The junction better have representation that understands what is being presented....rampage..don't get your comment ? This isn't real enough for you ??

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The junction better have representation that understands what is being presented....rampage..don't get your comment ? This isn't real enough for you ??

what is being presented is a vote purchase.....here's the carrot hope you show up in my pig pen.....that's what Tonko is talkin' and he's the third in the DEMS holy trinity and he's here for the
harvest of sorrow....

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The junction better have representation that understands what is being presented....rampage..don't get your comment ? This isn't real enough for you ??

Just my thing is that Paul Tonko has come back to town to see what's been going on before. Also, he has represented Rotterdam in full for oh, about 30 years, including his time that he was in the ASSembly.  The fact that he has to schedule this meeting, getting word out last minute and also at a time where the people may wish to go to see what those that are quite a bit closer to the actual incident and dealing with it day by day, shows that he isn't actually taking the public into full consideration for this meeting.  The meeting is real, the puppet standing up saying that he cares isn't.  Remember when you go to this meeting that this puppet just voted AGAINST funding to help the victims, because it wasn't ENOUGH help.  Now, there is NO help coming, and he is proud of it.  Not something I would be walking in and being proud of.  Maybe someone should ask him, when he's standing in front of all the victims of this storm why he wouldn't get every bit of help he could, then going back and asking for more.  

A friend of mine works for a company that FEMA contracts out for disasters.

FEMA IS A JOKE!!! And it should be abolished. REALLY!!!

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ROTTERDAM JUNCTION
Questions intense, answers minimal
Slow, complex process awaits fl ood victims
BY JUSTIN MASON Gazette Reporter


    With flushed cheeks and a look of despair, Pat Bellrose began pouring her heart out to a gaggle of television reporters who followed her out of the Rotterdam Junction Fire Department.
    Bellrose and her husband, Ken, came to the station seeking to vent some of the frustration that has grown since they were chased from their Scrafford Lane home by fl oodwaters from Tropical Storm Irene. But after a brief exchange with a panel of federal and state offi cials assembled by U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko on Wednesday, the distraught woman abruptly marched out of the building.
    Once outside, she leaned against a parked vehicle and tried to explain her plight: She’s having to rent a place to stay in Schenectady, yet is still getting taxed on her badly fl ood-dam- aged home. She’s tried to apply for federal aid, only it never seems to materialize.
    “Apply for this, apply for that, and yet you don’t get anywhere,” Bellrose said through tears. “It just seems like you can’t go nowhere.”
    Bellrose paused, closed her eyes and fell unconscious. Nearby fi refighters rushed to her aid and she slowly recovered. Later, her husband explained that stress triggered a pre-existing medical condition and assured onlookers she’d be all right. Or at least as all right as the elderly couple will be while trying to recover from the flood devastation with limited means.
    Tonko and members of his panel tried to provide a response for the concerns expressed by the standing-room-only crowd, but their answers couldn’t seem to diminish the frustration.
    Scrafford Lane resident Dan Hladik wanted to know what kind of assistance the town or federal government will provide to help them demolish homes, some of which remained submerged in the fetid floodwater for nearly six days. He asked whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency planned to purchase some of the homes that are beyond repair.
    “There’s a dozen of us who have no idea if we’re coming or going,” he said.
COMPLEX PROCESS
    FEMA representative Dave Stuflick said his agency can’t purchase destroyed properties, but can provide communities with funding to wage such an effort. In the case of Rotterdam Junction, he said the town would need to start by putting up a 25 percent match to buy the homes at pre-disaster prices and then demolish them for open space.
    “But it’s not a quick program,” he warned. “It’s a very long and laborious process with many hurdles.”
    Others questioned why the lowlying areas of the hamlet weren’t evacuated with other neighborhoods hours before the fl oodwaters began to cascade down Route 5S. Lock Street resident Brian Vanston said his low-lying neighborhood was never evacuated, despite other areas being cleared more than five hours before the fl ooding on Aug. 29.
    “The house across the street from us was evacuated and they were 3 feet higher than us,” he said.
    Residents also grilled Howard Goebel, the state Canal Corp. chief hydrologist, over what was done in advance of the fl ooding. When Goebel suggested the agency did everything within its power, he was met by a chorus of groans.
    “I don’t have a home to go to because you didn’t raise the [lock dam] gates,” shouted Dave Orologio, an Isabella Street resident whose home was all but destroyed by the fl oodwater.
    Several residents questioned why the Canal Corp. didn’t order CSX or its contractor working on a nearby railroad bridge over the Mohawk River to move a pair of barges that were in the water during Irene. Goebel said his agency has no authority to control boats on the river.
    “They’re responsible for their barges,” he said. “We don’t control anybody’s vessels.” .......................................>>>>...................................>>>>...............................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r00102&AppName=1

The reason for these flooding problems is that the Democraps that control the entire state, county and town are clueless about government --- They have memorized a few lines from Sue Savage and  Barack Obama -- but otherwise have  nothing of substance to offer to solve the town's problems.

Tonko and  Jasesenki showed how unprepared  they are to hold elective office -----  they clearly did NOT know the definition of terms like   SHARED SERVICES and CONSOLIDATION   ... and the difference between the two.  They will need many months - if not years - to bring them up to speed on how town (Buffardi) and county (Satanbarbera) government works.   We can't afford to give them "on the job training".


Thank God our next Town Supervisor - Brian McGarry- doesn't need "on the job training"  on working with the other officials... he and the rest of the NNT team will hit the ground running and get to work solving the town's problems.

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Please look closely at what I said above, and see if you can tell me where it comes from!

        Oh come on, that was too easy . . . .   Give us a harder one!

Paul Tonko should be applauded for his humanitarianism and forthrightfulness--- He is a Prince among men and I admire him greatly as a fine and caring Moderate --- all the while withstanding the catcalls of the Nattering Nayboobs of Negativity! Cheers Mr. Congressman....... And the Canal Corporation has done its utmost to protect and help the people of the Junction.. I was embarrassed at the GOP plants in the audience who were disrespectful of the gentleman who was there to assist. Mr. Karl in particular was disgraceful challenging him and was obviously sent there by the McGarry boobs...............

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Paul Tonko should be applauded for his humanitarianism and forthrightfulness--- He is a Prince among men and I admire him greatly as a fine and caring Moderate --- all the while withstanding the catcalls of the Nattering Nayboobs of Negativity! Cheers Mr. Congressman....... And the Canal Corporation has done its utmost to protect and help the people of the Junction.. I was embarrassed at the GOP plants in the audience who were disrespectful of the gentleman who was there to assist. Mr. Karl in particular was disgraceful challenging him and was obviously sent there by the McGarry boobs...............

SCREW YOU..

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SCREW YOU..

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Emotions flood out with questions, complaints
Tonko hosts Q&A meeting for flood victims in Rotterdam Junction
By John Purcell As of Thursday, September 29, 2011

#Rotterdam Junction — A blaze of a different nature heated up the Rotterdam Junction Fire Department on an overcast, drizzling night as flood victims asked government officials heated questions and patience melted away.

#The special “town hall” style meeting organized by Congressman Paul Tonko, D-Amsterdam, on Wednesday, Sept. 28, started off with a positive tempo as Tonko commended firefighters and volunteers for working countless hours helping flood victims.

#“This fire fighting family has been awesome,” Tonko said as the packed firehouse started clapping and cheering in response. “I was here on a couple locations and saw nothing but everyone working fabulously well together and I know there were many sleepless nights, certainly for victims, but for those who were attending to their needs. It just was a tremendous and profound expression of community service and dedication.”

#In recognition of the fire department’s efforts, Tonko gave an American flag flown in Washington, D.C., to commend their efforts. This is the last time the crowd gave a rousing applause.

#“I want to hear from you, we want to hear from you,” Tonko said earlier in the meeting.

#The crowd wasn’t shy in being heard..........................>>>>......................>>>>....................http://www.schenectadyspotlight.com/news/2011/sep/29/emotions-flood-out-questions-complaints/

Gov Cuomo did not give the same privilege to the Junction as he did other communities.....New Orleans is still
waiting ....politicians are full of talk and BS.....

And boy are we full of Royalty...Princes, Jewels......we have a wealth of them in our Town....and even a Savior
has been mentioned...we will have to learn how to curtsey and kiss the medals.....

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