THE FBI IS HERE PEOPLE WAKE UP

Yeah, there are out there hiding in my bushes.  Where do you get your information from anyway?

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Yeah, there are out there hiding in my bushes.  Where do you get your information from anyway?

Sal is just the forum troll that makes people laugh!  

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POOL BUILDER DIVES INTO ROTTERDAM SUPERVISOR RACE

Posted on: 07/15/09
Jackie Sher
email: news@spotlightnews.com

Frank Del Gallo said he is concerned with Rotterdam’s high taxes, lack of transparency in government and the way people are treated with they enter through the doors of Town Hall. He is also concerned with the way the current administration has handled job development and creation over the past several years, and that’s why he’s running for Rotterdam town supervisor.

In early June, the town’s Democratic Committee nominated Del Gallo, 70, to challenge incumbent Supervisor Steve Tommasone.

Del Gallo, a Rotterdam resident for 35 years, has never held political office before.  

“The bottom line is if they voters are happy with what they’ve got and who they have in office now, then there’s no reason for them to vote for me, but if they’re not happy and they want a change and they feel like I’m capable of changing the town, which I know I am, then they will vote for me and that’s that,” said Del Gallo.

He said that if he is elected, one of the first things he wants to do is figure out why taxes are so high in the town and how they can become more affordable.

“I went to protest tax rates at a hearing. There were people who could hardly walk. There were people who are older than I am and not as healthy, and they were over there protesting their taxes,” said Del Gallo.

“What are you doing to these people? They collect a Social Security and a pension that’s 30 years old that doesn’t amount to anything,” said Del Gallo.

He said that he doesn’t want to see people leaving the Town of Rotterdam because their tax rates are too high.

Del Gallo said the current administration has shown “poor judgment” when it comes to working with businesses in the town and creating revenue and jobs.

When asked what Del Gallo would like to change if elected besides taxes, he said that he would like to wait until he is in office so that he can really see what’s going on, pinpoint problems and correct them.

“It’s like this: If I’m driving down a road and my truck breaks down, I call a mechanic in. He looks under the hood and he tells me what’s wrong with it,” said Del Gallo.

“Until I get into town and I’m elected as supervisor, I can tell you what’s wrong but I can’t tell you how to fix it,” said Del Gallo.

Another issue Del Gallo has is the lack of transparency with the current administration and the way residents are treated by town employees.

“Say you walk into my store and I mistreat you. Would you come back?” asked Del Gallo.

Del Gallo lives in town with his wife, Roxann.  His two children, Christina and Michael, as well as a grandson, Francisco, also live in Rotterdam. He owns Del Gallo Pools and Spas, located on Mariaville Road.

Del Gallo said he looks forward to the coming election and debating the issues.

Del Gallo will be facing incumbent supervisor Tommasone in the fall election. Tommasone started as a councilman in 2003 and ran successfully for supervisor in 2005 and has held the position ever since. He will be running for his third term.

“As far as Steve goes, Rotterdam, out of all the towns in the county, has the lowest taxes, and under GOP rule we haven’t raised taxes like the Democrats have at the county level or in the city,” said Tom Buchanan, head of the Schenectady County GOP. “It’s really a testament of the fiscal management that the Republican Party offers, and we hope that Steve will do extremely well in the election. He’s very popular.”

Tommasone was unavailable to comment.

http://spotlightnews.com/spotlightnews/article.php?article_id=tZ1247686085t4a5e2dc5a52d0

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Oh, and can someone expand on the DelGallo/Mertz/Mallozzi thing, I find that just as entertaining.

Perhaps Mertz is supporting  a democratic  endorsement and f.dg is accepting the support? However, I don't know how malzi's name got into this.

very good article except the lies that they print down at the bottom from tommy gun NO ONE LIKE STEVIE T

So Sal why don't you run.

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He said that if he is elected, one of the first things he wants to do is figure out why taxes are so high in the town and how they can become more affordable.

“I went to protest tax rates at a hearing. There were people who could hardly walk. There were people who are older than I am and not as healthy, and they were over there protesting their taxes,” said Del Gallo.

please figure it out and what our value is.....but, on the flip side,,,we need to remember how much in the dark ages Rotterdam
was/is(depending on your view)....although I feel bad about these folks, I'M SURE they didn't honestly think that after retiring
they would be able to afford their lifestyle in the future....I sure as hell wont be able to ......but,,,bathtub gin is cheap.....

anyone ever watch animal planet??? when the bucks spar over territory??? yeah, no matter how old we get,,,we still spar
for our territory......does anyone know how it ends????

Look...this town was LONG overdue for a reval. I'm not so concerned with the town having one done.  But what I am concerned about is the accuracy of GAR's findings. I found many discrepancies myself. I am also concerned about the way some of the people in this town were and are being treated when they question their taxes. And that goes all the way back to majecka right up to the present.

But let's face it....all assessors are the bad guys in any municipality. It comes with the territory. However, bad behavior and lack of compassion while discussing personal tax issues with each resident/businessman is just plain rude and uncalled for! IMHO

the appointed assessors are only the bad guys because currently the buck stops with "them"

they decide when you get assessed

the longer between assessments the bigger your benefit

move the when to the electorate ie with a town board resolution out lining a repeatable process like a 6 year plan

as for GAR its over and done with and already we're 5% behind the curve

lets look at real time data from our realtors and accept the process as a fact of living in our state

remember the assessor is employed by the town board and represents them

their relationship to you the voter is not direct

More great journalism from the Spotlight? LOL. Glad Sal thinks so.

     How about interviewing the incumbent Supervisor? How about interviewing the Conservative Supervisor candidate Brain McGarry (especially since he handed in 4X the number of names he needs)? Typical puff piece from a rag nobody reads. They make the Gazetto look professional.

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their relationship to you the voter is not direct

Perhaps not to the voter, per say....but clearly to each and every person who stands before them. They should always maintain respect, professionalism and understanding of exactly 'where' these people are coming from. IMHO

the days of the repubs are numbered and soon congress the state and here there will be no more of them because the ideas they have about surpressing the governemnt from helping people is not popular what so ever. WAKE UP AND GET OUT OF THE RACE REPUBS YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN

the.pope agrees
that they(assessors or any other appointed official) "should always maintain respect, professionalism and understanding of exactly 'where' these people are coming from".

but... in the end "they" only need to maintain respect, professionalism and understanding of those who appointed them and sign their paycheck


just what does this have to do with Delgallo for Rotterdam Supervisor?

I agree with Del Gallo to an extent that he's going to have to get into the office to decide exactly what changes need to be made.  The only thing is that there's got to be SOME ideas that he has as far as what he's seen in his years living in town.  

You know, there's other leaders that have got into office and decided, after campaigning that they were going to changhe things that there wasn't anything that they could change and that they were running fine as they were.  The things they've tried to change have just screwed things up more (and for anybody that CAN'T figure out who I'm talking about, it's Obama).