Had Enough ?

Over the past few weeks,  Langley , Defruscio, Gilbert and others left over from the SWF  fraud, have ramped up their continual harassment of  Mary Ann Matters.

Langley and Defruscio have publicly denied knowledge or involvement , which is an absolute joke of a lie.

As far as Deb Dimartino goes, apparently she is so afraid to buck the trend and walk away from Langley and Defruscio, she just simply votes as she's told.    Not good for the resident taxpayers of East Greenbush , not good at all !

So the question that begs asking is this;  do we -< all of us >  allow Langley and Defruscio to continue to walk our tax dollars into theirs and their friends pockets?   Do we go thru another winter with our streets not being plowed or maintained?   Do we allow  Ed Gilbert to masquerade as the Mussolini of the Ethics Committee ?  Lets be honest, he's only there to run interference for Langley and Defruscio.

Do we as taxpayers continue to allow Langley and Defruscio to screw us over on this Casino debacle ?
Lets be clear - whether your for it or against it, you should be openly disgusted with the way this scenario  was/is being handled by our Supervisor.  
Just attempt this simple task.  Make your way down the left hallway @ Town Hall  towards the glass partition. Make sure you stop at Denise Corellis  desk or face the wrath of hell  that is sure to come if you try to walk past.  Ask for a meeting with Langley and see where that gets you... you'll hear him in his office, but there's little or no chance you'll get an audience.

So, this all begs the question, is it time to act as a  Town , speak up against  our openly corrupt  Supervisor and his un-educated advisor, Defruscio.    Rich Crist has wanted control of East Greenbush for years.   We hope he's happy.  Despite his own personal legal woes, he can't possibly be thrilled with the way Defruscio is running  East Greenbush into the ground.    Phil Danaher runs  from questions and controversy, just ask  Jack Conway.   Some leadership huh ?     People were duped into the SWF  , "change and hope"  rhetoric.
There should be no doubt at this point that we were ALL openly screwed over by Chris Defruscio .

Defruscio preached fiscal accountability and  tax savings.....simple  question:  how's that working out  for  you ?

Had enough?   Us too !    Time for all of us to fill the  Town Board meetings and demand  accountability and  at the very least, our financial standings after ALL the audits. Audits that we still know nothing about !

CoNSERNS-U Needs Your Help

The cold weather will be here before we know it and the kids of southern Rensselaer county need coats! We will be accepting BRAND NEW (with tags) coats for kids sizes infant-juniors.  

Last year -- thanks to the generous outpouring of our donors, volunteers and friends , CoNSERNS-U served 162 kids through our New Coats for Kids program.

Also, the pantry shelves need constant re-stocking:

Food Items
Canned stews, soups, vegetables, chili, hash, fruit, fruit juice, cereal, pancake mix, syrup, pasta, sauce, baked beans, flavored rice, instant potatoes, peanut butter, jellies, mac & cheese, etc.

Personal items
Toothpaste, tooth brushes, shampoo, body wash, deodorant, razors,  shaving cream, hand soap, lotion, toilet paper, mouthwash, laundry soap, dish soap, diapers, etc.

Cash donations are always welcome if more convenient.

Thank you.

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Public Notice

  

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of East Greenbush will hold a public hearing on September 23, 2014 at the American Legion, 200 Columbia Turnpike, Rensselaer, New York beginning at 7:00 P.M. to consider the following application:  Appeal number #2014-13:  Pursuant to Resolution 109-2014, the Town Board of the Town of East Greenbush has referred this matter to the Zoning Board of Appeals to provide an interpretation of the Comprehensive Zoning Law of the Town of East Greenbush, pursuant to Section 4.2.3 of such law. Capital View Casino & Resort, LLC c/o Saratoga Casino & Raceway of 32 Jefferson Street, Saratoga Springs,  NY 12866 has filed an application seeking a Planned Development District for a non-residential project on Thompson Hill Road, East Greenbush, NY, an approximately 152 acre parcel in an area currently Zoned R-B.  The Town Board of the Town of East Greenbush has requested that the Zoning Board of Appeals provide an interpretation as to whether the lands contemplated for the Planned Development District are appropriate for the uses being proposed in the application for a Planned Development District pursuant to Section 2.9.4 (D) of the Comprehensive Zoning Law of the Town of East Greenbush.  Therefore, an Interpretation is requested for the property located on Thompson Hill Road, East Greenbush, NY. Tax Map #’s 144-4-31, 144-4-41.1, 144-4-41.2, 144-4-41.2/1 and 145-1-1.1 Any interested party may comment in person at the hearing.  Written comment may be submitted to the Zoning Board of Appeals, Town of East Greenbush, 225 Columbia Turnpike, Rensselaer, New York 12144 at any time prior to the hearing.  BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS DATED SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 TOM CALAMARAS, ACTING CHAIRMAN ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS TOWN OF EAST GREENBUSH FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ACTION CALL THE EAST GREENBUSH ZONING DEPARTMENT AT 694-4011.

Board of Ethics Meeting

There will be a Board of Ethics meeting Tuesday, September 23rd at 7:00 P.M. at Town Hall.

Citizens Fiscal Advisory Committee Meeting - UPDATE

The CFAC has been re-activated. The first meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 15th at 7:00pm in the Town Hall Court Room.

**UPDATE**

CFAC Meeting Location Change: The Monday, September 15th at 7:00pm has been relocated to Meeting Room A of the East Greenbush Library.

Is Langley OUT OF CONTROL ?

The following is the most recent from the Times Union.   It appears that the  SWF is falling apart at the seams .

"Mary Ann Matters changed her mind. She was for the proposed East Greenbush casino — before she was against it.

That doesn't seem like such a big deal. The $300 million project, after all, was foisted on town officials without much warning. The deal sounded good to Matters at first, but the Town Board member later began to question the details.

Fair enough. Our opinions aren't set in stone, right? And many of us have mixed feelings on casinos.

But some in East Greenbush are acting as though Matters committed the betrayal of the century. She's being blasted — and threatened — in a blog created to criticize her. And she's being blackballed by the town's political establishment, she says.

"It's been really tough," Matters told me. "I've been completely ostracized. The supervisor doesn't speak to me, and I'm totally out of the loop on town business."

Ostensibly, Matters is part of a three-member Republican majority on the five-member board, along with Supervisor Keith Langley and Town Board member Deb DiMartino. But Matters no longer considers herself part of the group.

"I'm so opposed to the way this supervisor is conducting himself in the job that I've split from the majority," Matters said. "I see myself as the lone conservative on the board."

Her issue with Langley? Secrecy.

Hmm. There might be something to that.

You'll remember that East Greenbush officials — Matters included — sneakily voted to approve the casino without providing notice to residents, including those living near the proposed site on Thompson Hill Road.

It was a last-minute add to the meeting agenda, though Langley was aware of the project weeks earlier. (The board later held a public hearing and endorsed a site-specific casino proposal.)

Matters says the secrecy extends beyond casino wheeling and dealing. Langley, she claims, doesn't provide any information to anyone he considers a potential opponent.

"The supervisor has Town Hall locked down tight," Matters said. "Unless he wants people to have information, they're not going to have it."

I would love to have Langley's take on all this, but he didn't return my phone calls.

None of this is how town government is supposed to work. Votes shouldn't be taken without public notice — especially for something as momentous as a casino. Elected officials should have access to information they need."

Saturday In the Park - September 15th



East Greenbush Library Vote September 4th

The East Greenbush Library vote is this  Thursday, September 4th.    We vote on the proposed budget of $1,892,489.00  which is a 2% increase over the 2014 budget.  The posted taxpayer burden  per $1000.00 of assessed home value is $0.88.

We also vote for a open trustee position.  Two candidates are running for the open spot.
Kayla O'Hara and Mandy McCord are the EastGreenbush residents running for the open position.

Poles open at  9:00AM and close at 9:00PM.