Quoted from rachel72

No, these projects have ALREADY been funded by Metroplex grants.

It's proof that Gillen has nothing else to fund. He keeps going back to the same people time and time again and for what?

Have they grown or created new jobs? No.
Have they helped the taxbase? No.
Are they non-profits and/or are completely tax-exempt for-profits. Yep.

These aren't helping our community and by handing over $5 million ...why don't just flush the money down a toilet?

This $5 million needs to go to businesses which have hundreds of jobs to offer. It needs to go to a business which will PAY TAXES AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE TAXBASE!!!!

Gillen needs to go.  

GFY

Quoted from 2511

GFY

You are an evil person. Another sad attempt to deflect the conversation. But then I expect nothing less from many of the users of this forum. Sad, sad, sad.

Quoted from 3303

You are an evil person. Another sad attempt to deflect the conversation. But then I expect nothing less from many of the users of this forum. Sad, sad, sad.

Get lost and while you're at it go f*** a goat.

Transfinders: No job growth, Metroplex grants, a million dollar building bought from Proctors for half its value and now a $5 million dollar grant?

NE Parent: 11 jobs grown from a $1.1 million dollar state grant. That says it all.

Mohawk Lift: No mention of any job growth, just a new tax-free facility for them.

Galesi: He gets tax-exempt materials from the State already and now he wants more money?

I think we've all been fuc**d over and over again Ginny.

Quoted from DemocraticVoiceOfReason

These 5 projects are more proof that the Renaissance in Schenectady County is alive, strong and growing stronger every day.

DV, do you think that in an intelligent, knowledgeable, mature adult manner, you can explain how the city is growing stronger every day?

Can you provide, in a knowledgeable manner, any facts to support your comment?   Can you explain the effects on the  city's tax base of the Stratton-Savage-plex-Mccarthy-dem team?  

Can you provide details of how the residents have benefited?   In an adult manner, can you state how strong the home values are in the city?   Can you do that?  

We are ALL still waiting for you to provide one teeny weeny shred of proof that the county taxes are lower than 50 years ago, but why is it you can't provide the numbers, after almost a year you still have not been able to provide the numbers to support the comment about county portion of the tax bill.

Can you explain how a $5 million deficit in the city means the city is alive and growing stronger?    

Of course, DV, you know (but won't admit it) that I am highly intelligent, speak in a very mature manner providing details and facts, and that I have and overwhelming amount of knowledge which is supported by an equally overwhelming amount of evidence on all statements I post here.

Why is it you won't explain, provide numbers and details to support your statements, etc?    Why, DV?    Why?  

Quoted from rachel72

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Also, from the minutes of the Metroplex October 20, 2010 meeting:

"5.   Northeast Parent and Child Project:  Resolution 671-10 — Adopt the General Project Plan

Northeast Parent and Child Society, located at 530 Franklin Street, is renovating the entire first floor of its agency headquarters to house its new Career Development Center, which will assist at-risk youth with gaining needed skills, finding and maintaining well-paying jobs. Schenectady County secured a $750,000 grant from the Governor’s Office of Small Cities to help finance the project. Metroplex participation involves a mortgage recording tax exemption resulting in a project savings of about $9,375. Mr. Wall moved Resolution 671-10; seconded by Mr. Saccocio.  Following brief discussion, Resolution 671-10 was unanimously approved. "

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NE has been around for MANY DECADES.   Can ANYONE provide us numbers of how many at-risk youth, in their existence to date, have gained skills and have found and maintained well-paying jobs?    What are the taxpayers getting in return for paying the highest taxes in the country?  

What percent of these kids grew up ad spend time in jail/prison, what percent not locked up but are living on welfare, what percent are working low wage job, and what percent have incomes to totally support themselves, spouses and children and own a home?

What law-abiding, hard working, financially struggling homeowners get exemptions from paying the mortgage recording tax?   They have to pay their own PLUS that tax for this NE that is really nothing more than a "jail" for children


Since DV is so buddy buddy with his dem friends, surely he can provide us the detailed answers, list the names of the "graduates" from NE and state where they are working today in well paying jobs.

CLUCK CLUCK CLUCK.   Too chicken to reply

Quoted from DemocraticVoiceOfReason

These 5 projects are more proof that the Renaissance in Schenectady County is alive, strong and growing stronger every day.

Quoted from mikechristine1

DV, do you think that in an intelligent, knowledgeable, mature adult manner, you can explain how the city is growing stronger every day?

Can you provide, in a knowledgeable manner, any facts to support your comment?   Can you explain the effects on the  city's tax base of the Stratton-Savage-plex-Mccarthy-dem team?  

Can you provide details of how the residents have benefited?   In an adult manner, can you state how strong the home values are in the city?   Can you do that?  

We are ALL still waiting for you to provide one teeny weeny shred of proof that the county taxes are lower than 50 years ago, but why is it you can't provide the numbers, after almost a year you still have not been able to provide the numbers to support the comment about county portion of the tax bill.

Can you explain how a $5 million deficit in the city means the city is alive and growing stronger?    

Of course, DV, you know (but won't admit it) that I am highly intelligent, speak in a very mature manner providing details and facts, and that I have and overwhelming amount of knowledge which is supported by an equally overwhelming amount of evidence on all statements I post here.

Why is it you won't explain, provide numbers and details to support your statements, etc?    Why, DV?    Why?  

Well, DV??????    You can't even remotely try to act like an adult and engage in intelligent, rational, knowledgeable, mature conversation about these projects?   You can't even remotely speak about what has improved in the city?  

Why do you refuse to answer how things are better for the RESIDENTS of the city?    Why don't you answer that?????

Oh, you won't answer because you know darn well that I am intelligent and I know what I'm talking about and you know I am right, you don't like to "lose the argument".

What do you do when "your constituents" in the town challenge you for an answer and you can't produce a teeny weeny shred of evidence?  

Calvin Coolidge was absolutely correct when he said that it better to just ignore ignorant people.  Thank God for the ignore feature.  
It is much more pleasant just engaging in discussion and debate with the decent, reasonable and intelligent people who post here.

Quoted from DemocraticVoiceOfReason

Calvin Coolidge was absolutely correct when he said that it better to just ignore ignorant people.  Thank God for the ignore feature.  
It is much more pleasant just engaging in discussion and debate with the decent, reasonable and intelligent people who post here.

Cop out excuse from an ignorant person who can never provide any evidence, keeps making statements but cannot provide details, numbers, the math, etc.

By the way, DV, when you state that the county taxes are lowest in 50 years, if you are so intelligent, why can't you provide the numbers?   Huh?????

Why not?????    You can't because all you do is copy/paste Susie Savage propaganda and you actually actually are the ignorant person.

Ignorant people cannot provide evidence.   Intelligent people like myself and my wife always provide evidence to support what we say.