I saw a 'kind of' campaign sign on Curry Rd today. It said...'save EMS'. Then under it had the names 'tommasone and signore'. It may not be those words exactly....but I was driving and clearly could not stop to read it in detail.

I think the other side of the sign has suhrada and that other guy on the board who's name begins with an 'M'. Sorry but I don't know how to say it let alone spell it.

Again if someone can confirm cause I'm driving and not stopped when I rode by.

Based on your reports of the signage, it appears that the current Rotterdam Town Board members, perhaps with
the exception of Mertz, are about to create the tax district without placing it up for referendum by the people.  
Once created, the tax district will live in perpetuity with, no doubt, increasing impact on the overburdened taxpayers

Is this their way of "sticking it" to the taxpayers before they are voted out?  I suspect that this vote will be
the death knell of their political careers.  

This reminds me of obamacare. Obama will probably be a one term wonder, but they want healthcare passed NOW before he exits the stage. Than there is no turning back.

It appears that tommasone is attempting to do the same thing. I heard that the REMS workers are going to look for an upwords of a $40/hr wage.  

Well, the people are NOT stupid. This is a political ploy at it's best. So to all of you rotterdamians out there.....'if ya need an ambulance...call 911 and request mohawk.' (and no I don't work for mohawk and don't know anyone who does)

Just conservative and sensible.

A friend of mine called me tonight to tell me that they received a campaign letter from tommasone. For the primary, I guess. Well, anyway....the letter named his accomplishments and went on to say that one accomplishment was SAVING REMS. What does that evenmean? I take it that he accomplished the 'bail out' of a failing financial entity with taxpayer's money. Kinda like obama did.

See what I mean? That's why I'm a registered blank. You can't tell the difference between most reps and dems and cons!

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Rotterdam residents should support REMS

    The time has finally come. On Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Rotterdam Town Hall, the long debate over what to do about ambulance service in the town of Rotterdam will come to another milestone.
    The proposed fee is 10 cents per $1,000 assessed value on your home. For me, that is about $14.50 per year. For this price, I will pay my fair share to ensure a well-funded service is utilized in Rotterdam. For that amount I do not have to share with Albany, Schenectady, Glenville, Scotia, Troy or numerous other communities. I’ll support a home-grown, home-funded and dedicated company that is here for only my family and friends.
    I am not naive; I know of the recession and the hard times felt by all. Government should cut fruitless spending, but at the same time ensure us necessary programs that are a fundamental function of our lives.
    I am sure that someone at Town Hall can find $14.50 to cut someplace else in my tax bill. Remember, these are not strangers. The staff and leadership of REMS [Rotterdam Emergency Management Service] are your neighbors. No profits to roll in. Just help when you need it.
    Come out and support REMS, for they have been there for us in the times of uncertainty and in times of great need.

    DREW CHESNEY
    Rotterdam
The writer is a former employee of REMS.

http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r00705&AppName=1

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I am sure that someone at Town Hall can find $14.50 to cut someplace else in my tax bill. Remember, these are not strangers. The staff and leadership of REMS [Rotterdam Emergency Management Service] are your neighbors. No profits to roll in. Just help when you need it.

WTH? REMS are our neighbors? Well some of our neighbors work for Mohawk too. Does that count?

It appears that REMS is taking the easy way out. Turning REMS into a viable, private, for profit business must seem like the impossible task for them....they will just take it out of the taxpayer's pocket and most shocking is that our sitting town board (all but one) are behind this.

Common sense here folks....$14.50/taxbill =......you do the math. Clearly it won't end there. This is surely an arrogant display of no fiscal restraint by our elected officials. Rotterdam is not hard pressed here. Rotterdam is not without ambulance service. There is clearly other alternatives that will satisfy our needs without raising taxes and creating a tax district.

The one who should be speaking out against this proposed tax district is suhrada since he championed against the glendale home. He, of ANYONE, should know, first hand, what a disaster this will be. He was all for privatizing glendale! I'm shocked that he has been silent!

It would appear that Suhrada has to go along with the Rep Party bosses or suffer the same fate that Mertz did for going against the leadership of the party even though he knows it's not good for the taxpayer.

Quoted from Shadow

It would appear that Suhrada has to go along with the Rep Party bosses or suffer the same fate that Mertz did for going against the leadership of the party even though he knows it's not good for the taxpayer.

That has to be the reason since he has boosted himself as being totally conservative. And he also has stated how the dems are puppets for savage and the dem bosses. See...they ARE all alike! REGISTER BLANK!!!! DONATE ONLY TO THE CANDIDATE OF YOUR CHOICE, NOT THE PARTY!

Quoted from Shadow

It would appear that Suhrada has to go along with the Rep Party bosses or suffer the same fate that Mertz did for going against the leadership of the party even though he knows it's not good for the taxpayer.

Yeah, it "appears" that way. They must have something on him. Maybe they promised him rogaine or something.

Nooooo.....they just gave mertz the boot since he wouldn't be a puppet, but knew suhrada would. Example: REMS!

If I should ever see mr. suhrada....my question to him would be....
'how could you have been so against the glendale home and yet support rems'? It just doesn't add up. Will the real mr. suhrada please stand up!

Quoted from GrahamBonnet

Yeah, it "appears" that way. They must have something on him. Maybe they promised him rogaine or something.

I don't think they have anything on him.  He's a good party lemming, protecting his party and it's leadership.  A lot of cash flow for the party through Parisi's law firm "working" for the town, is at risk. Parisi donates a lot of Rotterdam taxpayer money to the Republican Party.  If another, less friendly majority take control of the town board, there's no guarantee Parisi's law firm represents the town.    

Suhrada loves the lime light.  He loves being talked about, and seeing his name in the paper.  He recognized that the lights were dimming at the county level with Vellano running, so he took the endorsement from sitting Republican Mertz thinking he had a better chance of winning and staying relevant(I use that term loosely) in local politics.  Suhrada's got a big ego that he needs to feed.

Maybe when a new town board is elected the present law firm will be replaced by a law firm that isn't involved so heavily in politics and they also shouldn't be directing legislation from the back room that the taxpayers are responsible for. The REMS issue should be put on the ballot in November as a referendum and let the taxpayers decide if they want to pay the tax increase.

Quoted from bumblethru

This reminds me of obamacare. Obama will probably be a one term wonder, but they want healthcare passed NOW before he exits the stage. Than there is no turning back.

It appears that tommasone is attempting to do the same thing. I heard that the REMS workers are going to look for an upwords of a $40/hr wage.  

Well, the people are NOT stupid. This is a political ploy at it's best. So to all of you rotterdamians out there.....'if ya need an ambulance...call 911 and request mohawk.' (and no I don't work for mohawk and don't know anyone who does)

Just conservative and sensible.

You should keep that advice to yourself...i will always support REMS

I think it is a fair assessment to say that competition in a capitalistic society brings down prices. REMS should become a 'for profit' entity and compete with the other for profits. It would clearly be a win/win for the taxpayers.

I don't understand how having the taxpayers pay for ambulance vehicles, emergency supplies, wages and lifetime benefits when a 'for profit', private business can accomplish the same service at NO cost to the taxpayers whatsoever.

I guess I must be the only ideological, conservative minded person who understands the relative theory of a capitalistic, competitive, low tax, less government society. Or at least is still hoping for one to emerge.