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          So I assume this will be an "annual" event since the option to opt "out" or "in" is probably yearly since it is an annual fee.  Would that be correct??

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Maybe someday Rotterdam will get it right. Thoughts??

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Blame Buffardi for Rotterdam brush fee

Homeowners recently received a letter from the town informing them of the new brush fee that was adopted by the Rotterdam Town Board on Feb. 26 [Feb. 28 Gazette].

To be clear, this fee was conceived by the town administration prior to me taking office (Jan. 1). In fact it was passed by incumbent Supervisor Harry Buffardi along with incumbent Deputy Supervisor William Calder and incumbent Councilman Mike Viscusi, and received absolutely no support from the officials you elected last November.

I sincerely wish they would have heeded the objections of town residents as well as the two newly elected board members (Councilman Larry Larmour and Councilman Joe Villano) and could have come up with a better way to address how the brush pick-up program expense can be covered with the existing tax levy. In fact, they had already built the fee into the 2014 budget which they passed last fall.

I was directed by Supervisor Buffardi to advise residents of the new fee that was created without my involvement. In this case, I am truly “just the messenger.” I will continue to strive to provide all the town residents with this vital service in the most efficient and cost-effective manner in hopes that such an additional fee may be eliminated.

Larry LaMora

Rotterdam

The writer is the highway superintendent

Quoted from keyman

First of all we all know Lawrence didn't write that. Secondly his name is afixed to 10,000 parcels mailed out now he is back pedalling. I know for a fact that he was highly involved in the planning and could have distanced himself at anytime. He is an independently elected official. All he had to do was say "NO". Btw he wasn't going to take the raise if he got elected....Lmao!!!!