Schenectady has a major pit bull problem. Pathetic Mayor McCheese's response is to do nothing and pretend the problem doesn't exist. We need more animal control officers and less code enforcer Nazis. Recently an out of State pit that severely bit two people was relocated over there. A lady going to church choir on Ham Hill was nearly killed. NO ONE CARES.
As usual Box gives a politard response. Because of DEM "leadership" Schenectady leads the nation in child poverty. But they are DEMS and care alot? There is no weekend animal control coverage. Ira is right there is no one to call and if you did call no one would respond. Apparently someone has to die and maybe the brain dead DEMS will properly staff animal control. Maybe not.
The bleeding heart liberals are nothing more than greedy political nut cases!! They allow pitbulls to run free to mame and terrorize residents. They allow drug trafficking and prostitution. They allow a substandard school that can't even graduate 60% of it's students to continue. They allow children to live in poverty. They allow residents the luxury of paying the highest taxes in the state.
The liberal nut jobs have failed the people miserably!! Bleeding heart....my a$$! They are greedy bast@rds who line their own pockets and those that belong to the friends and family club.............SCREW THE HARDWORKING TAXPAYERS!!!!
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
The solution to the problem is for the productive and civil people to pull up stakes and get the hell out of the city and leave it for the vultures to pick the rest of the carcass clean until the city government goes broke. I know some people feel as if they can't sell their homes because they would lose money. Fact is, the city isn't coming back in our lifetime. Take your loses, move out of the city and start anew.
Remember, if you have a mortgage on your home, you don't own it, the bank does, you just maintain it for them. Let them foreclose on your property, go rent an apartment some place where there is a better quality of life. Life is too short to deal with the filth in that city.
Schenectady’s Crane St. neighborhood needs cops, code enforcement
On Oct. 7, I attended St. Adalbert’s Church festival in Schenectady. Crane Street is a disaster.
Walking up to the parking lot, I encountered non-existent sidewalks. A dog came flying out of an alley, a pit bull, [and] he looked ill. I guess the dog laws are not enforced on Crane Street.
[As for] the sidewalk, I hear of citations being mailed to people because their lawns have not been mowed. Is City Hall afraid to go after errant homeowners on Crane Street? The game plan is to mail citations to responsible homeowners and get them to comply or fine them. The people who are not keeping their properties up, for whatever reason, get a pass. The debris in the street or alleyways is something!
In other parts of America, insurance companies will not insure homes in rundown condition. Either these properties are not insured or the insurance companies are fools. “Responsible” homeowners in Schenectady have told me that the people who don’t obey the law are not being pursued. City Hall takes the line of least resistance when it comes to enforcement of codes.
Imagine if the police officer(s) who followed [budget officer Jason Cuthbert] around City Hall before he was fired for outing budget hijinks were assigned to Crane Street to enforce the leash law and building codes? Such is the waste and mismanagement of Schenectady.
People paying property and school taxes not only support government, they support the people not paying their fair share. The city adds insult to injury by holding responsible homeowners to a higher standard.
A taxpayer organization needs to be formed, its purpose to withhold tax payments to the city, placing money in a protected account. Let the city collect taxes from those who do not pay and make them fix their properties. Then release the others’ money to the city.
I hope animal control picks up the sick pit bull; I fear he will die in an alley on Crane Street before he gets an opportunity to bite someone.
Schenectady’s Crane St. neighborhood needs cops, code enforcement
On Oct. 7, I attended St. Adalbert’s Church festival in Schenectady. Crane Street is a disaster. Walking up to the parking lot, I encountered non-existent sidewalks. A dog came flying out of an alley, a pit bull, [and] he looked ill. I guess the dog laws are not enforced on Crane Street. [As for] the sidewalk, I hear of citations being mailed to people because their lawns have not been mowed. Is City Hall afraid to go after errant homeowners on Crane Street? The game plan is to mail citations to responsible homeowners and get them to comply or fine them. The people who are not keeping their properties up, for whatever reason, get a pass. The debris in the street or alleyways is something! In other parts of America, insurance companies will not insure homes in rundown condition. Either these properties are not insured or the insurance companies are fools. “Responsible” homeowners in Schenectady have told me that the people who don’t obey the law are not being pursued. City Hall takes the line of least resistance when it comes to enforcement of codes. Imagine if the police offi cer(s) who followed [budget officer Jason Cuthbert] around City Hall before he was fi red for outing budget hijinks were assigned to Crane Street to enforce the leash law and building codes? Such is the waste and mismanagement of Schenectady. People paying property and school taxes not only support government, they support the people not paying their fair share. The city adds insult to injury by holding responsible homeowners to a higher standard. A taxpayer organization needs to be formed, its purpose to withhold tax payments to the city, placing money in a protected account. Let the city collect taxes from those who do not pay and make them fix their properties. Then release the others’ money to the city. I hope animal control picks up the sick pit bull; I fear he will die in an alley on Crane Street before he gets an opportunity to bite someone.
The only ones who get services are the rich and politically connected downtown.
People who live in the neighborhoods pay, but are peons who can rot in squalor, that is obviously the belief of those who run the city as they give everything to their cronies downtown, those who wouldn't dare live IN the city, instead live in their mansions, villas, and palaces most likely not even inside NY state
Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
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Schenectady has a major pit bull problem. Pathetic Mayor McCheese's response is to do nothing and 
