To Everything there is a Season... and now it is time to get back to work.
Concerned Citizens has worked hard to bring to light the improprieties that seem to be more and more commonplace in our town government. We learned a lot from this election and we will build on what we have learned.
After last night's board meeting, Supervisor Reed apologized for the town license plates on a van owned by Councilman Reynolds relative and said it has been taken care of. We guess that Concerned Citizens is supposed to rest easier knowing that Police Chief Philo will now be in charge of seeing that license plates are turned in before vehicles are released after a sale. Thank you for 'reaching out' to this blogger, Supervisor Reed. However, one right doesn't make it o.k.--it just means that we have to continue watching, because obviously your comment last evening confirmed that we were right in what we uncovered. The question still remains, was it an 'honest' mistake or was it a 'blind eye' to the law? Also, perhaps it would be a good gesture if Councilman Reynolds would start by recusing himself from voting on matters concerning members of his family...the van isn't the first time, but we hope it will be the last...aye, Councilman Reynolds? By the way, Supervisor Reed, was it a mistake last night when you mentioned the town was wrong in how they dealt with the license plates for the two (2) vehicles, because we only wrote about one vehicle?
We would like everyone to read the email Russ Cerminaro sent to us yesterday.
I want to thank all the Concerned Citizens who supported us and say I feel sorry for all of you who could not find the time to get out and vote because you have just allowed this administration to continue it's closed door policies and runway government.We all worked hard, including you Russ...you dedicated many hours of your time to visit residents and listen to their concerns. We commend you for 'stepping up to the plate' to try to take a bite out of the Republican machine in the Town of New Hartford. Russ, it was our pleasure to work with you...I have a feeling it won't be the end of our 'working' together. There is so much work to do.
Thanks again for allowing me the opportunity to try and serve this community in the manner it should be served. For all of you who believe in the betterment of our community, I urge you to continue to push for better government by seeking new candidates in future elections. We need a new Town Supervisor and a New Town Board totally disassociated from the current members.
Russ Cerminaro
Russ for Change
To everyone who took the time to vote on Tuesday, regardless of who you voted for, we thank you. To those who voted for Russ with the hopes of starting to change the way government is currently being done in the Town of New Hartford, we are greatly moved. To those who didn't take the time to vote because you felt your vote didn't count anyway, shame on you! What will it take to get you motivated to take part in the democratic process?
To EVERYONE in the Town of New Hartford...we will be adding an anonymous 'tip line' to our websites in the next few days. Feel free to email us with information without fear of anyone (including us) knowing who you are. We know there is information out there and things that need to be uncovered. If you are asking us to look into something, we only ask that you give us enough information so we know what path to start taking to investigate the situation.
We will also be updating our Online Assessment Program to reflect the 2007 assessment roll. Our assessment program is the only place where you will find assessment history information on ALL properties in the Town of New Hartford from 2001 to the present day. The last time we checked, the town program is missing a couple hundred properties...probably explains why those properties never got reassessed back in 2002-2004. It is also the only place where the assessment program is offered to you FREE of charge. The town has a grant to pay the bill for their assessment program for now, but when that grant is done, guess who will be paying? By the way, Concerned Citizens is confident that there will be no more need to have to wait months to receive FOIL copies of the assessment roll since ORPS has now made it known on their website that a special FOIL program has been created to provide copies of assessment databases to those who request it, right Supervisor Reed?
We have also FOILed and received many documents from New Hartford Central School to include contracts, budget information and School Board minutes. We will start posting them shortly.
Concerned Citizens is not going away...trust us, we've only just begun!
3 comments:
I am a retired magistrate from the Court System in New York State. I can tell you this much if the person that impersonated the town through word, action or deed, he/she would have been prosecuted, found guilty, paid a hefty fine and whatever else the Court determined was fair.
Judging by this Town and it's elected representatives. There is much blame to go around, imposition of severe discipline against all culpable parties to include the Town's elected officials - including the Town Clerk whose responsibility it ultimately lies with to safeguard against unauthorized use of town plates.
To reflect and indicate that this matter was turned over to the town's Police Chief is like having the fox guard the chicken coop.
My question to the town supervisor. "Who will be punished for these misdeeds?"
I was disappointed in the election results, too. Nothing changed at all. Seems like all the people who wanted change have left or are leaving.
Krupa's comments in the Utica O.D., following the election regarding Storm Water was NOT her idea...it was Russell Cerminaro. It was one of his platform goals.
Shame on Christine Krupa an attorney and CPA who copies ideas from her opponent and presents them to the public as her own.
Sorry Christine, you are no Russell Cerminaro. You will never fill his shoes of honesty and integrity.
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