tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post2077296128509352602..comments2023-10-30T06:13:34.382-04:00Comments on Supervisor Feiner: RESPONSE TO UNJUSTIFIED ACCUSATIONS--EVERY PENNY ACCOUNTED FOR -WESTHELPPaul Feinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087805120754057844noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-91115102827453282402007-07-23T11:39:00.000-04:002007-07-23T11:39:00.000-04:00What world are you living in. Berger is not for a ...What world are you living in. Berger is not for a government job to deal with town problems. We have not had it as bad as you write. Things change when chief Sheehan came aboard. First we has Bass he too was and is eyeing the supervisors job.What ever Feiner said it was wrong. Then came holier than thou and things got worse. Feiner has done a good job trying to keep everyone in the town happy. He is on the job 24 hours a day. If we remove the ones that are tasting Feners position we will have a better open government. Bass and Sheehan have divided the town in so many respects.Officials against officials villagers against villagers,and most of all Edgemont from the villages.Boy one can come to Greenburghand one can see how easy it is to start a conflict.<BR/>Berger has got to learn much much more about neighborhood politics. First of all she must learn how to silence people without being an uncuth person that she is. She must learn how to speak to an audience made up of residents whoare seeking some assistance of some sort or another <BR/>Putting two and two together and looking into my crystal ball it tells me that Berger is the wrong choice for supervisor.Maybe the supervisor has been in office too long but we cannot bring someone as incompetent as Berger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-11393715403740783842007-07-23T06:12:00.000-04:002007-07-23T06:12:00.000-04:00only if you want 2-4 more years of mediocrity. fei...only if you want 2-4 more years of mediocrity. feiner and his slate only promise a return of rubber stamp feinerism - the same junk government that brought us to the current mess. after 16 years of feiner, the town is torn and frayed. its time for something new. its spelled BERGER.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-71260055054057110602007-07-22T20:06:00.000-04:002007-07-22T20:06:00.000-04:00One can see that Berger is not ready to oversee Gr...One can see that Berger is not ready to oversee Greenburgh. If she's keeping the seat warm for Sheehan We are in more trouble than we think we have today. We know what we have and boy whats trying to come in is not for Greenburgh,We have the opportunity to change a few council seats this coming election lets vote to save Greenburgh.BROWN AND MORGAN IS THE WAY TO GO.AND OF COURSE LET'S NOT FORGET FEINER.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-66628268782561813712007-07-22T19:58:00.000-04:002007-07-22T19:58:00.000-04:00this past year in your eyes has been Feiners worst...this past year in your eyes has been Feiners worst. I agree,BUT the problem is not Feiner it's the disfunctional four. He was doing ok until Sheehan came aboard and took over the town .If you read the comments regardless of the titles they all say the same thing that people want Sheehan out as soon as possible. He took over the minds of the other three plus he has taken over every dept, head .He has decleared himself the boss .He has his finger in every pot .So don't say that Feiner has done nothing ,he can't. If it does not come from Sheehan it will not be done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-6258706383359423572007-07-22T19:25:00.000-04:002007-07-22T19:25:00.000-04:00suzanne berger will do just fine. feiner has been ...suzanne berger will do just fine. feiner has been around for 16 years and the doubts (and ethics) about his abilities continue to grow with each year. his most recent term has probably been his worst. we cannot afford his incompetence, divisiveness, corruption any longer. its time for fresh leadership.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-84184112643472707202007-07-22T14:56:00.000-04:002007-07-22T14:56:00.000-04:00Direct your financial questions to the right perso...Direct your financial questions to the right person, that being Heslop,the town comptroller. Feiner is not an accountant.He could direct your requests but that's it,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-82822253250964684232007-07-21T20:21:00.000-04:002007-07-21T20:21:00.000-04:00I'm sort of worried.It's clearly time for a new Su...I'm sort of worried.<BR/><BR/>It's clearly time for a new Supervisor. (I'm disappointed that Mr. Feiner doesn't appreciate the value of term limits.)<BR/><BR/>Yet, Berger is clearly unqualified.<BR/><BR/>Are there ANY other possible candidates with a management background, regardless of party affiliation, whom we can entice to PROFESSIONALLY SUPERVISE the Town? (Personally, I'd like to see Mr. Lasser in the Supervisor's position, but I don't think he's interested.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-73286744153313647372007-07-21T11:27:00.000-04:002007-07-21T11:27:00.000-04:00Becoming the supervisor of Greenburgh is considere...Becoming the supervisor of Greenburgh is considered a steping stone for Berger . How could she go against the hand that paved the way for her at the same time left a place for him to replace her since she hopes to become a judge.I don't think she knows what running a town entails. Anyone can represent the Democratic party as a chair person ,but that does not state they they are ready to take over the reigns of a town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-65191824828653755452007-07-21T10:57:00.000-04:002007-07-21T10:57:00.000-04:00Here is the litmus test:If Candidate Berger has et...Here is the litmus test:<BR/><BR/>If Candidate Berger has ethics and intregitry, she too will call for the four members of the Town Board to make sworn testimony.<BR/><BR/>If she does not, she is merely another political hack in the mold of Sheehan & Co. <BR/><BR/>Sounds very simple doesn't it.<BR/><BR/>Like they say, if you don't use illegal drugs, you never have to worry about the results of a drug test.<BR/><BR/>If you are operating in the best interest of the entire Greenburgh community, then there should be no fear of sworn testimony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-7880841441487714462007-07-21T08:37:00.000-04:002007-07-21T08:37:00.000-04:00All the members of the council should take sworn t...All the members of the council should take sworn testimony as to what happened at the illegal meeting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-26792275481270799222007-07-20T23:29:00.000-04:002007-07-20T23:29:00.000-04:00Let's put an end the controversies regarding Bassg...Let's put an end the controversies regarding Bassgate.<BR/>Steve--agree, voluntarily, to take sworn testimony about the alleged illegal meetings you participated in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-55492748533302977652007-07-20T18:19:00.000-04:002007-07-20T18:19:00.000-04:00Is anon at 3:38 right? Should there be accounts o...Is anon at 3:38 right? Should there be accounts on the ledgers that would show the other side of these entries? That would settle the issue, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-6622292308479833282007-07-20T15:38:00.000-04:002007-07-20T15:38:00.000-04:00Here is the comingling problem: once all the rece...Here is the comingling problem: once all the receipts are in an account with all other receipts, who can say what was disbursed from what funds? Now if the receipts were credited to a suspense or due to account or another balance sheet account and the checks written were also charged to that account we could see where the money disbursed came from. Was there a due to VSD, Fairview, MKCA accounts or some sort of suspense account associated with these transactions? Clearly it was intended that these funds were "due to" these organizations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-40602581171270876162007-07-19T21:49:00.000-04:002007-07-19T21:49:00.000-04:00No money was missing. The Town Board should hire a...No money was missing. The Town Board should hire an independent law firm to conduct an investigation of Bass-gate. Did they participate in an illegal meeting? Did the Board members offer Bernstein land for a village hall (Edgemont)? More specifics of the deed that was going to be given to Bernstein? Did Bernstein prepare the deed? <BR/>Bass, Barnes, Sheehan & Juettner should be required to sign a sworn affidavit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-790271925430338942007-07-18T16:47:00.000-04:002007-07-18T16:47:00.000-04:00As I said, Ho-hum.As I said, Ho-hum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-70026617857015458262007-07-18T15:35:00.000-04:002007-07-18T15:35:00.000-04:00If the IRS asked for checks, they would ask for al...If the IRS asked for checks, they would ask for all -- not just the ones the controller chose to show. That is why the account reconcilation is the next steop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-46402691714354382572007-07-18T15:33:00.000-04:002007-07-18T15:33:00.000-04:00I hate to call anyone foolish but 1:42 is foolish ...I hate to call anyone foolish but 1:42 is foolish when he says that what the comingling does is eliminate the ability to trace what happened to funds.<BR/><BR/>One traces funds by looking at checks paid and who the checks were paid to. If one is paranoid one also looks to see whether the checks were endorsed by the person or organization to which the checks were payable.<BR/><BR/>Does 1:42 not comingle his funds into his bank account? Of the Internal Revenue Service wants to audit his tax return isn't it enough for him to show deposits and cancelled checks? Of course it is.<BR/><BR/>How easy it is to get the anti-Feiner people going nuts by mentioning a word like comingling as though that is a sin. It's the normal way to do it, 1:42.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-63075069401582742382007-07-18T14:46:00.000-04:002007-07-18T14:46:00.000-04:00No money was missing. The comptroller should be co...No money was missing. The comptroller should be congratulated for his integrity and for standing up to those who like to smear others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-47239316278088552282007-07-18T13:42:00.000-04:002007-07-18T13:42:00.000-04:00No one says the comingling is "improper", except p...No one says the comingling is "improper", except people trying to distract attention from the real issues.<BR/><BR/>What the comingling does is eliminate the ability to trace what happened to funds. Which is what people want to know. And what Feiner doesnt want people to know. Dont blame the controllers -- how many quit or left while this was going on? How many had questioned Feiner?<BR/><BR/>And as to the auditors? that contributed to Feiners campaign? Dont make me laugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-74781766589756021972007-07-18T13:18:00.000-04:002007-07-18T13:18:00.000-04:00One of the nuttiest things to appear on this blog ...One of the nuttiest things to appear on this blog is the notion that it was improper to "co-mingle" revenues from Westhelp with other revenues.<BR/><BR/>The town doesn't keep a separate bank account for every item of revenue. The town has a bank account, maybe one or two others if there is a reason for it, but funds are deposited to the town's bank account.<BR/><BR/>It is the recording in the town's ledgers that identifies the source and purpose of the revenues. The money itself is fungible. There is no reason to have a separate bank account for Westhelp revenue, especially since it wasn't considered to be illegal until last winter when the State Comptroller said so in his audit report.<BR/><BR/>The accounting that the town comptroller provided traces everything and as far as I am concerned, there is no question about it. Sure the accounting should have been done differently back in 2003, but it wasn't. You can point fingers at the comptrollers or, better, at the outside auditors who should have corrected it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-19819430086206984112007-07-17T11:02:00.000-04:002007-07-17T11:02:00.000-04:009:53 will never give up. He wil go down with a si...9:53 will never give up. He wil go down with a sinking ship because he will refuse to accept it is sinking, even as the water rises above him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-55421192063866156202007-07-17T10:10:00.000-04:002007-07-17T10:10:00.000-04:00Jack McLaughlin doesn't live in Edgemont. He live...Jack McLaughlin doesn't live in Edgemont. He lives in East Irvington. If he was told the illegal civic association amounts were segregated in a separate bank account, as the SCOBA report says, and it turns out that was not true, Jack should be asked who gave him that information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-14345822879165960072007-07-17T09:53:00.000-04:002007-07-17T09:53:00.000-04:00And you are leaving out the most important part of...And you are leaving out the most important part of MKs message<BR/><BR/>"I agree with Anonymous 7/16 8:29 PM, that with the comingling of these funds and transactions, the ability to be absolutely certain what happened, is questionable"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-56229035734939262592007-07-17T09:46:00.000-04:002007-07-17T09:46:00.000-04:00Mike Kolesar's blog was helpful.First, he confirms...Mike Kolesar's blog was helpful.<BR/><BR/>First, he confirms that the reporting of the cash receipts and disbursements seem to add up. So it is correct to conclude that the innuendos of thievery that have been thrown around are false, and in my opinion, evil.<BR/><BR/>Second, he is right that the financial statements for the past years, which didn't properly assign the rents to the proper budget, and only assigned the "net" to the wrong budget, are therefore incorrect. But I wonder, can these financials and budgets be corrected after they have been closed for several years? Can the taxes be adjusted retroactively? I doubt it, and I think that this is something we can live with. We can see it as an honest error, confirmed by the outside auditors, and let it go. After all, everybody thought that the grants to the Valhalla School District and the Fairview Fire District, were legit until last year when the State Comptroller said that they were not.<BR/><BR/>Third, it is good that Mike Kolesar was critical of the person who keeps trashing SCOBA. That person (and like Mike Kolesar said, we know who it is) makes a career out of trashing everybody who makes his positions look weak, which SCOBA surely did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-49181875375037944842007-07-17T09:13:00.000-04:002007-07-17T09:13:00.000-04:00Thank yoy Mike for your accounting knowledge and s...Thank yoy Mike for your accounting knowledge and shedding light and procedures that should be implemented now and in the future. I knew that you would have the answers .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com