Speaking of fees. Can the city collect late fees ob the school taxes it didn't pay to the district?
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This is regarding your Oct. 17 editorial, “Death and taxes inevitable, so why complain?” in which you told the complainers of the proposed vital records priority fee in Schenectady to get a life. First, when I addressed the City Council in a polite and respectful manner, I made it clear that I was speaking on behalf of the families that are going to be affected by the additional fee. So what the Gazette is really saying is, “To all the families that have had a death in the family and don’t like the fee — get a life, but please continue to spend hundreds and thousands of dollars on obituaries in the Gazette.” After thinking about this further, I realized that I was one of those families that spent money on your obituary page 10 months ago upon the death of my mother, and I take offense at your ignorant statement. Second, for you to state that issuing certified documents is an “extraordinary service” is a desperate attempt to prove a point. Our fire department going into a burning building or our police apprehending a gunman while the rest of us sleep — that is an extraordinary service. Third, your advice “not to make a fuss because everyone else is doing it” is exactly what is wrong in this country. Standing up in a respectful way and letting our voice be heard is exactly what we should be doing. I’ll be looking for your apology to the families that need to get a life. And by the way, the priority fee was voted down!
TOM VERRET Rotterdam The writer is a licensed funeral director at De-Marco-Stone Funeral Home.
Funny but we were talking to some folks that said they will opt out of long obituatries in the gazetto.....tooooo expensive.....HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS PER DAY.
The most they said they would do is have their name with a link to the funneral parlor..........it's much much much cheaper!
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