tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post6152959971595738314..comments2023-10-30T06:13:34.382-04:00Comments on Supervisor Feiner: MEETING CALLED TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER COUNTY GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE ABOLISHEDPaul Feinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17087805120754057844noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-35018938329165394842008-04-11T10:41:00.000-04:002008-04-11T10:41:00.000-04:00If Feiner was a County Legislator when he wrote Ti...If Feiner was a County Legislator when he wrote Times OP-ED in 2000, Kolesar should ask him to refund his whole salary, plus accrued interest, for that year. Or perhaps Feiner should do a better job of vetting his press releases.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-60632238561772711642008-04-11T10:38:00.000-04:002008-04-11T10:38:00.000-04:00Dear Dr. Goebbels -Feiner was NOT a county legisla...Dear Dr. Goebbels -<BR/>Feiner was NOT a county legislator in 2000. He was, and has been since 1991, the elected Supervisor of the Town of Greenburgh. Your revisionist denial of his responsibilty for our current dysfunctional Town government is appalling - one can only conclude you have been in a prolonged coma. Under Feiner the value of the Town's property has DECLINED at an annual compoud rate of about 1%. The vaunted "zero tax" increases only happened if you are lucky enough (or rich and white enough) to live in a village. Those years' increased expenses were offset by using the fund balance and increasing taxes in the "B" budget. The average annual increase in Townwide taxes has been about 5% - meaning the taxes have MORE THAN DOUBLED up to this year - at about 24% beginning this year and continuing for 2009 and 2010 as the controller anticipates, will mean the taxes will double again. <BR/>Stop the financial lunacy and bring some semblance of truth back to Town government!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-41270444063632582252008-04-09T16:07:00.000-04:002008-04-09T16:07:00.000-04:00juettner, a village resident, has no business bein...juettner, a village resident, has no business being the liaison from the town board to the greenburgh (unincorporated division) library.<BR/><BR/>this is an outrage. juettner resign your post now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-15975518332973190832008-04-09T14:43:00.000-04:002008-04-09T14:43:00.000-04:00Dear 1:39,Let me jog your memory.The Library Trust...Dear 1:39,<BR/>Let me jog your memory.<BR/>The Library Trustees said that they didn't need the old Town Hall site. Later they were told that they did. Thereafter, they said they did.<BR/><BR/>I know this because I told them that they did -- at least until they developed their Library plan.<BR/>However, the Library architect, Todd Harvey had no such qualms; he believed that even with a shared plot, the Library would still be able to have their then sought 160 parking spaces.<BR/><BR/>Still, the proposed senior living use was the most compatible with the Library -- a natural synthesis and that it would create little on-site parking and the resulting traffic made it an acceptable use to the neighbors.<BR/><BR/>And since the neighboring civic association didn't choose to play the open greenspace card like others did, development on the town hall site would create a town ratable -- something that is increasingly elusive.<BR/><BR/>Ultimately, with his three votes mathematically assuring control, this proved not to be the case. A rare exception to the just three votes thesis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-5666843065411109092008-04-09T13:39:00.000-04:002008-04-09T13:39:00.000-04:00Paul and his cronies have 3 votes. So Paul contr...Paul and his cronies have 3 votes. So Paul controls everything. Yes he was against library expansion, but had he not been so strong on selling the property to a developer friend/contributer there might have been more discussionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-81802039187742071122008-04-09T13:36:00.000-04:002008-04-09T13:36:00.000-04:001137 ===you are 100% right.Paul was against this l...1137 ===you are 100% right.<BR/>Paul was against this library plan and now the two left from the old board will grant the library their demand for more money.<BR/>Sheehan and Juettner gave themselves away at the work session.<BR/>The money is needed after the fact.the library was granted the money that they first demanded and now they are seeking another large sum.<BR/>What ever was said at town meetings ,,that they were on target,,,they had enough money,,,<BR/>the best materials will be used well that was all a bunch of BS.<BR/>Lady Juettner knew very well that what was being preached to us was a bunch of lies.<BR/>The other half of this disaster Sheehan also knew what would be coming down the line ..more money is would be needed.<BR/>The vote for the library was put into play by Sheehan because of his hatred for the supervisor,and the other board members his puppets followed suit.<BR/>That's the whole story ,now the library is making a request that they need ANOTHER $400.000.00<BR/>for extras that were added .The handicap ramp was in the original plan the only extra that was added after the plans was a generator.<BR/>I'm sure that other things will be coming up by the way they still don't have the furniture.<BR/>There's nothing like sitting on the floor to read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-3294034804118533442008-04-08T23:37:00.000-04:002008-04-08T23:37:00.000-04:00Didn't Paul object to the library expansion? Paul ...Didn't Paul object to the library expansion? Paul wanted a less expensive expansion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-49378119631710758942008-04-08T20:58:00.000-04:002008-04-08T20:58:00.000-04:00Connectiucut doesnt provide as generous welfare, m...Connectiucut doesnt provide as generous welfare, medicare, etc, which are charged to the counties. The state mandates these things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-15298611603902056952008-04-08T20:04:00.000-04:002008-04-08T20:04:00.000-04:00"CONNECTICUT DOESN’T HAVE COUNTY GOVERNMENT. TAXES..."CONNECTICUT DOESN’T HAVE COUNTY GOVERNMENT. TAXES ARE LOWER."<BR/><BR/>Correlation is not causation. Maybe you should examine all of the reasons why Connecticut taxes are lower before you make the above statement your battlecry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-69547107291473060442008-04-08T15:33:00.000-04:002008-04-08T15:33:00.000-04:00Oh yes I forgot1. Completion of library (Ok maybe...Oh yes I forgot<BR/><BR/>1. Completion of library (Ok maybe that is a library board issue)<BR/><BR/>2. Parking on Hartsdale Avenue (answer -- I think they should just pay for it, but I am certain we will have a committee and meetings).<BR/><BR/>3. New public safety building -- trailers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-1588240630852612352008-04-08T15:27:00.000-04:002008-04-08T15:27:00.000-04:00Doesnt anyone besides me and Hal (boy that's scary...Doesnt anyone besides me and Hal (boy that's scary) think that Paul has enough issues to deal with in Greengurgh, for example:<BR/><BR/>1. Finnerman law, use of parks by Village residents.<BR/><BR/>2. 23% budget increase to B Budget.<BR/><BR/>3. Westhelp money - ask for refund (OK , joke) Paul to figure out a way to keep paying.<BR/><BR/>4. Sewer District Audit<BR/><BR/>5. Get ready for State Comptoller to come in on Fairview Fire District payments.<BR/><BR/>6. Get ready for HUD auditors on renters with income in excess of allowable. <BR/><BR/>Anyone else fee free to add in, but you get my point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-4287129571798172762008-04-08T14:04:00.000-04:002008-04-08T14:04:00.000-04:00Thank god we don't have any pressing problems in G...Thank god we don't have any pressing problems in Greenburgh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-23504329859873000452008-04-08T07:02:00.000-04:002008-04-08T07:02:00.000-04:00paul - who will run the buses?what will we do with...paul - who will run the buses?<BR/>what will we do with county parks and recreation facilities?<BR/>county roads? police? jail? hospitals?<BR/><BR/>on the other hand, why not just go to the blue pages, eliminate every other page and see what happens.<BR/><BR/>invite spano and let him defend his regime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-32004348121619618182008-04-08T06:33:00.000-04:002008-04-08T06:33:00.000-04:00More power to Al Regula and Tim Lewis????? Is Pau...More power to Al Regula and Tim Lewis????? Is Paul kidding. The last thing we need is to empower entrenched Department Heads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-1012530508063566112008-04-07T19:39:00.000-04:002008-04-07T19:39:00.000-04:00Agreed. Greenburgh would also charge the TOV for...Agreed. Greenburgh would also charge the TOV for all county services to both TOV and the villages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33594888.post-16663999501158521292008-04-07T19:21:00.000-04:002008-04-07T19:21:00.000-04:00Greenburgh chooses to ignore basic responsibilitie...Greenburgh chooses to ignore basic responsibilities like street-cleaning and weed-wacking, so I don't think that Greenburgh is in any position to take on any additional responsibilities.<BR/><BR/>The idea of eliminating county government is not bad, and perhaps well-managed municipalities such as Yonkers, Mount Pleasant and Ardsley (for example) could handle expanded responsibilities, but Greenburgh is nowhere near caliber.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com