Important meeting:
Tomorrow evening Monday December 6, 2010 - 6:45 PM at Saugerties Village
Hall, 43 Partiion Street Village of Saugerties 845-246-2321
Agenda: Engineer Dennis Larios will read letter signed by Saugerties'
Water Supervisor Joesph Bisagnano addressing claims made by Hydrologist
Paul Rubin of HydroQuest concerning Blue Mountain Reservoir [and lack] of
scientific measurements.
Conclusion of HyrdoQuest: all future development should be halted.
Public questions will be answered by Denis Larios.
Please attend.
HydroQuest presentation documents available here for download:
http://www.scribd.com/document_collections/2750174
Showing posts with label new york state village law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new york state village law. Show all posts
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Last minute lies before Tuesday's Village Elections
It's late Sunday morning. As my neighbors' families leave Sunday Mass, there is a small cadre of silver-haired Saugerties Village Police loyalists spreading last minute lies to undermine Tuesday's Elections.
Who would ever dream that two nice old ladies would be out spreading anonymous leaflets making false statements about fellow Villagers? The leaflet they are distributing proclaims "Top 10 Reasons to Keep Your Police Department" listing an unbelievable conspiratorial agenda as if to come right from the mouth of Glenn Beck. The allegations includes diversion of NYS grant monies to build a Taj Mahal for Town Supervisor Helsmoortel and accusations of "Power Hungry" conspirators whose plan is to subvert the will of Saugerties Villagers and take over our local government.
The real "reality check" isn't as exciting as this anonymous leaflet. Of all the "behind-closed-doors" accusations that have ever been flung at Saugerties' legislators, the two and a half year process to merge Village and Town Police Departments has been the most transparent I've ever witnessed. The real FACTS are all contained in a detailed $30,000.00 tax-payer funded study performed by Fairweather Consultants on New Paltz, New York. The numbers don't lie and it reads like a huge tax savings for Village property owners.
If only all legislative acts of Saugerties Village government were as open to the public as this one was! The lesson that one should take away from this lame attempt to persuade Villagers, is to VOTE "YES" to Prop. 1 at March 16, 2010 Saugerties Village Elections.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Saugerties Village Democratic Party Caucus
Democratic Caucus
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that a Democratic Caucus will be held in and for the Village of Saugerties, NY
7:00 PM Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Frank D. Greco Senior Center, Market Street for the purpose of nominating Democratic Candidates for Saugerties Village Trustee to be voted for at the March 16, 2010 General Election
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Saugerties Village Public Hearing to Abolish Police Department - January 4, 2010
Saugerties Village will hold a public hearing January 4th, 2010 to abolish the Village Police Department.
Location: Village Hall at 43 Partition Street
Time: 7:00PM
Date: January 4, 2010
Telephone: 845-246-2321
There are many reasons why Saugerties Village tax payers can't afford to pay 43% of our budget ($1,3000,000.00) for a dysfunctional police department, though here is one:
JANE DOE v VILLAGE OF SAUGERTIES, VILLAGE OF SAUGERTIES POLICE DEPARTMENT, and POLICE OFFICER TYRONE CHRISJOHN
Location: Village Hall at 43 Partition Street
Time: 7:00PM
Date: January 4, 2010
Telephone: 845-246-2321
There are many reasons why Saugerties Village tax payers can't afford to pay 43% of our budget ($1,3000,000.00) for a dysfunctional police department, though here is one:
JANE DOE v VILLAGE OF SAUGERTIES, VILLAGE OF SAUGERTIES POLICE DEPARTMENT, and POLICE OFFICER TYRONE CHRISJOHN
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Village Law is Only a Guide - Explains Saugerties Mayor
On April 2 the Village of Saugerties Mayor notified four members (4) of the village's Historic Review Board that all 5 members [staggered 3 year terms] were being replaced and that a "clean sweep" was in order and that the mayor took this action because of [repeated] alleged grievances against the board members.
Three (3) members [David Minch (chair), Rosemarie Brackett and Smith were notified by mail of their dismissal during the week April 6. On Monday April 6, the regular Village Board meeting took place, with the agenda to name the replacements. During the public comment period several citizens, including David Minch spoke about their dismay over the mayor's unilateral and hasty decision. It was brought out that this action was taken immediately after a local developer stated that his project was on hold partly due to the resistance he was experiencing from some citizens.
The mayor was reminded that according to village law, he did not have the right to dismiss the members and that his actions violated the village law. "It's not unprecedented" the mayor contented and that he has replaced boards at least twice of the last 10 years in his "regime". During the April 6th meeting and subsequent meetings, Mayor Yerick defended his action citing his right to replace Historic Review Board members due to the fact that he had up to 20 grievances with the board members, though he refused to reveal the grievances. He explained that his decision culminated with the board's recent recommendation that Tom Struzzieri [local developer] had "stormed" into the mayor's office several times, cursing and complaining of the board's recommendations regarding several of his projects, including The Partition Street Project. The mayor continued to state that"Village Law is only as a guide" and that businesses [like Tom Struzzieri's] sometimes trumped those laws.
Numerous times over the past several weeks, mayor Yerick stated that when a developer who is bringing "many, many million dollars project" into the Village that "common sense" took precedence over laws.
Three (3) members [David Minch (chair), Rosemarie Brackett and Smith were notified by mail of their dismissal during the week April 6. On Monday April 6, the regular Village Board meeting took place, with the agenda to name the replacements. During the public comment period several citizens, including David Minch spoke about their dismay over the mayor's unilateral and hasty decision. It was brought out that this action was taken immediately after a local developer stated that his project was on hold partly due to the resistance he was experiencing from some citizens.
The mayor was reminded that according to village law, he did not have the right to dismiss the members and that his actions violated the village law. "It's not unprecedented" the mayor contented and that he has replaced boards at least twice of the last 10 years in his "regime". During the April 6th meeting and subsequent meetings, Mayor Yerick defended his action citing his right to replace Historic Review Board members due to the fact that he had up to 20 grievances with the board members, though he refused to reveal the grievances. He explained that his decision culminated with the board's recent recommendation that Tom Struzzieri [local developer] had "stormed" into the mayor's office several times, cursing and complaining of the board's recommendations regarding several of his projects, including The Partition Street Project. The mayor continued to state that"Village Law is only as a guide" and that businesses [like Tom Struzzieri's] sometimes trumped those laws.
Numerous times over the past several weeks, mayor Yerick stated that when a developer who is bringing "many, many million dollars project" into the Village that "common sense" took precedence over laws.
Monday, April 6, 2009
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