It's long been said that politics in East Greenbush is a "blood sport." Certainly not bean-bags. We'll probably know tonight who the local Brutus is. Cheered on by the local and County Republican mucky-mucks, including the County Executive. The irony is that this event tonight was supposed to be the coronation of Candidate Langley for a second term. Witness the invitation:
There's no doubt a quid pro quo in the works. Langley always wanted to be DPW Commish.
We need an administration that pays attention to Civil Service and what's on a Resume - not who is related or married to somebody. Time for some big changes. The side advantages is that it will save us a ton of money in taxes.
A bait and switch to start the Republican Campaign. Why am I not surprised??
ReplyDeleteIt's County Legislator Rob BAYLY, not Rob BAILEY.
ReplyDeleteThe East Greenbush Republican Committee: "Where Competence Is ONLY A Slogan"
This just in boys and girls......
ReplyDeleteDan Fiacco, Supervisor, Trent Tibbits and Larry Lenartz for TB. Does anybody else see the less than invisible hand of DeF in that slate. Nothing changes. And we'll probably see Langley as DPW Commish in an effort to keep him in check. He always wanted that job anyway.
Things just have to change.
The republican party became dysfunctional the very second DeFruscio became chairman. Lies, stalking, and assorted thuggery became the order of the day.
ReplyDeleteLangley's incompetence is out there for the world to see. Incapable of effective communication, incredibly bad decision making with regards to staff appointments, violated the equal employment law's and cost us decent taxpayers big bucks, arrogant towards different opinions, flip flop his political allegiances. The guy had the town at his feet and proceeded to win the race to the bottom of the barrel.
So it's Langley 2.0. At least that will make I like Langley happy.
ReplyDeleteYeah right - Langley for DPW Commish; ask one of the DPW workers if they're going to vote for Fiacco; knowing damn well that could take place. Good work, Dave - you and Jack now have an EXCELLENT chance to win.
ReplyDeleteInteresting slate. Can't wait for the debate.
ReplyDeleteIsn't former Deputy Supervisor Mike Poorman running for something?
ReplyDeleteRemember, in order for Keith to get his dream job, all three candidates have to win. He needs three votes to be appointed to DPW Commish. To that we say to Keith, keep dreaming.
ReplyDeleteThis just in, boys and girls......unconfirmed report.....
ReplyDeleteLast minute turn of events! Langley turned it around! He went to the fundraiser with wife and proclaimed he wants to run! They had the vote at the fundraiser. Langley got the nod!
It's Langley, Tibbits, Lenartz!
So where's DeF? Still driving the bus, or has Langley learned something?
Now all he has to do is explain his secret conspiracy with Feathers, Davis, Maney, Hart and the rest to bring a casino to East Greenbush without consulting the population.
DeleteThat's why I like Langley!!
DeleteCould it be that even Crist and Jimino have lost control of the "locals?"
DeleteLangley is the best they can find? How much respect does anyone have for the EG Republican Committee to back this man? Well, this is the same committee that has allowed the joke Defruscio chair it and is the same committee that hasn't filed a financial disclosure with the BOE in a year and a half (oh, and shows an $8k deficit). Another embarrassing group to represent our town.
DeleteWere there any Republican candidates for Town Clerk and Receiver of Taxes voted on at the fundraiser?
ReplyDeleteThey forgot the last bullet point on the "Fiscally Responsible to the Residents" (gag) part. After quoting the quote from the NYS Comptroller that stated they couldn't figure out the years 2010 & 2011, they forgot that for 2012, 2013 the experienced financial professionals Keith brags about hiring concluded the same thing. Oh, did you forget that you were the Supervisor who hired and paid nearly $70,000 of tax dollars to find you failed as our CFO because we continued to use our "broken beyond repair" accounting software under your watch, so those years were unauadible as well? Don't you wish we just stayed on the casino topic?
ReplyDeleteSo, did DeF attempt to throw Langley under his bus? Langley survives, and still trusts DeF? That's got to be a pretty nervous and jerky existence.
ReplyDeleteIt's incredible that DeF is still an East Greenbush Town Court Attendant, butting his nose into peoples' confidential business.
DeleteI think the plan was for Fiacco to take it but Casino Keith got his ego stroked when the county big shots showed up to the fundraiser. The interesting part is that the majority of he Repub committee members flat-out rejected Langley's candidacy at their meeting on Wednesday but, for some unknown reason, they didn't vote on it . Then, at the fundraiser last night, in the presence of county officials, they must have held a special meeting with just the committee members who actually attended the fundraiser, and they voted then and there to endorse Langley. Talk about a stacked deck. Was that maneuver even legal? It's a complete sham to have a vote for endorsement at a fundraiser but they did it anyway because that's how they operate, always below board. So, nothing's changed, folks. There are nine (9) candidates for town board this year, possibly 10 if Mike Poorman primaries Honey Bee Keith. I will therefore hang a sign on my front door listing the names of the candidates who need NOT ring my doorbell. First on the list will be Casino Keith Langley.
ReplyDeleteNow the debate will be really interesting
ReplyDelete7:10 a.m. What debate? I guarantee you they will refuse to debate! Would you debate if you were Casino Keith, Trent Tidbits, or Larry Lenartz? What do these people know about running a town? I'm still laughing.
DeleteOh hep me Rhonda! They actually played a silly bait and switch game at the fundraiser? They have successfully earned the dubious distinction of the Town's biggest goofballs. It's more akin to a Penn and Teller show than a political committee.
ReplyDeleteTo AnonymousMay 29, 2015 at 7:10 AM---"Honey Bee Keith"...LOVE IT!!!! That is a riot! Whomever you are, you are very humorous!
ReplyDeleteHere's the video from the East Greenbush First campaign roll-out:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.eg1st.org/video
So refreshing to see civility (and intelligence) associated with Town politics!
DeleteGadfly:
DeleteWill you be posting the video of Keith Langley's acceptance speech after being chosen for re-election at last night's Republican fundraiser?
Loved the video, and love the candidates!!!
DeleteI'm sorry I didn't know that you would be in the parade, had I known I would have most likely marched with you!!!
I'm proud to know and support all 3 of you!!!
Good news, the Planning Board finally posted Wednesday's agenda today, unfortunately Wednesday already passed. Maybe they'l finally post the Hampton Manor Subdivision Public Hearing Notice that occurred two weeks ago soon as well. Mr. Langley, you are doing a fantastic job "supervising" this town, keep it up!
ReplyDeleteVideo on the WWTP meetings is found here:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaukMCr_X-FqMec3ZYT1jIfeDyLSSxz7g
Just watched the whole video. Thanks for taping, had to work. Thank goodness the questions are being asked. It is understandable that the project must move forward, but all of the agita could have been avoided had all of the information been supplied to the board and public before the resolutions were expected to be voted on. The amazement of the folks being asked to supply answers to very logical questions is alarming.
ReplyDeleteI also watched the video. Tom Grant's point about the alarms being shut off and making sure another accident doesn't happen again seemed to get the engineers attention.
DeleteWell we know how Tibbits got the nod, he just got engaged to DeF's daughter. What a nice engagement gift!
ReplyDeleteNot to change the subject here, but what is the latest on the illegal Cooper Ave. house that was built by the Almighty Hart family on 1 Cooper Ave. Is The Chairman of the Zoning Board Jeff Penburn going to continue to sweep this under the carpet for his Hart family friends and allow for a back room approval? Rumors are that Poorman, and ZBA board member Seward are trying to work out an undercover approval with Penburn to take care of one of their cronies. This issue should have been brought before tha Zoning board months ago. CORRUPTION ???
ReplyDeleteIt's not CORRUPTION with a ? mark. It's CORRUPTION with an exclamation mark!!.
DeletePenburn and a member of the Hart family were presumably overheard in public this week as saying, all we need to do is get Poorman elected and we will control the town. That's why Zoning Board Member Seward is pushing for Poorman. Poorman claims he can control CP Matters and CP DiMartino.
Does anyone really believe Poorman resurfaced after 20 years for no reason? If so I have a bridge for sale I'd like to sell you.
The Republican Committee doesn't even support Poorman. Poorman is a scam !!!
isn't that how things have always worked in this town? No questions asked back room deals? Well guess what people change is coming!!!! As a person who owns a piece of property right next to the cooper ave property this is just sad. Sad how things get done sometimes. I actually think the time limit has run out? Can someone answer that for me?
DeleteNext time I need work done on my house don't expect me to follow procedure because with this case 2 wrongs do make a right. I would hope that the rest of the town people follow suit too!!!
Change can't come soon enough!!! And you know what Jack, Tina, and Tom will not be bought off.
Langley,Lenartz and Tibbits - sorry I have to disagree with 11:45. I think the voters in East Greenbush got the gift .Even DeFruscio couldn't, in his wildest dreams, believe this crew can beat Conway,Grant and Tierney. Thank you Chris! If I was Tibbits I would wonder why my future father in-law would want to embarrass him like this. Guess Tibbits should get used to it if he's going to deal with Chris.
ReplyDeleteDear Happy, I have a little inside info for everyone. Lenartz is a perfect pick for you know who.They have the same value system. Lenartz went to the Dems years ago and asked to be involved in the election.The Dems trusted Lenartz and involved him in meetings and strategy sessions only to find out he betrayed them and was telling the Repubs everything that was happening. Lenartz did this with the hope he would be given a job, My point is that this tells me all I need to know about his character and it mirrors the character of the person who wants Lenartz on the board. Lenartz is known by many as Larry the rat - a title well earned.
ReplyDelete12:11 PM, The 2014 Smart Way Forward Town Organizational meeting lists Mr. Lenartz as one of the original Court Attendant Appointments made by Supervisor Langley. Was that some sort of political payoff?
ReplyDelete@8:29... Not sure what you mean by corruption, according to the minutes online the ZBA publically tabled the Cooper Ave application on 4/28. There was a reference to a Feb 5 letter from the applicants attorney, not sure what that letter is. As far as anyone can tell Cooper Ave just sits idol with the same stop work order from the Town.
ReplyDeleteBack to the beginning. We still need some answers about the illegal Plat approval for Thompson Way. The Chair of the Planning Board signed a Plat Approval for that development without a Resolution or a meeting of the Planning Board. This has been raised on at least two occasions before the Town Board, but they have not even acknowledged the complaint. I think this mean that we have some issues with the attorneys associated with both the Planning Board and the Town Board which should be taken up with the Third Department. The PB Chairs action was illegal and there is no record that the attorneys (Officers of the Court) did anything about it.
DeleteAnd we need some answers as to how Thompson Hill Road got paved by diverted funds. Sure benefited Hart, Maney and Davis. Just happened? Same fingerprints as on 1 Cooper.
DeleteMichael Poorman is a different kind of man than Keith Langley. He had his own successful business for over 20 years. He served for two terms on the EG town board in the 1990s, so he knows how local govt works. He knows a ton of people in town and he knows how to get things done. His personality is that of a leader, not a follower. He will take a bull by the horns and wrestle it to the ground. He has been working well with the two female board members who are on until 2017. He doesn't care about their gender, he cares about results. EG republican committee members were ambushed last Thursday night when they were lured into what appeared to be a fundraiser and then were pressured into endorsing Keith Langley for supervisor while Langley and his wife were facing them down in the same room. It was a dirty trick and the committee members should not have agreed to vote in that setting. This is the sort of below board antic for which CDeF and his crew are well known. The committee members should have insisted on waiting for a proper meeting so that they could endorse the man they really support...Michael Poorman. Looks like Mike will just have to grab yet another bull by the horns and wrestle it down to the ground primary style. May the best man win.
ReplyDeleteI guess if you are ok with the tangled web of "INSIDER CORRUPTION" Michael Poorman is your guy. I watched him operate back in the 90's and certainly don't care to see it again. Poorman is a no vote in my home if he should decide to primary. To think the Republican Committee was pressured in any way into a meeting to nominate their choice for Supervisor is laughable. I was at that fundraiser and folks, so was Mr. Poorman, along with Mr. Langley. Mr. Poorman also walked out the door like a child taking his ball and going home when he didn't get his way.
Delete5:46 p.m. Didn't MP storm out because the committee members were railroaded into voting for Langley? It sounded like a kangaroo court the way it went down. Maybe his anger was justified?
DeleteI am absolutly against any candidate who would like to apply knowledge acquired as an insider in the 90's TB. Big spending government contributed to the mess we are in. Understanding the current fiscal crisis and having the guts to fix it is what we need. Not another practiced ol' cronie.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what to make of Mike Poorman? It was only a few months ago when he signed on as Keith Langley's Deputy Supervisor and now he's talking about running against him. 'Tis passing strange.
ReplyDeleteThe Republican Party advised the Supervisor to distance himself from Mr. Poorman. It appears that Mr. Poorman was being somewhat disingenuous. This was his problem back in the 90's and it seems nothing has changed.
Delete4:23 p.m. Mr. Poorman was never the whole board, he was one member of a five member board. If Sue Mangold hadn't resigned, she, Malone and Langley would be running the town right now (shutter), leaving Matters and DiMartino out in the cold. Because Mangold's gone, Matters and DiMartino are now 50% of the board, leaving them with an opportunity to make a real, positive difference. Perhaps Mr. Poorman was never afforded that opportunity.
ReplyDelete2:45's post referred to Poorman's terms on the 90's TB as applicable experience "knowing how local government works". At 4:23 I stated that experience in local government in the 90's was not the kind of experience needed. The voters who elected Poorman DID afford him the opportunity to make a difference. Consider East Greenbush First. They plan a government where every TB member has the opportunity to make a difference..
DeleteI thought CP Matters had made herself quite clear that she is an independent conservative vote. Just what is she now 50% of.
Delete5:52 p.m. She's not 50% of anything. She and Debbi are 50% of a four member board, so it behooves them to keep it that way to stay involved in the decision making process for the rest of the year.
DeleteI'm looking forward to comparing the platforms of Michael Poorman and Keith Langley during a spirited Primary campaign. I don't know much about Mr. Poorman. I know enough about Keith Langley to know that I will not be voting for him ever again. Poorman's appointment by Langley as his Deputy Supervisor concerns me. I certainly do not want a mini Langley for the next four years,
ReplyDeleteI'll be listening carefully and I am looking forward to a series of debates between Poorman and Langley.
Well there Old Time Republican, it seems you may lack credibility yourself right along with Mr. Poorman. If you are who you claim, an
Delete" Old Time Republican" you would certainly know full well about Mr. Poorman and his dictatorial involvement on the Town Board. They were a ruthless political machine during the Poorman years and this town should never let that terrible political mindset ever resurrect itself. NOT EVER !!!
OTR @ 6:59 p.m. It's always wise to be open-minded. There will be nine candidates this November to choose from. Yes, MP was KL's deputy supe but he quickly fell out of favor with K. when he started questioning and disagreeing with many of his decisions. He was fired after he met with the Republican committee to request endorsement for Supe.
DeleteLangley got rid of Poorman, because Poorman was actually taking an active role and not just be another of Casino Keith's puppets. Now as deputy supervisor we have someone who holds many other positions and titles within town government, and is on Keith's reelection committee. Lets remember Casino Keith didn't want the job the first time around, what makes you think he wants it this time...
DeleteNeither one of the Rep or Dem establishments represented by Poorman, DeF, Langley or MVW or Malone or McCabe or Tuffey will pull this town out of its problems. They themselves have created the problems and they probably don't even know it. Their world view is one of patronage, nepotism and graft. We need an administration which will not devote itself to self serving. (A famous line from the Stipend scandal from someone who we all know)....."I need it for my pension." She thought it was totally acceptable.
ReplyDeleteThis year there is not one single democrat or republican who deserves our votes. And that includes the charming cheater Toni Murphy for tax collector.
ReplyDeleteMy vote is going to Jack Conway and his team.
We need change badly. We need good people instead of good old boys. We need smart instead of stupid. We need decency instead of duplicity.
I'm not a fan of Langley's by any means. But Langley was right to fire Poorman as his Deputy Supervisor. Poorman should have voluntarily resigned as Langley's Deputy the moment he started planning to run agains him. That would have been the honorable thing for Poorman to do, instead of plotting against Langley behind his back.
ReplyDeletePoorman's duplicitous behavior raises major concerns about his fitness to serve as East Greenbush Town Supervisor.
So let's take a look at the Reps. 1. Langley, enough said. 2. Lenartz pretending to support the Dems, but secretly reporting back to the Reps. and 3. Poorman, collecting a paycheck as Langley's Dep., while planning to run against him for Supe.
ReplyDeleteNot exactly a collection of open and transparent individuals.
Doesn't EG deserve better?
Mr. Poorman will beat Mr. Langley black and blue in a primary but he probably won't win. It's hard to beat a sitting supervisor, and this race will be no exception. Not everyone is as plugged in to politics as others. So let's let Mr. Poorman beat him up good in a primary. Heaven knows there's enough material to keep him busy all summer. We'll thank him later when our guys win!
ReplyDelete@ 5:56 PM- It will be more like a tickle fight.
Delete6:18 Don't count on it. Haven't you ever heard that tickling is a form of torture?
DeleteIf Poorman is primarying Langley, will Conway be storming the caucus in September to take the democratic line? There are two advantages to this: he will take the line - and -eliminate some of the competition. Without a major and a minor party line, Conway may as well concede defeat right now no matter how many voters he thinks he has in his corner. Hopefully, he knows that as well as anyone because ignoring it would be an amateur mistake that will cost him the election.
ReplyDeleteWhen is the caucus? Who else is running for the Dems? I've heard Dave VW for supervisor but who will run for Dems for Town Board? Tick tock
DeleteIf anyone sees a petition with the names of the democrat candidates, please post it here. They have done a horrible job publicizing their ticket.
DeleteRemember, the original plan was for Langley to storm the Dem. caucus. That turned out to be nothing more than a light drizzle.
Delete2:24 p.m. The Democratic caucus is held in September. Dave VW claims that he is the Dem pick for supervisor but given his checkered past, that's hard to believe. They're keeping their picks for this year's race a closely guarded secret but it seems apparent that Andrea Smyth will run for something. Other than her, your guess is as good as anyone's.
DeleteThere are no petitions carried by the Democrats. The Democrats vote on candidates at the caucus in early September. As Mario Cuomo was fond of saying... "Between now and then, a Pope may be born."
DeleteYes...DVW might be able to qualify as a "Borgia Pope." Not quite a good thing.
DeleteIt's Hays Road, not HAYES Road. Nice job Repubs, NOT. We'll be voting for Conway, Tierney and Grant.
ReplyDeleteThere will be petitions for democrats. They will be pretending to be independents, working families and consertatives. Both the Dems and the Reps will competing for the minor party "lines". They believe you can't win without at least two "lines". So, I repeat, if anyone sees their petitions, please post here. I don't understand what the problem is anyway, do they have candidates they are ashamed of.
ReplyDelete@ 9:44 PM, Excellent point. The minor parties in this Town stand for absolutely nothing. They are just stooges for the Dems and the Repubs. That's why I'll be voting for Jack, Tina and Tom on the East Greenbush First ticket.
ReplyDeleteNot true, folks. All party lines stand for voters and votes and they should never be discounted or underestimated. The dems are proceeding with caution at this point, which means they're taking this election and EG 1st candidates VERY seriously but their candidates can't campaign in secret. Eventually, they will be known. The supervisor and his newbies to politics make a mockery of the election process because all three are woefully unqualified to run a town. As for me and my family and friends, we will vote for Dr. Conway, Ms. Tina, and Tom. They won't just idle in place like Mr. Langley has for over three years now, they will hit the gas. Zoom, zoom!
ReplyDeleteAn increasing number of Town residents will not vote for any of the candidates on any political party line that supports Keith Langley. Any potential candidates might want to think about that before they agree to run with Supervisor Langley.
ReplyDeleteWell his ticket includes a mini Defruscio and a man that once worked as a spy for the Republicans - the entire ticket is a joke!
DeleteUnity House in Troy has empty food pantry shelves and they need help with restocking. They need high protein items like canned tuna, peanut butter, and pasta, rice, canned fruits, and cereal, etc.
ReplyDeleteTown Services Coordinator Jessica Lansing is sponsoring a food drive at town hall. Donations can be dropped off in her office until June 15. If you can help, please do, and thank you!
Mary Ann Matters
I Am all for feeding the hungry but the food pantry for this region is Concerns U. They help people in EG and people in our neighboring community, Rensselaer. I'm not sure how Unity House was selected but I suspect the rsidents of EG would like to help the needy in our own area.
DeleteMary Ann - thanks for sharing Jessica's efforts.
DeleteFolks - how about dropping some canned goods off at Town Hall en route to Concerns-U at 23 Academy St in Rensselaer, NY to do the same?
I will.
Helping others in need is always good.
Pete Stenson
Perfect solution, Pete.
DeleteThank you.
Pete always has reasonable solutions. Why is VanWormer running instead of him?
Delete@ 5:42 PM- I love it! Let's spread the word.. It's the "Langley Reverse Coattail Effect." That's just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThat they would run CDeF's daughter's boyfriend is just bizzare. He's a 24 year old kid who doesn't know thing one about municipal government. Larry is a nice guy who is about to get in way over his head despite being warned. After three plus years in office, could Mr. Langley not draw a better, more qualified caliber of candidates for the town board? Is he really any better than they are? No and no.
ReplyDeleteJACK/TINA/TOM 2015!
9:28 PM- Can't wait for the candidates debates.
ReplyDeleteGood article about our neighboring community and their shenanigans. http://m.timesunion.com/news/article/Rensselaer-DPW-chief-faces-judge-in-scrap-theft-6303799.php
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that after the summer break, when people really begin to focus on the election, will be the perfect time for Keith Langley's many supporters to storm the Democratic Caucus on his behalf. There are many Democrats waiting in the wings to support Keith.
ReplyDeleteILL, that's some reality tour you're on. Keep up the good work. I think there are a lot of democrats waiting in the wings for Dr. Conway.
DeleteJACK/TINA/TOM 2015!
Wait, Larry Lenartz is running with the Republicans...is this the same Larry Lenartz that was paid by the Democrats only a few years ago???? http://www.elections.state.ny.us:8080/reports/rwservlet?cmdkey=efs_sch_report+p_filer_id=C30625+p_e_year=2009+p_freport_id=F+p_transaction_code=F
ReplyDeleteHey, Keith! 9:53 a.m. is right on. Your boy Larry was reimbursed $75 (check date 7/8/13) by the dems for election nite party expenses. Looks like CDeF is steering you wrong once again. Do you even remotely know what you're doing? Have you really screwed it up that bad with MAM and DM? Looks like you did! What a clown show!
DeleteHoly cow! That means that Larry was involved in the campaign against Smart Way Forward. at that time SWF was pledging allegiance to Langley! Now Langley is running with Larry who opposed his people the last time out.
DeleteDrain the swamp!
ReplyDeleteNo more Langley cronies.
I'm saving my petition signature for Jack, Tina and Tom on July 7th.
Agreed! The Repubs have DeF crashing the bus, and the Dems have secret candidates. We want transparency and honesty and we won't get it with those two parties. Time for change. I will refuse the other petitions and sign for Eg1st.
DeleteSpecial Meeting Notice
ReplyDeleteNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Town Board of the Town of East Greenbush will hold a special Meeting on Thursday, June 4th, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. at Town Hall for the purpose of voting on resolutions related to the remediation and construction to the Waste Water Treatment Plant that were withdrawn at the regular May 20, 2015 Town Board Meeting. (Original Resolution No. 75-2015 - 83-2015)
The Friday at 8:30AM time slot was already booked?? Keith, you just couldn't wait another hour or so to give the non connected people time to get home from work?? Sure looks like you still haven't learned anything MISTER Supervisor!!
ReplyDeleteJune 3rd @ 3:51, your point is well taken. Larry was being paid by Dems in July of 2013 and 6 months later, in January of 2014, Larry was appointed to a job in the courts.
ReplyDeleteA few thoughts on this mess:
Nice vetting job, SWF
You need to be trustworthy to work in the courts, Keith
Choose your advisers wisely, Dems
Really, Larry?? Did you think nobody would notice
Beware, East Greenbush! Judge Keith, that kid by they got, and Larry by the company they keep. The three of them and DeFruscio all need to go. Danny will start to look like the rest of these guys if he doesn't disassociate from them soon.
Are you kidding? Danny is calling all the shots and has been for the last year. We all know where Danny gets his marching orders from. Mr Politico over in Troy is the puppet master.
DeleteMcLangley learned this political tactic from his good buddy and equally failed leader - McCabe.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget about Langley's other leader, CDef. Remember he's the one driving the Langley bus.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.timesunion.com/news/article/East-Greenbush-sewer-bills-to-be-paid-6308164.php
ReplyDeleteJust read this article. The councilwomen DID seek meetings but not with Langley. This signifies their vote of no confidence for his performance.
In the Times Union today Langley is quoted as saying that MAM and Deb never asked for info and all they had to do was ask. Is this how we run the Town Board? Info is only given if it is asked for?
ReplyDeleteThis is the "dead giveaway" related to Mr. Langley's management abilities. Matters and DiMartino were excluded from the information distribution chain. They therefore didn't know what they didn't know. At the informational meeting it was very telling that the employees and consultants at the table had stacks of primary information in front of them. But the two Board members with the legal fiduciary responsibility for the disbursement of Town funds had been excluded from the loop. Typical DeF chauvinism. Freeze them out and then just tell them what to do.
DeleteWe should also question how engaged CP Malone has been throughout the WWTP Q. and A. process. Neither he nor Langley attended that meeting on 5/27. Did they vote on those resolutions yesterday fully informed or did they just wing it? It's obvious from board meetings that there has been a serious communication breakdown between the supervisor and the rest of the board members. We need a supervisor who can work effectively with everybody in the commission of town business. Keith Langley falls woefully short of that goal. In his Advt report, Pete Stenson scolded board members for embarrassing and unprofessional behavior but at least two board members are fighting, no demanding, inclusion and not letting this defiant, obstinate, and childish supervisor push them around. Langley will think twice before pulling that garbage again on the "girls" he's supposed to be working with in a professional, adult manner.
ReplyDeleteNO LANGLEY 2015!
I also gave CP DiMartino and Matters props and 'scolded' the administration.
Delete"Documentation underlying the $600,000 in claims was shared with Supervisor Langley, other Town officials, Delaware, Chazen and the insurer, but not with the decision-makers – the voting Councilpersons. Therein lies the rub and CP DiMartino’s and Matters’ hesitancy on 5/20/15.
To her credit, Councilperson Matters has abstained on past resolutions for the lack of sufficient documentation. Supervisor Langley or his staff should provide the Board Members with same so they can cast intelligent, informed votes. If not done, Councilpersons should demand it before the Board Meeting and voice their concerns to the Supervisor, if not already doing so! Fool me once shame on you, fool twice shame on me."
At least you're reading some of my 'reports'.
Much appreciated.
Pete Stenson
12:15 p.m. Your point is well taken. An effective supervisor works WITH people/board members in an effort to get them to support his best recommendations for the town. He's the supervisor! He's there full time. He's supposed to have his finger on the pulse of ALL town business but this supervisor acts indignant over the prospect of reaching out to people. He thinks he's KING so everyone should be reaching out to HIM. Quite frankly, it's become a real problem. The point of a board is for five elected people to put their collective heads together to make decisions for the town. Not only has Mr. Langley made it impossible to fill the vacant board seat, he isn't working effectively with the remaining three board members. The obvious solution is to NOT re-elect him.
ReplyDeleteJACK/TINA/TOM 2015!
This blog, along with ole Donnie Boy should have been remediated along with the spill at the WWTP. Donnie, you and your blog are nothing more than raw sewage.
ReplyDeleteThis is the beginning of what we are going to be dealing with from the Dem and Rep machines in this election season. They are scared to death that the "operation" which they have been collectively running in East Greenbush is about to end. Some folks have made a good bit of money off this operation, and we know who they are. The easy days for them are about to be over. And they're scared.
DeleteGadfly, Langley's band of political miscreants (look it up, Chris) should be scared. For one thing, they do everything wrong! They operate in a self-serving vacuum, even against themselves. At the last meeting of the EG Republican Committee, the members endorsed Larry Lenartz and Trent Tibbits for town board. These men, Tibbits barely out of adolescence, have no education or experience that is relevant to municipal governing...none! What they do have is an abundance of inexperience that Mr. Langley plans to USE to HIS advantage if, by some miracle, they are all elected. Ironically, they made the same mistake with DiMartino and Matters and it has backfired on them miserably. They don't even learn from their own mistakes! At that same meeting, the members of the committee were adamantly AGAINST endorsing Keith Langley for a second term, so CDeF and Danny boy thought it best to postpone the vote. In their infinite wisdom, they waited for the fundraiser to ambush their own committee members by calling a special meeting (yes, at the fundraiser!) to effectively pressure them into endorsing Langley or be shunned by town and county party officials. The members, of course, buckled under the pressure and Langley was endorsed for a second term. Given his poor performance these last three plus years, including blowing his majority to smithereens, it's a shame that he's been endorsed to run for a second term. The committee should have demanded a revote in a proper setting but it's a done deal now. At both fundraisers, they pulled in less than $5,000 and they have three candidates running. How many times can they go to a shallow well for money? Wait 'til they go to Larry and Trent and tell them they each have to cough up $5K for campaign expenses. This should get interesting.
ReplyDeleteIn the not distant past Langley made one of the town board members submit FOILs for basic monthly town financial information. How incredibly arrogant and stupid is that? Seriously, how can town board members make decisions and vote without the information critical to those decisions?
ReplyDeleteLangley has failed us by every measure of failure.
Please read Jack Conway's "It's About Time" on their web site. Insightful, smart, committed leadership will be all there when we elect Jack and his team.
4:05 a.m. FACT: Jack and his team need a major and a minor line on the ballot to win. Hopefully, they know that. To think that they are going to reinvent the election process with one third party line at the bottom of the ballot is a fatal mistake. Many people are party loyal. Example: I'm a democrat so I'll vote for the democrats. Many people don't know EG 1st candidates personally or otherwise and so they won't vote for them. Many people who do know EG 1st candidates won't come out and vote for a variety of reasons including that there are no state or federal races this year to draw them out or they are "busy" in other ways (i.e. I have to work late, I'm not feeling well today, or my kid has a soccer game) and won't vote. Getting people to the polls is a huge challenge that should not be taken lightly. Remember when parties used to pay people to vote? EG 1st candidates will need all the ballot lines and all the advantages they can get. Remember, before you can have smart, insightful, committed leadership, you need smart, insightful, committed, campaign advice from the pros who know. Hopefully, they know that.
ReplyDeleteREMINDER: Today is the SAVE EAST GREENBUSH CHICKEN BBQ FUNDRAISER AND BAKE SALE from 4-7 p.m. at the Community Gospel Church, 487 3rd Ave, Rensselaer. WALK-INs WELCOME while food lasts. Cost: $12/dinner. This is for a good cause, folks, to help pay the legal bill that was incurred to keep a big box gambling casino from entering and becoming a part of our community. Please stop by for some good food and conversation or even just to make a much needed and appreciated donation. See you there!
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This blind loyalty to one party or the other is what gets us jerks in perpetuity (look it up Chris). Your reasoning 8:30 am is way off base this year. There are 3000+ people who signed petitions against the casino last year. There are people I have never seen before by the hundreds who have committed time, money and sweat equity to insure that "City on the Hill" did not get built. The people who helped plan and execute the successful "Tags and Treasures" sale last weekend were new people as well. Don't think the outrage is over. It is still there, stronger than ever. What alternatives do we have? A nice guy running a hot dog stand and a complete fiasco one-term do-nothing who calls himself a supervisor. Start running now Langley - and I don't mean running for office.
ReplyDelete@Anon 830, I understand and respect your point and know statistically it's not in EG1st's favor, but it is not impossible and it has to been done, If there was ever a time in EG for it to be done this is that time. Many peopke still don't understand the anger and betrayal we've been feeling for years and thousands were awoken to this over the last year. We demand accountability from our elected officials, how about we demand the same for voters. If people want to vote for someone solely for the fact that they belong to a specific party than that is their right, but let's not sugarcoat that action anymore. It's irresponsible. I'm not saying everyone must vote for EG1st (they have our household vote), but do some research on all of the candidates. Voting blindly for specific parties is just as much the problem as the puppets following their higher up party leaders.
ReplyDeleteThe reality is that not everyone who signs a petition votes. There are approx 11,000 enrolled voters in EG. During any given election cycle, up to half of them vote, the other half stays home. There are also those who refuse to vote on principle and/or are not enrolled to vote. The majority of people who signed the no casino petition are not intimately involved with the shenanigans of EG politics. When the casino was awarded to Schenectady, many of your petition signers figured "mission accomplished" and went back to their lives. A good percentage of them don't know the name of the supervisor in EG. It's very hard to upseat a sitting supervisor. EG 1st surely isn't naive enough to think that they've got this thing all sown up with a petition in one hand and one ballot line in the other. Believe me, they don't. I want them to win as much as, if not more, than anyone but they have to play by the rules of the game, we all do! In politics, the time to realize your mistakes is before you lose, not after.
ReplyDeleteJACK/TINA/TOM 2015!
Love to know where you got the info to back up your broad conclusions. And we had no problem unseating McCabe - a sitting supervisor as you may recall.
Delete10:13 I got my info from experience. McCabe was a supervisor whose time had come. He lost in a legitimate election and no one was more shocked that he lost than he was. It was a thing of beauty. The people spoke and they kicked his sorry butt out the door. Langley won in an "anyone but McCabe" election but he won't be so lucky this November. This year, he'll lose in an "anyone but Langley" election. Ahh, you gotta love politics for that reason alone. The day of retribution (look it up, Chris) is always eventually at hand.
DeleteIt's very interesting that Supervisor Keith Langley, his bus driver, Chris DeFruscio and the EG Republican Committee have still not sent out a press release or made any official announcement regarding their slate of proposed candidates for the upcoming Town elections. Sadly, this just seems to be the latest example of the failed Langley administration's attempt to conduct public business in secret. There's a growing sense that prospective voters are getting tired of the secret Langley way of "handling" things such as toxic sewage spills from the delayed WWTP, the Honey Bee prostitution "spa" and multiple "free" clean fill deposits near Ridge Road.
ReplyDeleteConway, Tierney and Grant 2015!
BBQ is sold out!!!! Thanks for,your support!
ReplyDelete11:42 you speak in absolutes as if you you know what people are thinking and what they are likely to do. That is exactly the mistake the two political parties make whenever they conspire against the people's will. EG 1st folks cannot be a part of them and also defeat their practices. EG 1st must stand independently against both brands of failed government because, in the end, the Dems and Reps are the same kind of failures.
ReplyDelete@11:42: EG 1st is not guilty of assuming the election is won. I am sure that they will work hard, be wise, listen at doors and gain the confidence of the people. I think you will be very surprised at the turn out this election and the commitment of the voters.
ReplyDelete1:49 & 1:55 Nothing would please me more than to see you pull this off with one line. My family and I will help you to do that on 11/3 but let's talk again on 11/4. Time will tell if your plan to "buck the system" succeeds.
DeleteCongratulations on selling out at the chicken bbq. The food was delicious.
To 5:08 p.m. You need to grow up. You sound like an ignoramus. Your Larry, Moe and Curly ticket is headed for failure. C'mon 11/3!
1:55 p.m. I sure hope so.
DeleteThe DemReps are a collective failure, running the same racket in the Town for years and paying no attention whatsoever to the mess as they have created it. Poop in the Hudson, Junk Bonds, illegal Plat approval for insiders, ignored building codes for insiders, diverted funds for paving, casino conspiracy, stipends, sickleave/longevity payments, no audits, no financial recovery plan, ETC. Not one pro-active plan to address anything. It's over.
ReplyDeleteDid it ever occur to you that it may be you whom is the failure there Donnie Boy? You are to funny.
Delete"Quod erat demonstrandum."
DeleteMr. "What makes me different is that I interact with people on a daily basis" (Langley) seems to have bolted from the special meeting rather quickly and Mr. absent most of the time (Malone) or need a potty break spent the majority of the meeting opening his mail. Glad CP Malone took voting on a million dollars of work seriously, especially considering he missed the May meeting that first brought forth these resolutions and then missed the meeting with the consultants and engineers. Seriously, no wonder our town hall is a joke!
ReplyDeleteTODAY WAS A GREAT DAY IN EAST GREENBUSH!
ReplyDeleteSave East Greenbush held a chicken BBQ fundraiser this afternoon/evening at Community Gospel Church to raise money to help pay down legal costs associated with keeping Capital View CasiNO out of OUR town. More than 330 families purchased meals, baked goods and made additional contributions to Save East Greenbush. It was truly amazing! Nine committee members recruited spouses, family members, and friends to get the work done and make the event successful, and successful it was! My thanks to our East Greenbush neighbors who purchased dinners and who made EXTREMELY generous additional contributions to the cause, to the committee and all the people who showed up during the course of the day, to Taste of the Town Caterers who cooked up awesomely delicious chicken dinners, and to Pastor Dave and Community Gospel Church for allowing us to use their campus. My apologies to those we turned away because we sold out. We regret that we underestimated your support and look forward to including all of you in our next event!
Marie Cookson, Chairperson
Save East Greenbush BBQ
What a fine job you did, Marie.
Delete10:17 p.m. The joke is, and always has been, Phil Malone. He's not running again so he could not care less anymore. Any announcements or communications, Phil? Not at this time, Mr. Supervisor is all we'll be getting from him now until the end of the year. Good! He can yield his time to CP Matters. She has plenty to say but the difference between Malone and Matters is that she'll tell you she's not running again either but she's still doing the job. Hey, Phil, if you're not interested anymore, perhaps you could not accept the paycheck. No? Figures.
ReplyDeleteHow can Langley justify accepting his 70K paycheck? He's done nothing to move the Town forward in his term of office.
ReplyDeleteUnless you count the Toxic Sewage Spill at the WWTP which happened under his supervision.
No Langley in 2015!
@ 10:53 AM- Don't forget Supervisor Langley and his Project Review Committee's efforts to locate the Honey Bee Prostitution Spa on Columbia Turnpike, not far from where they meet at Town Hall.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness the EG Police Department put the kibosh to that Langley "interaction."
The only question on Keith Langley's mind is "are you going to vote for me?" We need to give him the answer to that question in November and put the poor sap out of his misery.
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