which would ultimately save budget dollars.
The concept began locally sometime back in 2008. East Greenbush Officer Jim Condo contacted representatives from the surrounding agencies to discuss the overlapping services and to investigate where they could combine and eliminate waste. Those meetings were difficult at first, but as the concept grew and became more enticing to each administrator because of the budget savings, the meetings became more than just a "brainstorming" event- they actually investigated several options including combining departments or at the very least , combining the communications portions together into a central dispatch for the four agencies and possibly the Village of Nassau. This idea has grown legs and with the support of each Department Chief , will continue to progress forward .
Why is this being mentioned you ask? Well, its actually very simple. Each day , we read the financial forcast for the region as well as the United States as a whole. The Times Union just ran an article highliting the Guilderland Police Departments overtime costs and true- the Town of Guilderland is bigger than East Greenbush, but their budget takes the same hit as East Greenbush when it comes to overtime funding.
Over the past few weeks , we've seen the New York State Police getting crucified for the raises they got when the State was actually cutting peoples jobs, and the amount of money those Troopers got in their raises made ALOT of taxpayers furious. Governor Cuomo reversed the pay raises and that seemed to have remedied the issue - all beit temporarily.
East Greenbush has some of the finest emergency services in the Capital Region. Our Police Department is second to none. They have been very deligent in keeping the people of East Greenbush safe and regardless of whether or not a political hopeful cares for them, the Police just keep doing their job. They are to be commended for their recent arrests and dealings with some HEROINE users and dealers in Town.
The continuing exploration of these shared services between Police Departments should not go un noticed and should be encouraged at all levels of Town Government. Its not easy work for the officers involved , but they keep trying - to everyones benefit. Excellent work ladies and gentlemen! You are to be applauded for your efforts !
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