So in this financial crisis, management will receive apporx. $40,000 in raises. Nice, huh? Add that to Gillen's salary of $155,228 and Kosiur's $80K...and if my off the cuff, in my head, rounded out math is correct...that comes to over a quarter of a million dollars.
And that doesn't take into account Mr. Philip Morris and the not-for-profit Proctors!
How do these people sleep at night?
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
just when I thought Suhrada wouldnt get any stupider and big - mouthed now he is calling the county a third world country for asking for more aid which makes him disgraceful since if we had the demos in like Blancfield then we would have th ewaid. Also the gazette goesa and snubs Angelo AGAIN we know and in this case Angelo would have better ideas then to compare teh salaries of the commishes at the state and the county which make NO SENSE since the problems in the county are much greater then the states as a whole and the people here need the bigger pay, also I see Suhrad calling for wage cust again which is a joke since that wont add up to much anyway and what is HE saying about what he is worth- that he is not worth the moeny we are paying? I think Judy D, Tony J and Angelo S should call to impeach Joe S at this point for stirring the pot and hurting the people of Rotterdam over here. He is not doing the job and the party doesnt want him anymore. They want more people like Angelo Sanatabarbara who wont throw BS at the demos but will work with them and you dont work with them by pointing such things out and calling your constituants third world people either. Shame on you Suhrad and Farley for making it impossible to get things done
They sleep very well with money in the bank. And nobody knows nuthin. Where is Democratic County leader Judy D on this? Strangely silent. Ditto for James Buhrmaster.
Lumpy Kosiur and Death Ray Gillen should both be fired. The County Manager should be fired for purposing this outrage to the County.
When even the People's Gazette calls for cuts and attacks Gary Hughes you know things are terrible. The stupid Kosiur Holiday Camp must be closed. Metrograft flop must be terminated and sales tax returned to the people. There should be a 10% layoff of all non-law enforcement personnel Countywide. All City and the Scotia branch libraries should be shut and property auctioned off. The Quaker St library should be expanded with the proceeds of the branch sales. The County Home must be sold. This common sense cuts would result in a sales tax decrease, and property tax decrease of 10%. Wake up sheeple...this is the week for action....
C'mon Sal-why don't you put the blame where it belongs on the County Democrats who have wrecked this County in 4 years. Please list your cuts or do you support a 13% increase in County taxes, ON TOP of a town increase? If you do your the only one.
Angelo is great but what are his cuts? Maybe you know something we don't. Angelo and Buhrmaster need to get more vocal. Joe is right stop begging the State {they are broke} and get busy cutting something-ANYTHING! As far as working with the Democrats they refused to let any GOP sit down during the budget talks. Fire the County Manger and don't replace her.
Great cartoon! We're gonna be number one in something! And the huge moron vote attacks Joe Suhrada-one of 2 Legislature's who with Angelo voted to deny Metrograft an extension and more bonding authority.
Troy has no new tax increases. They have no Metrograft. Last time I looked Troy was still in NYS subject to evil "State Mandates". The County needs to find major cuts and immediately sell the County Home. Metrograft needs to end and return the sales tax money to County purchasers. If you disagree, please list your $7million in County cuts. Simply firing Lumpy Kosiur is a positive start but still amounts to chump change.
We should also eliminate the County Communications Director, the latest patronage position that was created and filled within the past year. A county the size of Schenectady County does not require a "Communications Director". If Savage and the other Legislators can't speak to the public, then they should be turned out of office. This position was created as a filter between our county government and the people.
how do they notify the people of the important things if they cut this? This keeps the politics out of it by having this guy over here and Surhada and the repubs are barking up th ewrong tree and showing that they cant work with other people like Ang and most of the demos can. That is why Joe S is a bad legislator and really the enemy of the people and now he is insulting us too by calling us 3rd world. You people are ridiculous and have a demosession obviously
well well welll it looks like Suhrada didnt have anythi9ng stupid to say like he did yesterday and critisize the demos wrongly again when he offered no soloutions again and went along with everything. Only young Farley has something good to add and again the liberal media ignore Angelo which distresses me when we know he is the voice of the reason and can get the things done like no other since they all trust him and work with him for his honestly and charm.
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The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
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Schenectady County chose to utilize Send Word Now following successful demonstrations for County personnel. “We anticipate being able to use Send Word Now in conjunction with our GIS mapping to communicate effectively from a central location,” says William Van Hoesen, Schenectady County Director of Emergency Management. “We also see using this technology to coordinate drills and tabletop exercises to enhance Schenectady County’s emergency preparedness. Send Word Now can be used to implement a call center on very short notice, which is critical for any emergency response organization.”
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this could save may lives of the elderly here and to try to cut it woul dbe something only a nazi would do and would show the people you are against the crippled and the elderly and I have to tell you that they need to be alerted if and when a disaster strikes over here and if they are not then some lives could be on the line people. Plus the law enforcement lives that could be ended without this here if it saves even one life it is worth 10 mill or better indeed my friends. Find something else to cut
Another usless money wasting program, we already have TV, radio, and the internet to get the word out much faster than trying to get the word out at the speed of government.
Another useless money wasting program, we already have TV, radio, and the internet to get the word out much faster than trying to get the word out at the speed of government.
Right. The communications post is a political lob job. The County Manager post should also be dissolved. If this is a rational budget to her then we don't need her. Go back to a County Board of Supervisors so the Hilltowns can have a say at the County table. Some here better wake up and stop defending the status quo. The coming County hikes with Town tax hikes are going to devastate many residents especially elderly on fixed incomes.
By the way, Montgomery County announced no increase in County Taxes. Why? No Metrograft-no County Home.
way beyond that are a whole heck of a lot of boomers waiting at go to retire, take their money out of the 'markets' and rest.....spend down maybe too,,,,if they want the county homes to accept them via taxpayers.......As for saving the elderly....that is an oxymoron.....we all get old and I have yet to see the 200year old man/woman.....
show me some stats Sal.....and being in the business, once a so-called elderly person has a major surgery/fall etc they may be saved but to what level do they return???.....not the kind of saving the public thinks......no different than the dumb news reports talking of folks that were in an awful car/bus crash and then ending the story with "at least there were no fatalities".....anyone ever take care of someone with brain injury from an awful accident.....trust me life is not remotely the same.......but, as the dumb media reports"at least there were no fatalities"......
taking care of the aged and elderly.....THAT is a whole new animal........the public tosses money at the issue only to turn and watch Survivor/American Idol/The girls next door etc........
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
- Close all of the parks - Cancel all parades - No Christmas Tree lightings - No raises for ALL town/county employees - Each dept has 30 days to cut 10% county wide...no excuses - Put all proposed developments on hold for at least 3 months...review every 3 months - Stop paying for all non-mandated programs - Approach the state on discontinuing all non essential state mandates - Offer early retirements - Offer voluntary full time to part time positions - encourage job sharing - Halt all sales tax revenue going to the Metroplex for 1 year..then review if it should continue
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
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They sleep very well with money in the bank. And nobody knows nuthin. Where is Democratic County leader Judy D on this? Strangely silent. Ditto for James Buhrmaster.
