It's been quite a
ride over the last few years. We're coming up on the anniversary of
the Casino Location Board deciding to NOT locate a casino in East
Greenbush. December 17th is the date, and we're going to
celebrate with a Save East Greenbush party and fundraiser. I'd call
that date a milestone. A watershed is the fallout of that
decision and the community activity which led up to it – the
election of the East Greenbush First majority to the Supe job and the
Town Board. Both political machines which had “run” East
Greenbush in concert for a long time were turned out to pasture in a
landslide. They're still trying to figure out what happened.
Save East Greenbush
still has a balance on the legal bill to Meyer and Fuller. They made
a great case even in the face of a major “fix” attempted by the
players with the Zoning Board. What was important is that the
community saw the extent to which the political pressure was exerted.
Instead of asking the ZBA attorney for guidance, they asked the
Building Inspector for an interpretation of the law. Good Grief.
The citizens of East
Greenbush should be abundantly proud of the accomplishments of the
last year. Some of the efforts started years ago. But the recent
victories are pleasant. Now we have the last bills to pay. (The
Players who visited this plague upon us should be contributing, but
they won't.) The payoff is that the insider trading which once went
on won't happen anymore. No more illegal Plat approvals, no more
road paving for insiders…….no more stipends and illegal
“incentives.”
Gadfly, it is not surprising that those who caused this financial misery, won't pony up to help pay for it. Simply put, they are unconscionable. We have a town supervisor who is collecting the remainder of his $70,000 salary this year but who hasn't effectively shown up to work since he lost election on Nov 3rd. He takes no responsibility for losing his job, so why would he take responsibility for causing the debt to the law firm that saved us from the fate of a casino? When you are dealing with unconscionable people, expect nothing and never be disappointed. We can do this without them and happily. How much is left on the debt?
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of casinos, I just finished reading Pete Stenson's article on p. 5 of the 12/10 Advertiser. He stated that CP DiMartino first voted no to extend the Witbeck PDD, then at the special meeting afterward she changed her mind and voted yes "citing the comments of numerous supporters who approached her after the extention failed at the 10/18 meeting." OMG! Really? This should infuriate all of us beyond belief! We could not get her to budge on her two yes votes for the casino no matter how many residents in the hall howled, cried and begged, yes begged, her to vote no. Really, Pete? You're quoting the economist John Maynard Keyes in her defense, stating "When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do?" When the facts changed irrefutably against casinos as economic drivers, she STILL voted yes, yes, yes til the end. No one could get through to her but for a lousy PDD she gets shaken up enough to change her mind? That is THE MOST infuriating thing I've heard to date. Casino yes. PDD no, ooops, I mean yes because some people in the hall are upset? OUTRAGEOUS!
ReplyDeleteYou have to remember our opinions did not matter. THis was a Witbeck PDD. Deb must of heard from residents with the right last names. We didn't matter. You should be upset. THat PDD will put too many houses in that area. Hope you don't live over there because she won't hear you if you complain guaranteed.
DeleteJust heard.....Dean Skelos and Adam Skelos guilty on all counts.
ReplyDeleteGood to know (????) that New York is in no danger of losing its ill gotten place as the most corrupt state in the United States.
DeleteThanks Albany. Thanks for nothing. Most corrupt and highest taxes. Cause and effect?
The simple reality is that the Whitnecks and Harts get whatever they want. Other people get smaller "favors". We have a sitting town judge who never got building permits for two different large projects. But that judge has a famous town name too. Toni Murphy KNOWS the stipends she received were illegal - meaning the theft of citizens' money. But she has no intention, ever, of making that right.
ReplyDeleteSue Hart Mangold openly and often violated her conflict of interest duties.
The previous town board was caught in violation of the open meetings law.
Jeez it goes on and on in terms of our terribly sad history.
January 1 is a new day. A wonderful new day.
Unacceptable! PDD approvals effect the whole town. We should know why CP Matters voted no for the extension, why CP DiMartino voted no with her and then changed her mind a few days later and voted yes OR was this just a simple case of one more shot of closed door politics in East Greenbush (before the new administration comes in) that also mysteriously involved our MIA supervisor? I'm betting on the latter.
ReplyDeleteNow that a reform Board has won in a landslide and joined Mary Ann and Deb who originally ran on a reform agenda until they were hijacked by DeF (see the Advertiser publications before that election), Talks and Eddie's blog have taken off in an attempt to make the new administration somehow focused on the casino battle. What jerks. I thought at least Pete knew better - the rest who run that blog, not so sure. There's just a lot of bitterness in both camps which we'll have to live with for a while. They should have seen it coming, but when the sense of "entitlement" set in with the machines some time ago, learning from the "signs of the times" becomes impaired.
ReplyDeleteThey're just livid because the "casino battle" handed the town over to the good guys on a sterling silver platter! What's ironic (look it up, Chris) is that Langley and his juvenile delinquents were warned over and over that they were treading on paper thin ice, but did they listen? No! They looked at us like we were a bunch of kooks, they laughed at us, mocked us, bullied us, and scorned us all the way to 11/3 when the bullies got sand kicked in their faces big time! Let them rant and rave and blog their fool heads off. They blew it and they blew it BIG for many years to come...and they damn well know it! Ha! Merry Christmas to US! Whoohoo!
ReplyDeleteWell you're certainly right about what the casino battle accomplished. Langley was pro (and the lowest vote getter) and his running mates said nothing discernible on the matter and scored low. DVW, Stenson and Smyth said nothing discernible on the matter either and scored low. The landslide went to those who took a stand and clearly identified with the spirit of the community. The victory went to those who listened and led. Merry Christmas to us!!!
DeletePete is a fraud. On the face of it, he seems like a good natured, mature adult but he's really just a frustrated, bored former bureaucrat who can't seem to settle into anything productive in his retirement years. He's very deceiving. If he used his talents for good and stopped sneaking around incognito on the Talks blog, he'd be a lot better off and so would the town. He's fooling no one.
ReplyDeleteLet's not blame it all on Pete. The Principals of that blog are an EG Cop, the treasurer of DVW's campaign who got himself kicked off of the TU blog for trying to use it to further DVW's campaign, DVW and Stenson. So there is a collection of goons to choose from to attribute the trash.
Delete7:38 p.m. True, Pete isn't working alone, just like Don isn't working alone, but at least Don is cool enough to identify himself. The Talks/EGMatterss principles are a bunch of two-faced phantoms of the night. They are one way in public (except for Ed Gilbert, who is always the same) especially when they are running for public office, and another way in the dark shadow of the blog. That's why I said they're fooling no one. By attacking Don and Suzanne so openly, these individuals particularly, and we all know who they are, are foolishly showing their hand and revealing to everyone how utterly frustrated, angry, and powerless they have become in the wake of the new incoming regime. They can blame anyone they want but these well known takers brought it all on themselves over a period of years. After 12/31, however, our hard earned tax dollars are no longer available for tapping into like public assistance and the hangers on will just have to let go. The gravy train is pulling into the station, it's about out of gas, and about to be put in dry dock for at least the next FOUR YEARS. That's an eternity in the parasitic world of politics. Oh, happy day!
DeleteGreat article by Fred LeBrun in today's TU. Here's the link, but I think you have to be a subscriber to get to it. It's worth it to go get the paper.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-local/article/LeBrun-Attitude-of-entitlement-in-Skelos-case-6694550.php
Here's a "teaser"......
"The convictions of former Senate majority leader Dean Skelos and son on charges of corruption came as no particular surprise.
Shock, yes, by how quickly and definitively the verdict was delivered, coupled as it was with the similar abrupt conviction of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver two weeks ago.
A jarring conclusion to the Skelos trial, but not a surprise.
How could it be? As the trial unfolded, we heard tale after lurid tale of the most obvious extortion on behalf of junior, who showed a boundless appetite for less work and more money. Outrageous, really, all the while the senior Skelos maintained day after day they would be exonerated because he believed in our justice system, right up to the moment of conviction.
The thought that kept recurring to me was, how clueless are these people?
I suppose ultimately that proved to be the most disorienting, chilling, aspect of the Skelos revelations, how utterly matter-of-fact, business-as-usual, they felt about their totally out-of-bounds behavior.
They exhibited an arrogant and grotesque sense of entitlement, boundless and without conscience, oblivious to any moral standards. The definition of what's wrong, and remains wrong, with the darker side of the Albany political culture."
Dear Gadfly,
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting. The sense of entitlement Mr. LeBrun writes about has been clearly felt at the local political level as well. The failure of the East Greenbush Republican Committee, to file multiple financial disclosure forms is just the latest clueless bad example.
Gadfly, in our town's very recent past there are dozens of examples of political appointees for whom the less work; more money was a mantra.
ReplyDeleteI never, not one single time, ever went into town hall and found the former town attorney's secretary doing anything but gossiping with Toni Murphy. Never.
Sean Mulvey was renowned for failing as the payroll person. Could barely figure out how to walk and chew gum at the same time when it came to managing payroll administration.
That, by the way, is equal opportunity for each major political party.
We are all expecting much better starting on January 1.
Gadfly,
DeleteStill no Financial Disclosure filing by the East Greenbush Republican Committee.
Stay tuned...
Why is it taking so long for this to be resolved? Wrong is wrong!
DeleteTo celebrate the one year anniversary of the Casino Location Board's decision to NOT choose East Greenbush, Save East Greenbush is having a party and silent auction to help raise funds to retire our legal fee debt. Some of the items are listed here as well as the details for the open-house. All are welcome. Come on out on December 17th to help us celebrate!!
ReplyDeletehttp://saveeastgreenbush.nationbuilder.com/december_17_open_house
Just a reminder that the December pre-board meeting was rescheduled to tonite at 7 p.m. at town hall. The board meeting is tomorrow night at 7 p.m. Supr. Langley is reportedly on vacation this week...if that don't beat all.
ReplyDeleteWhen you think of all the massive and systemic corruption in Albany and you see the AG's office worrying about fantasy football betting as the state gives hugs and kisses to casino gambling don't you just scratch you head?
ReplyDeleteSeriously. Hell of a job AG. Keep up the good (???) work.
And Langley taking "vacation"? When was he ever really working to earn it?
Jeez.
The East Greenbush Republican Committee finally (after multiple official complaints to the BOE) released their 27 Post-General financial Disclosure....Here's a snapshot of their expenses (all 19,000 to lose) http://www.elections.ny.gov:8080/plsql_browser/EXPENSESA_county?ID_in=C24658&date_From=07/01/2015&date_to=12/15/15&OFFICE_in=ALL&AMOUNT_From=&AMOUNT_to=&ZIP1=00000&ZIP2=99999&ORDERBY_IN=N
ReplyDeleteIs there a penalty for filing late or is everything now all forgiven?
DeleteHere's the final complete report of contributions to the Republican Committee. This does not included the contributions to the Friends of Keith Langley.
Deletehttp://www.elections.ny.gov:8080/plsql_browser/CONTRIBUTORA_COUNTY?ID_in=C24658&date_From=01/01/2014&date_to=10/03/2015&AMOUNT_From=1&AMOUNT_to=150000&ZIP1=&ZIP2=&ORDERBY_IN=N&CATEGORY_IN=ALL
Mr. I'm On Vacation blew off the pre-board meeting last night, including the special meeting at 7:30. Because he didn't show up again, the reason for the special meeting failed for lack of a quorum. What does he care? The rumor circulating around town is that Mr. Vaca showed up to vote yes to extend the Witbeck PDD because the county wants any and all development, good or bad, and Mr. Vaca wants a county job. After all, he did sacrifice himself for the casino, right? Once again the county and Mr. Vaca are looking out for # 1...themselves! Let's see where he lands employment-wise after January.
ReplyDeleteBull! Langley didn't sacrifice himself for anyone or anything. He expected to get that casino and be king of the hill, Thompson Hill that is! If he won in Nov, we'd all be so screwed when he and his goons took over with a vengeance. The county should steer clear of this guy. Thank goodness for Jack, Tina and Tom. They saved the day and E.G. Finally, score one for the good guys!
DeleteSo the county rewards people who are bad at their job with another job? Brilliant!
DeleteThey reward loyalty. The county bigwigs wanted that casino badly and if it landed in East Greenbush, they would have been perfectly fine with that. Even though he took a ton of heat for it, Langley never wavered in his support for the casino, he hung tough with his blank stares and snarky comments like "the resolution is the resolution." Now he's convinced himself and the county that he sacrificed his job for the casino when, in fact, he lost re-election because he was just really bad at his job. Hey, if the county wants some of that, they're welcome to it. Wrangler Rob Bayly was also a big proponent of the casino in EG. Maybe the county should earmark a job for him, too.
Deletethis may sound ignorant but im curious as to what the concern is. Im not versed in local govt and would really like to know why they need to disclose financial info and what theu could potentially be covering up by not disclosing.
ReplyDeleteThanks
“Campaign finance disclosure ensures New Yorkers have confidence that their elected officials are serving them honestly and with transparency,” said New York State Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman. “The public has the right to know who contributes to campaigns and how candidates spend those contributions. The Division of Election Law Enforcement will continue to work together with its law enforcement partners, including the Attorney General, to assure New Yorkers that violations of the public trust do not go unpunished."
Delete1:30 p.m. There are a lot of people who are not versed in local government but kudos for asking the question. Very few people realize this but it is at the local level that government effects us the most, especially in the pocketbook! The more people who take an active interest in local government, by watching, listening, and asking questions, the more likely politicians are to behave themselves. It's when no one is paying attention that we run into trouble. Town board meetings are the third Wednesday of every month, 7 p.m., at town hall. That's a great place to meet your local elected officials and see what goes into government at the local level.
DeleteThe Agenda for tonight's Board meeting has the Supe moving the motion to adjourn. Typo or show?
ReplyDeleteAs expected, Supe Langley did not attend the last two town board meetings of his four year term. Residents commented tonight that they were disappointed, even a little sad, that he virtually disappeared after he lost re-election on Nov 3rd. It would have been impressive indeed if he showed up one more time tonight to say sorry it didnt work out, I truly did my best, thank you for electing me four years ago and giving me a chance to serve. That would have been the sort of closure everyone would have appreciated. Perhaps as he bumps into people all over town in the coming weeks, months and years, he'll say it then. Ed Gilbert's comments were actually civil tonight; at one point he even held his tongue when he clearly wanted to let loose a criticism. Maybe there's hope for him yet but that remains to be seen. Phil Malone rode off into the sunset. Hopefully, he'll find a path that will take him in an exciting, new direction.
ReplyDeleteGadfly, now that the EG Republican Committee finally filed 1 out of the last 6 REQUIRED disclosures, we can see that they are STILL running on a deficit, for almost a decade now. How is this possible?
ReplyDeleteWell, I'd say that the reason is that they spend more than they take in. Works the same for government.
DeleteThis demonstrates their serious lack of supporters. When believe in you and support you, they donate money.
DeleteGOP Chairman Dan Fiacco or his Treasurer, Sean Mulvey can provide more information about the financial deficit. I'm just not holding my breath waiting to hear from either of them.
DeleteRensselaer loses the casino and the Mayor continued to fight for sound, economic development (and won - http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2015/12/10/rensselaer-waterfront-transformation-wins-state.html)
ReplyDeleteEast Greenbush loses the casino and our Supervisor is still sulking and just flat out "quits". Thank goodness for EG1st, "politicians" with character!
Recent administrations have not been about good government and sound development. They have been primarily about patronage and "driving the bus."
DeleteFor that reason, Langley may very well score a county job but that would only prove the county's complete lack of regard not only for good government but for good government workers. Birds of a feather stick together, which is exactly why we need new talent at the county level in 2017. Danaher, cousin Leon, and Wrangler Rob proved that responsible, respectful government must be countywide to be truly beneficial to our town.
DeleteNot sure if County Legislators Danaher, Fiacco and Bailey would want to be recorded voting in favor of creating a county job for Keith Langley? Those votes would make a pretty potent campaign issue in the 2017 election.
Delete11:01 p.m. Yes, indeed, not that there aren't already some pretty potent campaign issues on the horizon. Wrangler Rob especially was a cheerleader for the casino in EG. What did he care? He lives in Poestinkill.
DeleteLooks to me like the EG Reps took in over $20,000 and the Friends of Keith took in over $12,000, so between the two they had about $33,000 for the election. That's a big bunch more that EG1st had. And who got the landslide? Cash,if you have the wrong record to run on, doesn't necessarily work. Perhaps the days of the wheeler-dealers are over. Shelly - check. Skelos - check....... Jimino?? I hear that the water protection bill exempts Kinder Morgan. Is that the case? If it is, it's the same old BS.
ReplyDeleteI also heard that legislators are banding together once again and giving Kinder Morgan all kinds of passes. This is happening despite citizen protests. If elected officials are representatives of the people but they don't listen to the people, then what good are they? Unfortunately, that is a rhetorical question.
DeleteGadfly, just curious, was there a contribution from James Featherstonhaugh, the casino promoter who stated in the TU how much he "admires" Keith Langley?
DeleteYes. $1,000 to the Friends of Keith Langley on 2/18/15. There were also two other single $1,000 contributions. One from UW Marx and the other from Rifenburg.
DeleteGee, $1,000 from Feathers? That's not much admiration from a guy who's worth millions. Looks like that admiration he once felt for Keith turned into the more basic appreciation for his willingness to lay his own head down on the proverbial chopping block and then roll the dice. Had Keith decided to play it straight with everybody, and stay away from games of chance, he might still be supe on Jan 1 with Deb and Mary Ann by his side. Instead, he'll be cleaning out his desk alone. It's a shame.
DeleteWhat's ironic is the only person who was truly looking out for Keith during the casino fiasco was Mary Ann (per Foiled meeting notes and her question about "protection from Keith"). Feather's responded that he's never walked away before and won't now. Well, where is Feather's now? How much did his money and weight pull for Keith? Where are Keith's silent majority. Keith, you chose to turn your back, publicly none-the-less, countless amount of times on the people that voted for you. Look at your donations, then look at EG1st. It wasn't funded by political goons or businesses seeking something in return. EG1st's campaign was backed by the full faith of the actual residents they will be serving. While you continue to sulk and ask how this happened, watch yourself during some of the meetings over the last year. Look at the disrespect you showed, between the eye rolling, the "let's move on from the casino" the day thousands who fought to correct your mess saw "victory" against greed and against our town being destroyed by the CASINO. Let's face it Keith, you will be known forever as "Casino Keith", and for your insightful "the resolution is the resolution" explanations. Rejoice this holiday season, you don't have to wonder anymore. Thankfully for the town of East Greenbush, we will have true leadership this new year. For that, we will be forever grateful you fueled the fire that became EG1st. You woke us up!
ReplyDeleteIf the county gives Keith Langley a job they had better be prepared for a no show no work person on the taxpayer's payroll. Langley's personal work ethic has always been close to zero. Since his staggering loss it is, hard to believe, even lower.
ReplyDeleteSince Election Day he has, very literally, been stealing the people's money with his cessation of working mentality. Shameful.
Langley was counting on voter disinterest and apathy to get him re-elected. He was told by his amateur advisors that a few "troublemakers," a very few, were making waves, even on blogs and in the newspaper, but that the majority of voters don't listen, pay attention or care about what's happening with local government. Even when two board members announced, "Smart Way Forward Not Meant To Be," in the Advertiser, he never waivered from his dismissive, obnoxious behavior. After all, the majority of residents wouldn't notice or care that they were lied to. Even when the casino was defeated in E.G., he figured politics, not residents, did that. None of the "troublemakers" were credited, we didn't exist in his mind. Then, November 3rd rolled around just as expected and the "troublemakers" rallied at the polling sites in numbers too great to ignore. He lost in a humiliating landslide of votes to one of those residents who was "not a factor" but did he learn anything from it? NOT ONE THING! He, no doubt, thought,'Fine, if they think I did such a bad job, then screw 'em! I'm outta here!' And in an instant he was gone, with his paycheck in hand, as quickly as he came. If the county would hire that caliber of person, then shame on them! It remains to be seen if they will be that shortsighted and foolish in 2016.
ReplyDeleteWhy does it take a year for the Gaming Commission to issue those casino licenses?
ReplyDeleteDoncha think that the "fix" has been in since before the Constitutional amendment? The big money was behind that with Andy and his cronies. When you look at that fiasco going out out in Central New York, it becomes quite obvious. The Town Board out there says that there will be no significant environmental impact to paving over acres or pristine farmland - let alone no traffic impact. I'd say that somebody needs to follow the money out there. I did hear that everybody's money was on Rensselaer for the casino in our neighborhood, but some $100,000 contributions shifted that to Schenectady. Preet has the ability to follow the money if he wants to.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Gilly (even after a lunch at his request with Jack) he's starting with the crap. Ed, the machines were exposed as failures. The machines and their insiders sapped this town of its resources. Langley and McCabe were both part of the disaster. It was all part of the 'good old boy" share and share alike. We're done with that now. Will be hard for the "insiders" to take, but they need to get with it and get in line with the rest of the people.
ReplyDeleteHe's not even bright, the site rejects any comments if you try to post, proving yet again Gilbert likes totalk to himself on his blog. Gilbert, the building inspector is just as much of a joke as Langley, it's basically like he's a no show too. The entire town knows you can do anything and get away with it because we have no building inspector, just a fake who collects a hefty salary for doing nothing.
DeleteIf the people with whom Gilbert associates were any brighter than him, he would be a social and political outcast. In fact, they are no brighter and no longer relevant either.
DeleteGilly is just one of many individuals who is 100% machine driven, so beware. The critical thing at this juncture is for the five board members to do their utmost best to work TOGETHER to run the town. They won't always agree but working to reach a consensus that they all can support will be well worth the effort. They must not allow anyone or anything to drive a wedge between them. Make no mistake about it, the machines want back what they lost. Not only did they lose power and control over a town with a $20M budget, they were utterly humiliated in the process. They will have another shot in 2017 to infiltrate the board. We will, therefore, need to get two more good government candidates elected. It's not too early to start planning for Nov 2017. The work was not finished this November, it's only just begun. There's got to be an ongoing, relentless effort to KEEP what we won in November going strong.
ReplyDelete9:04am, We also need to focus on replacing County Legislators Bayly, Fiacco and Danaher with three good government reform minded candidates. Our family is looking forward to actively contribute to that effort.
ReplyDeleteCan anyone explain why Edward Gilbert thinks he's helping Republicans to regain any semblance of credibility? His EGMatterss blog is just another one of his many failures. Don't Republicans get it that his blog is hurting, not helping, them? Why do they allow it to continue? The man clearly has a vendetta against and an obsession with CP Matters. He knows he screwed that up in a big way but he has no ability to fix it. Why did Langley keep him around? So many unanswered questions.
ReplyDelete9:50 Do we need answers to those questions? The Republican party, including Ed Gilbert, is irrelevant for at least the next two years, and very probably longer. Our best bet is to flat out ignore him. He has about as much standing as Skelos and Silver...and that would be none.
DeleteIn response to Anon's post yesterday at 9:46 am: I can think of at least 2 things our esteemed Building Inspector has accomplished. He allowed an illegal "duplex" (with 4 kitchens) to be built on Thompson Hill Road so that certain insiders can feel like king of the hill. And for a number of years in a row, he lowered the assessment of his former residence on Werking Rd (see the assessment roll, publicly available through the town website). Does YOUR assessment get lower and lower each year, progressively dropping your school and property taxes? Mine doesn't. But our Building Inspector's does! I'm hoping that Jack will put a swift end to his shenanigans!
ReplyDeleteVery encouraged to find out newly elected council persons Tierney and Grant have already met with Rens county economic agency staffers. That, ladies and gents is called hitting the ground running. So glad I voted for EG 1st instead of the same old same old.
ReplyDeleteIt fascinates me that the state and various locations are still considering casinos as some example of success.
ReplyDeleteAnyone been to Atlantic City lately? The city was a seaside ghetto before the casinos moved in. It continued to be a seaside ghetto after the casinos moved in. And today, as the casino industry collapses in on itself due to over expansion it is even more of a seaside ghetto.
I refer you to Salamanca, NY. Salamanca, NY is, sadly a rural ghetto. Was before the casino, still is with its casino.
We should all recall the glorious predictions of a $33 million financial impact from the building of the FedEx uglier than sin building in our town. Find me one of those dollars.
The people in our town who committed themselves to keeping the casino out of here are heroes. They really and truly are. And objective evidence such as the examples above prove it.
5:12 a.m. Excellent post. By the same token, the people in our town who committed themselves to bringing a gambling casino into E.G. are unconscionable. Laugh at this question if you want but does it always have to be about money? Supe Langley had every conceivable form of human resource around him to help him make the right decisions for the town but he was so mesmerized by money and power that he tossed all manner of common sense out the window and now he is looking for a new job. All he had to do was look to the people for a consensus of opinion (simple!). Had he done that, and a whole host of other things, like surround himself with good, smart people and treat them with respect, he may have won a second term.
DeleteI agree 100 percent with both you 5:12AM.
DeleteHere is a question, that is quite funny, and I already know the answer.
Do you think if EG was awarded one of the casino's it would have saved Langley his job?
How funny would that have been he most likely would have still lost the election and we would be stuck with a casino
If Langley lost this badly in Nov despite the fact that we dodged the casino bullet, imagine how much he would have lost by if we GOT the casino. Jack got 47% of the vote. Had we GOT the casino, I think that he, Tina and Tom would have won by much higher margins. THAT'S the real irony. Langley was finished whether we GOT the casino or not.
DeleteNot to get off topic but,there is a major problem with the sewers in August Gate.Sewage seems to be coming up out of the ground.Calls to the sewer dept.have proved to be useless with George Lovely stating that it is a homeowner issue.Calls to our super Anthony Corillis go unanswered,But he did e-mail a map of the sewer lines in the neighborhood. Somebody else from the sewer dept. said call A-Septic to repair the problem.
ReplyDeleteThe town was paid $5,000 for each lot by the Micheals group to install and maintain these lines.
Homeowners are already stuck with maintaining their own sewage pumps and underground piping to the shutoff at the property line.
Why should the homeowner have to pay to repair the towns sewer line ??? Surely a lawsuit will follow if this is the case.
We need to be rid of personal like Anthony Corellis,George Lovely,Dan Fiacco,and Joe Cherribono,They all have a hand in this.
Good morning to all, on this lovely Christmas Eve. I was just reflecting on the past year and a half after reading Mr. Langley's Supervisor's Report. I had to retract several comments to keep this post on a positive note. The year is coming to a close and a new beginning is just around the corner. For me, the true highlight of the past year and a half is getting to know many of my neighbors throughout EG., and a few from neighboring towns. We all came together in a big way through SEG and this past election cycle. I have a greater appreciation for where I live, because of getting to know more of the wonderful people who live here. Thank you Gadfly for your part in giving a voice to the people. Perhaps the new year would bring an identity to more of the voices. I love the Christmas Season and what it truly represents. Actually it never ends on Dec. 25. With that being said, my wish to everyone who takes the time to view this blog a Merry Christmas, and may we all share in a happy, prosperous new year.
ReplyDeleteEvery generation has had a great president.
ReplyDeleteFor my grandparents it was FDR. For my parents it was JFK. For my generation is was Ronald Reagan.
For the people I'd East Greenbush it is about to be, I predict , my friend Jack Conway.
Jack is so many good things. Smart, caring, wise, experienced. Jack is inclusive not exclusive. Jack is engaging not reclusive.
All those years of fighting for reform. I confess to not missing NYS taxes and East Greenbush politics as my life has moved on. But i am so deeply thrilled to know that there is nothing but upside, nothing but positives, nothing but things being significantly better as Jack Conway and his team move into governing and supporting the good people of East Greenbhush.
Talk about Happy New Year? I cannot envision a more Happy New Year.
All the best to my dear friend, Jack Conway. And all the best to all our former friends and neighbors in East Greenbush.
How exciting that the swearing in ceremony is in 5 days! How far we've come since the surprise attack special meeting when a Langley led town board tried to ram a full blown, Las Vegas style, gambling casino down our unsuspecting throats. The people were so upset, so panicked over the thought of it but Mr. Casino himself could not have cared less. He set his jaw on disregard and waited smugly, patiently for it to be over. On election night, he stood among the remaining hanger on-ers feeling powerful, feeling invincible, planning to thank no one (again) when he won. When the numbers came in they HAD TO BE wrong! How could this have happened, Mr. Casino thought, to ME, ME, ME??? Well, it DID happen and many are still scratching their heads over it. A new order has begun in the largest town in Rensselaer County. Take heed, all you unbelievers, take heed! And, oh, by the way, happy new year!
ReplyDeleteI so wish I could make the swearing in ceremony, but I think I'm busy that day. What exact day and time is it?
ReplyDeleteI believe it's Friday at 1:OOPM at Town Hall.
DeleteEd Gilbert, you are the ultimate coward and the ultimate hypocrite. Your blog is the untimate expression of your cowardess and your hypocrisy. Did you lose every element of class or decency when you hooked up with DeFruscio and Langley? Seriously did you?
ReplyDeleteI used to listen to you speak at town board meetings. Today you represent the exact same embodiment of evil as the Talks blog administrators. Great company you are keeping. Coward, hypocrite, fool.
As we approach a new board in a new year to tackle old problems, it might be worth noting something that it seems almost all past board members forgot over time... the election is over!
ReplyDeleteWhen you are sworn in on January 1st, please remember everything you stood for, to everyone who voted for you to get you there. Forget the petty stuff, focus on our towns problems. Forgo politics for solutions and make the hard decisions that you were elected to make. You are free from any blame for past problems so do what needs to be done quickly so we can get to a point where we can heal.
Rest assured, the very people who supported you will rise up against you if you become what you are replacing. Just ask Keith Langley who followed right in Rick McCabe's footsteps. You're not above the law or better than the people you serve. Remember that and best of luck as you go to work fixing our town.
Dear Mr. Gilbert - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you. And now for a teaching moment. You have gone over the line many times with your Matters Blog but now you are going too far. Beware when you start accusing people of drug abuse etc, You are one step closer to being sued for libel. You have already admitted to many people that you are the author of that blog. It is very easy to confirm that fact. Before you accuse or insinuate that someone has a drug problem you had better be able to back it up with medical records. And no - I am not talking about someone speeding through a red light. You know very well who I am talking about. It would be a shame for you to be standing before a judge trying to weasel out of this one. And no - this is not Don Johnson speaking.
ReplyDeleteEd Gilbert, even for you this is a new low. You've really hit rock bottom. At least when you attacked Mary Ann she was a public official, even though you stooped to some pretty low lows with that one. Then you decide to bash DJ, who holds no position in town hall but at least he has blog (that's he's not a coward to admit to unlike yourself). But, unleashing a character assassination on a young man that you do not even know or know the full details is a sinking to a new low, I'm not sure you're getting out of this hole. What you don't even seem to understand that Tom the younger's actions have nothing to do with Tom the elder, our newly elected CP Grant is not the one who was arrested. Still, shame shame shame on you! I hope when you look into your daughters eyes you don't wish they meet a man like the one you have become.
ReplyDeleteDear AnonymousDecember 29, 2015 at 2:32 PM--AMEN TO THAT, especially your last sentence, "I hope when you look into your daughters eyes you don't wish they meet a man like the one you have become." None of us knows what the future holds for us. What goes around comes around, which means YOU, Mr. Gilbert, should be very worried.
ReplyDeleteCarmela Hicks--what you penned was very nice. As a resident I thank you for sharing that sentiment.
Donald Trump...oh I mean Ed Gilbert is a mean spirited little man. Karma usually wins out in the end. You and your so called friends and supporters are hate spewing people who remind me of a bunch of piranhas circling around waiting to devour your next victim. Remember the saying about rocks and glass houses.
ReplyDelete"Special Ed" is really a piece of work. Just a suggestion , maybe someone should FOIL his employment records with HESC, I'm sure that would be a hoot, especially with all the blogging done on taxpayer money. Ed, king of the losers.
DeleteThe sad thing is that it could have gone either way with Ed Gilbert. Remember the time when he was actually considered to be a Gadfly? His downfall was in hitching his wagon to Keith Langley, who never could do his own bidding. When he came to rely upon Ed to do his bidding for him, it was all downhill from there for both of them. For some reason that we may never understand, Ed decided to become Keith's loyal ba!! buster. Whether it's the EGM blog or making a damn fool of himself in a room full of people, Ed just can't seem to get out of his own way. His latest series of below-the-belt attacks on a respected family in town proves that he's off the beam like Ernest T. Bass (look him up, Ed). I renew my call to boycott his blog and not give him the satisfaction of a hit. A blog hit to Ed is like a sin to Satan...delightful!
ReplyDeleteGilbert is nothing more than a loutish, sad soul. Everyone encounters tragedies in their life, everyone encounters problems in their life. When someone revels in another's tragedies, problems and/or sadness it shows how truly vile and repulsive they really are. Those same people wonder why they receive no sympathy when tragedy finds its way to their world. We all have demons to deal with and to mock those with a family difficulty is horrible, simply horrible. Ed--you never fail to prove you are truly the lowest form of life and you never fail to prove you prey on a person's personal and private troubles, you never fail to prove you are an awful human being. Yet, people don't wish you any tragedy or sufferings to haggle with; they simply wish you would become a decent human being. Unfortunately people can't change what and who they are which means you will remain as disgusting as Voldemort. You sad, pathetic little man.
ReplyDeleteAnd now, Ed, you project your ugly temper tantrums on Carmella. You should see how many people support and agree with Carmella's statement which makes you look even more foolish and pitiful.
You are just a sad, pathetic little creature.
Gilbert is such an offensive character. How dare he attack someones family members. I think he is a super jerk and I would be offended if someone found the need to say anything about his wife and daughters. He has no class - and shows it on a regular basis.
DeleteI've been trying to figure out if there might be another motive behind the Gilbert diatribe. How about this.....perhaps he sees a necessity to create a diversion to what is bound to come out about the management "practices" of previous administrations. We're about to get an audit report from OSC which has to be less than complimentary, given the fact that the Town's financial situation has dropped below "junk" status. And there are still a lot of questions about what has been going on on Thompson Hill to be sorted out, and these go back a few years. I'd say diversion is certainly part of it.
ReplyDeleteRight on, Gadfly! Those "diversions" you spoke of will start coming like a meteor shower on Jan 4 right after the organizational meeting. And yes, it's even starting now. Let's hope our new board members have thick skins...they are going to need it. It will be an immensely tough four years as the campaigns for 2017 & 2019 start now. The major party players aren't giving up, just regrouping. To them we say, bring it!
DeleteHope you noticed that the Dem players/insiders on Thompson Hill switched support to Langley in the election. Their last attempt at preserving control of the "processes" of local government. It failed. They've got to be hopping mad and yelling at a lot of people, having been told that EG1st was "not a factor."
DeleteOne county insider remarked, "they never saw it coming." Next time, they will be ready for you. Stay alert, keep your sheilds up and your swords drawn in the coming weeks, months and years, and carry on. Thank you, EG1st, for being willing to take on the enormous job of cleaning-up and shoring-up our town. That's what we thought Keith, Deb and MA were going to do but it never happened.
DeleteHappy New Year!
The Grant's family business is their FAMILY business. It has no impact on the Town, taxpayers and residents. It is FAMILY business. Apparently Gilbert does not understand or care about that. What Langley, Gilbert & Co. did impacted the TOWN and residents, taxpayers which is why they suffered a HUGE and embarrassing loss in November. Gilbert is clearly to dopey to see and comprehend the difference.
ReplyDeleteHe not only has proven himself to be a pathetic person but, he also has proven himself to be stupid..AGAIN.
Ann, only if that were true.....As a town elected official you & your family are under scrutiny at all times. It is very unfortunate that these type of issues are even being talked about, when it's not happening to those elected into office but the ones that they love. Shame on all who get their kicks out of slinging mud or making up blatant lies just to stir the pot....My sympathy goes out to the Grant family, Deb & MAM who already know how cruel a select few individuals can be & to Jack & Tina because it's only a matter of time for the same fate to happen to you...SAD but TRUE!!!! disgusting actually!
DeleteUnder scrutiny - yes.
DeleteShould the 'sins' of one be visited on the entire family? I say NO!
Will it impact Town business and Board decisions? I say NO!
It's a continuation of the campaign tactics of a specific insignificant group in town that is bitter!
Syntax, punctuation and spelling seem to indicate that it's DeFruscio doing a bit of the writing. But if Gilbert is "moderating" from work, Internal Affairs at the Ed. Department should be taking notice. Both of these characters appear to have really come un-hinged. Like the Gadfly suggested, this latest stuff has to be a diversionary tactic related to the machine skeletons which will no doubt be unearthed in the coming months.
ReplyDelete@AnonymousDecember 30, 2015 at 11:58 AM--You're right, it is true and, it is wrong to try and put a black eye on the official when the official is not involved. If it has nothing to do with the actual elected official, our tax dollars and/or the town, there is no need to spew it.
ReplyDeleteBottom line--It is not an elected official, it has nothing to do with the town or town business and it doesn't touch our wallets so truly, why bothering regurgitating it all over a blog? The only reason Gilbert would do it is because he is vile and still embarrassed over the colossal beating Langley, Gilbert & Co. took in November. Gilbert truly is a nasty person.
To Rensselaer county officials who may read this blog, please know and accept that times changed dramatically in East Greenbush on November 3rd and political thugs like Chris DeFruscio and Ed Gilbert contributed heavily to the fall of the two party system of government not only in E.G. but possibly in all of Rensselaer County in the near future. Once the residents of E.G. get a taste of the champagne quality of government that's coming, the beer belly Bobs they've been accustomed to just won't do anymore. If you have a prayer ever again of reinstalling yourselves in local government, you have to raise the bar on the quality and integrity of the people you endorse for office. The competition will be fierce and those just elected will be grooming others just like themselves to take their place. It's the 21st century and the electorate nationwide is tired of settling. For politicians it's becoming a case of DO or die. Keith Langley just realized it. Phil Malone threw in the towel and didn't even run because of the competition! That should tell you something. We can only hope you are paying attention.
ReplyDeleteGilbert showing sour grapes over the heavy whipping Langley, Gilbert, Defrusc took? NOOOOO!!!!! Say it isn't so!!!
ReplyDeleteThe three stooges will never understand why they had it handed to them in November and Gilbert acts as if he is still in campaign mode. Let it go Gilbert. Move on with your life because the rest of us moved on with ours. You are so sad. We all have demons to deal with but please, keep YOUR crazy contained.
Is there a reception after the swearing in ceremony Friday? If not, we should agree to meet somewhere after and celebrate the new board! Onwards and upwards!
ReplyDeleteMr. Gilbert: So much of East Greenbush politics has been a race to the bottom. Ed, you are the winner! Proud of that are you? You now join the McCabe stipends, the Martha letter and all the other idiocy and tragedy of politics in our town. And...you win the race to the bottom of the cesspool . Wallow in there won't you please. In that filth and stink you are well and truly in your element.
ReplyDeleteEd---even if EG1st had not run, you guys still would have lost. You were 3 out of 3. You suffered a tremendous loss in November and you have nobody to blame but yourselves. BOTH parties beat you, badly. Let it go already.
ReplyDeleteNo news from Kansas, but things have certainly changed here in the Bush. Looking forward to the swearing in ceremony tomorrow. Gadfly, I guess it's a matter of perspective as far as being on the right side of history, or not. I believe we are and look forward to the results... Happy New Year Gadflies, and to all my wonderful EG Neighbors! It's been a pleasure knowing you all. Bonnie Lester
ReplyDelete"RayBee
ReplyDeleteDecember 31, 2015 at 10:22 pm
DON JOHSON, I wish we could say nice things about you,but we can not. You and MIKE POORASS, (MAN) have gone about things in the lowest ways. Now we the town have a new administration starting.You 2 men have used the worst judgement which caused a dark cloud over this new administration. People will be very critical of this new boards moves.They will have you 2 guys to blame. DON JOHNSON.Sorry but your blog buddies will not help you out on this one, You disrespected a lot of people. Now all eyes will be on you.We all know you have not been straight forward with your message. MIKE POORASS (MAN) , What you did was a despicable display of POOR character and showed you as man who was desperate. We would like to wish you both a nice New Year. (NOT)"
Considering the source - which appears to be the combined efforts of Gilbert/DeFruscio - I consider their rejection to be a massive compliment. Fact is, Ray Mooney, Dwight Jenkins and I had a little bit to do with the unraveling of the last two corrupt administrations in this Town. Their minions just can't stand it. Thankfully, their egos got the best of them and they went way too far and fell of their own weight. All we needed to do was make public what they were up to. That's why I welcome the transparency pledge from the EG1st administration. I'm going to be interested in seeing how a preliminary plat for Thompson Way which had single family homes turned into a "quad-duplex" with four front doors without any intervening action from the Planning Board. We all should be interested in that question. I hope there is a good explanation. It's simple questions like that that make the authors of the Talks stuff apoplectic. (Look it up Chris.)
See you all tomorrow!!
And the "Matterss" stuff....
DeleteThis just in from Ray Mooney....
ReplyDelete"I wish I could be there tomorrow and at the Organizational Meeting. But know this:
I am there in spirit and I could not be prouder for how things turned out. This is the happiest New Year in ages!!!
Back row boy makes good. There has to be a terrific story in there somewhere.
All the best, Ray"
Raybee, sorry, but you are way overcomplicating it. Instead of blaming Don and Mike, just blame Keith. The SWF alliance succeeded into office and then failed because Keith gave CPs Mary Ann and eventually Debbi the boot when they would not obey his commands. Yes, "OBEY." Instead of working with them to forge a productive, sustainable relationship, he sicced Ed Gilbert (lol!) on them and then everything fell apart. No worries, Commander Keith said, in all his brilliance, "I'll just form a new majority," yeah, with Democrats Phil and Sue. Now, the Republican controlled board majority is sick and dying and in May 2015 Sue resigned. The four person board is now badly divided. It's Keith (R) and Phil (D) against MA (R) and Deb (R) but, at any point in the year did Commander Keith decide to repair his near death majority? No. The Republicans had it in the palm of their hand, Raybee. Keith slapped it away and opened the door w-i-d-e for a now hugely frustrated and fed up third group of highly organized and intelligent candidates to enter the race. Just as Jack promised, they slaughtered Keith and mowed down everyone else in their path. Nov 3rd was a political Tsunamis. You have no one to blame but commander and chief Keith Langley for indescribably POOR judgement and leadership that brought down TWO major political parties in E.G. We ALL have Keith Langley to thank, however - THANK YOU, KEITH! - for this glorious, new day in the history of our town. Please join us in making 2016 the best year in the town's history.
ReplyDeleteGood luck Jack, Tina, Tom, Mary Ann and Deb. God bless you and God speed as you go to work to repair our sweet, struggling little town. Thank you for taking it on.
Happy New Year one and all.
Monday, January 4, will be the organizational meeting. At this meeting, people are appointed to jobs among other business. Although we may not agree with every decision the board makes, only time will tell if they were good or bad decisions. One thing is for sure, there are people out there who want this new board to fail. They will be watching, scrutinizing, and most assuredly criticizing just about everything they do. To the extent possible, those of us who support the new board need to insure that calmer heads prevail.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great afternoon it was!!! I doubt that there ever was such attendance at a "swearing in." In excess of 100, since the Building Inspector had to exclude any more in the community room. (Reminded me of that second casino Board meeting which violated the open meetings law.) But this one was a celebration. People from all over Town who want this administration to succeed. And it will.
ReplyDeleteYes, amazing turnout at today's swearing in ceremony of Supervisor Jack Conway, new board members Tom Grant and Tina Tierney, Town Clerk Kim Carlock and Recvr of Taxes Toni Murphy. County legislator Kelly Hoffman attended as did county judge Debra Young. Other county officials were conspicuously absent including Rob Bayly who sometimes attends town board meetings. Guess they are still trying to make sense of the election results. There were lots of pictures being taken, smiles, and refreshments after the ceremony. Monday's organizational meeting will kick off the first meeting for the new town board.
ReplyDeleteYes Eddie and Chris...almost 150 people showed up today at the swearing in for the new Board. You need to re-evaluate your reality testing. Seems that you have been living in a parallel universe (look it up Chris) which is not very parallel. Your machine and the other one were defeated. No big surprise if you are in touch with reality, but you're not. Hope you can "land" pretty soon.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, Chris and Ed, both Debra Young and Kelly Hoffman ran on the Republican and Conservative Party lines in their (not "there" Chris) last elections. Seems to many of us that Chris and Ed have now become pariahs in County Republican and Conservative Party Circles as well. Getting only 24 percent of the vote will do that to you.
ReplyDeleteFor Chris and others (like me):
DeletePariahs (n) 1. An outcast. 2. An untouchable.
The way I see it, the momentum for this new administration will only keep growing by the day. Eventually, people will realize that it's not enough to have intelligent, professional, honest officials at the local level, we need them at the county level, too. It was county folks who brought the casino project to Keith. There was nothing wrong with that per se; what was SO wrong about it was the devious way it was handled after that. When people see the way this new board, especially this new supervisor, conducts business, the McCabe/McLangley administrations will finally be fully exposed for the shams that they were and people will not be able to believe that we actually survived them. Suddenly, the sophomoric manifestos of the losers of the 11/3 election will become utterly intolerable to everyone, if they aren't already.
ReplyDeleteSince 11/3, the EGM blog is on a verbal bloody rampage. No one is safe, nothing is off limits. They are even posting fully spelled out curse words, the four-letter kind. It's pretty gross. Just when we thought nothing could top the bitterness and acidity of the Talks bloggers, the EGM bloggers are the new winners; you and your families, neighbors and friends must be so proud of this distinction. For much better quality reading that isn't a pathetic waste of time, I'm sticking to this blog. I won't give the other two blogs the satisfaction of a "hit." It just fuels their raging fire.
ReplyDeleteDear Ed and Chris: Aren't you guys a little old to be such political juvenile delinquents? This is not high school, the Howard Stern show or some sleezy bar you know. You lost. You lost huge. Voters overwhelmingly rejected your guy. There are good and valid reasons that happened. Why don't you focus on learning from that instead of acting out your childish frustrations?
ReplyDeleteBoth you guys are proving that everything the Talks bloggers said about you have an awful lot of validity. That ought to be troubling to you both.
And last, but not least, if you cared about the town and not yourselves you would be looking to help make things better instead of spewing your hateful venom. Grow up. Man up.
It's a very smart and very practical move for the County Republicans to distance themselves from Chris and Ed. Number one, JTT are now the majority on the Board of the largest Town in Rensselaer County for the next FOUR. Number two, JTT are each very thoughtful and knowledgeable people who will bring good ideas to the governmental table that will benefit BOTH the Town and the County.
ReplyDelete11:00 a.m. What makes you think the county Reps are distancing themselves from Chris and Ed? I'm waiting to see if Langley scores a county job before I make any such an assumptions.
ReplyDelete2:45pm, Langley is in a different situation than Chris and Ed. It's very likely Keith will be taken care of by the County for services rendered. As far as Chris and Ed, not so much. Each of them are now too toxic to be touched. Stay tuned.
ReplyDelete3:46 p.m. I don't understand. You don't think Langley is similarly "toxic?" I find that hard to believe. He has been the head stooge for the past two years, maybe longer. If the county rewards him for "services rendered," won't they be afraid that it will be perceived by E.G. as them appreciating the services he rendered? That's risky considering how he just got killed at the polls.
ReplyDelete4:49, You are correct! We have heard on good authority there is no county job for Langley. In fact, the county Repubs are actually looking forward to working closely with JTT on issues of mutual concern.
DeleteUnfortunately we can expect further acting out from Chris and Ed as they become more and more isolated from decision makers at the county. I don't think the promised job for Langley there is such a sure thing anymore thanks in part to the erratic behavior of Chris and EJ since Election Day.
ReplyDeleteYup. Looks like Gilbert and DeF are attacking the one who has been right on target in calling out the corruption. Shaping out as a complement to DJ. They just don't get it. Chris isn't driving the bus anymore and he can't stand it.
DeleteEJ and Chris have stepped so far over the line and now have no support from anyone except their imaginary team
ReplyDeleteLet's face it. If you are a Republican County Official who's call do you take from EG for the NEXT FOUR YEARS? JTT? or Gilbert/DeFruscio?
ReplyDeleteThe answer is pretty simple.
Hello JTT.
Bye Bye Gilbert/DeFruscio.
Does anyone remember this from Ed last year "I know many of you are upset with me for varying reasons and I am willing to listen to your criticisms and respond to them as best I can. I apologize to all of you who I unfairly characterized in my speech. It was not something I’m proud of and I will endeavor to improve. My sincerest apologies to all.
ReplyDeleteNote to the editors of this blog. While this blog is simply exercising its first amendment rights it is now being attributed to myself and others. This is not the face we want for the public. Much good has been accomplished by this administration and we would prefer to concentrate in the positive then wallow in the mud with the likes of the other blogs in the community. I am asking that you help us in this regard by taking down the old and starting anew with a positive message. My hope is that if you are really on our side you will accept this request.
Ed Gilbert"
So Ed, are you proud now? What happened to you? What grown man finds it at all appropriate to first off bring a young man who is not running for office nor is in office into your mudslinging? And, to accuse someone of a drug addiction is despicable. First, know your facts. Second, this is not a topic you joke about. How proud are you to be using such a serious issue the way you are. How proud as a father are you? God forbid your daughters disappoint you. How would you react if it was your child that you are slandering? At this point, even if you issued another apology, you went too far. Regardless of what side anyone is on, everyone agrees that you went too far this time. Good luck repairing your reputation.
Thankfully, the voters have had EJ's number for a long time. He finished in last place among four candidates in his race for Town Board and he lost to Kathy Marchione in the Conservative Party Prinary for State Senator, even though He was the Vice Chair of the Rensselaer County Conservatice Party.
ReplyDeleteWith the full recognition that I am not qualified to make this statement I think Ed Gilbert may have lost his mind. When Ed used to speak at town board meetings during the MCabe era I often thought he was making sense.
ReplyDeleteHis blog these days suggests some kind of a crisis of character. A very serious crisis of character. How does that happen? Can one get so drunk in the perceived presence of power that one losses his moral compass?
Unhinged might be the word. Really sad.
DeleteI am so very excited about our new EG 1st Government. Tonight at 6 pm is the first organizational meeting. I wish Jack, Tina and Tom the best for the next four years and I know they will be working hard for the people of East Greenbush every single day.
ReplyDelete@928- I couldn't agree more. I was a first time voter last election. I will always remember checking off the names of Jack Conway, Tina Tierney and Tom Grant
ReplyDeleteLet's wish the five of them the best. JTT aren't running the town all by themselves. There will be times when there are differences of opinion. We will see all combinations of voting coming from five people. It's a team effort.
ReplyDeleteThe 2016 organizational meeting agenda is on the town website. Time to get the ball rolling, folks. Looks like out with some of the old, in with the new.
ReplyDeleteThe org meeting went well tonight, very, very smoothly. It's easy to see the improvement already in the quality of government.It should be much better going forward.
ReplyDeleteLooks like DeFruscio finally put a sock in it....
ReplyDeleteWhat a pleasure it was to see the new players, who aren't "players" at all, attend the meeting all in the interest of good government. The atmosphere in the room was relaxed and peaceful. Everyone was polite and respectful. Hallelujah!
ReplyDeleteOur EG1st at the swearing in ceremony! https://eastgreenbushtruth.wordpress.com/2016/01/04/2016-east-greenbush-swearing-in-ceremony/
ReplyDeleteHow refreshing to see a Town Board meeting conducted in a civil and professional manner. Kudos to Jack, Tina and Tom as well as to Kim Carlock, Mary Ann and Deb.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the org meeting agenda, Matt P. was bumped out as chair of the Planning Board and PB attorney Phil Danaher has been replaced as well. This sends a strong message that they are being held accountable for their job performances last year. The question is will investigations into the wrongdoings on Thompson Hill Road go forward now that they've been replaced? We still have that hideous monstrosity of a du (quad) plex looming over our heads as we drive by on Rt 4. Just exactly how did that building happen?
ReplyDeleteDeFruscio and Gilbert are pushing the envelope toward libel again. With this and more vicious comments:
ReplyDeleteRed mill Mom
January 5, 2016 at 11:00 pm
"I am proud to have the miracle league based in EG. What a nice program for kids,are you sure this Don guy tried to shut down this program! If this is his idea of a bad program,then Don has bigger problems."
I'll take this opportunity to set the record straight. Beginning in the early '70's until my retirement I was involved in managing or funding services to developmentally disabled children and adults. For me to oppose the Miracle League was simply out of the question. What I opposed was the location - hidden in the woods on paved over parkland. The first principle for services for DD kids and adults is integration into the community. East Greenbush has ample resources which other community members use which could have been modified or expanded to handle people with disabilities. This was my argument, and I stand by it. EJ and DeF are apparently not familiar with the Americans with Disabilities Act -curb cuts and all that. I'll watch for them in the parking lot.
His posts are getting more ridiculous and far fetched and totally way off base. Corellis did not even want to remain DPW. It's hard not to check that blog, out of amusement with how a grown man could stoop so low and be so childish. But, he likes seeing his name, regardless of what is said. The best we can all do is not speak of that joke of blog where he can see it at this point.
DeleteAgain...I call for a boycott of Ed (a/k/a "EJ") Gilbert's blog. If no one reads it, he'll stop writing it! The man is a menace to society. There oughta be a law against the garbage he writes. None of it's true!
DeleteSince the town is settling in with its changes, may we now look at the county? What has happened with Martin Reid? He is accused of taking unemployment benefits that he was ineligible for; where is that now? Leon Fiacco--what about his building violation on Rt 4 with that approved 900 sq ft building that somehow was built as a 3,300 sq ft building? Leon was denied the liquor license but what about the building he built way outside what he was approved to build? Leon is a county legislator that represents EG, NG and Poestenkill yet, he violates the EG building approval he was granted. Consequences?
ReplyDeleteFrom what I can tell, the thing got approved for something like 2900 square feet.
Delete2,975 square feet to be exact it was approved for, but not before our planning board inquired about what type of retail the store would be. The answer, the engineer wasn't at liberty to disclose - and so it was approved.
DeleteThat's how final plat "approvals" illegally get rubber stamped, and that's how the Honeybee Spa can happen!
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.eastgreenbush.org/downloads/doc_download/1271-8272014-minutes&ved=0ahUKEwj-0Nmp1pbKAhUGXBoKHVCMDa0QFggdMAE&usg=AFQjCNFZYFFPUMUZu4fEXxPu9JVd0yPLJQ
It needs to be made clear to the insiders who took advantaged of their "insideness" on Thompson Hill and other places, that it was their excesses which sowed the seeds of the demise of the machines who cooperated with them.
DeleteSince the town is now in safe hands, we the people should watch the county and begin working on unseating those that have abused their position and/or disobeyed the laws that the rest of us must abide by such as Martin Reid and Leon Fiacco. How can the Planning Brd approve a project when they don't even know what the project is and, the engineer on the project is not at liberty to discuss with the Planning Brd? If that had been any other Sam Resident, no way would the Planning brd have approved it without knowing but, a county legislator-why not? Our eyes and ears, as well as meeting presence should turn to the county.
ReplyDeleteAll the town attorneys got re-upped except Phil Danaher, the Planning Board attorney. I heard he never even applied. Could it be that Mr. Danaher knows that overcoming his legacy of being deaf, dumb and blind to the goings on with the casino and the du-quadplex would have been impossible? It's good that he didn't apply. It shows that he knows he stood no chance. As an attorney though, does he get to just walk away? Seems unfair.
DeleteCheck out this from today's TU:
ReplyDeletehttp://m.timesunion.com/tuplus-local/article/East-Greenbush-First-slate-is-town-s-majority-6741628.php
Given what we've been through in EG, here's an interesting read on what is still going on in Tyre:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.fltimes.com/opinion/our-common-home-lago-opponents-won-t-stand-down/article_f20582c6-b482-11e5-ad6a-db9800500934.html
Again, how refreshing to see our East Greenbush Town Board working together and actually receiving positive attention on the Times Union. The election of Jack, Tina and Tom has made us proud of our Town Board. I also like that JTT have included Mary Ann and Deb. It's all good.
ReplyDeleteGadfly, how harse and cruel that citizens have to fight its government to do the right thing. We all payed dearly, financially. Many worked hard and put in long hours toward fighting against what we truly knew was wrong for our town. Our bank accounts may have decreased, but I believe God is pleased with the results.
ReplyDelete2:19 p.m. Your comment presumes that JTT are of one mind all the time. Not so, of course, because they are three separate and distinct individuals who will vote accordingly. Deb and MA constitute 40% of the board. That will come in handy during the times when JTT don't agree. So, they aren't "including" them out of the goodness of their hearts, they're respecting them for their ability to vote just like them.
ReplyDeleteReg gadfly Jan 6 @6:52: this article is right on! Why IS the Miracle League stuck out there, hidden in the woods? Shouldn't they be part of our East Greenbush Sports Complex.....whether it be Gilligan Rd or Phillips Rd? We are proud of all of our children and their accomplishments.
ReplyDeleteI regret that we, the majority of citizens, were silent and uninformed for so many years. This must never happen again!
I tend to agree with this point. While it is nice that the Miracle league is there (my niece has used it for a couple of years) it is almost like they wanted to hide it, put it in a place out of the way. This never really occurred to me till I'm reading this mentioned here. I don't no why people with disabilities couldn't have been included in one of many other complexes in East Greenbush.
DeleteOne of the many things it will be fascinating to watch is if another town facility gets solar now that Phil Malone is long gone. Phil was in sales for the company that did the solar installation at the DPW and waste treatment plant. A lot of us thought that was serious conflict of interest and was never justified from a return on investment perspective.
ReplyDeleteAfter that there was the sheer folly of putting solar on the fire district building - which are unoccupied 98% of the time.
Phil Malone's legacy will forever be the creation of the gadfly designation. That, of course, and his childish diatribe when his Mommy's office got moved.
Lord, where we have been!
I got solar on the South roof of our house. So far it's picking up about 30% of the usage. Looks like a good deal. Depends on what the Town had to pay for the installation back a while.
DeleteOK boys and girls....It's clear that Mr. Gilbert has rendered himself irrelevant. Kind of like the track the the Trumpster is on with his bloviating. Both are distractions to where real focus should be. We're going to try to focus on some of the issues which need to be worked through for the future. What open, accountable and transparent government looks and feels like is one of them. I hope the OSC report which we have been awaiting makes an appearance soon. And I hope that it pulls no punches, unlike how these reports have been presented in the past. And there are some questions as to how "development" has been done which will need a look. See you at the pre-Board meeting.......
ReplyDeleteA terrific first week for Supervisor Conway and Councilpersons Tierney and Grant. I'm proud to have voted for each of them.
ReplyDeleteWell it's been a week into the new INDEPENDENT administration, and I'd say that they (having 4 years ahead of them) deserve a few days to get the agenda running. Just think of what needs to be addressed. The State Comptroller should be doing a "compliance review" each time they come in again to a municipality for an audit. Can you imagine what an EG compliance review would look like? That's only part of what's on the list for the new administration. Previous administrations have done virtually nothing to address what the State Comptroller has previously cited. And then there's the stuff that has gone on under the radar which has contributed to the mess we are in. It's been a free for all around here for a long time. The people finally decided that enough is enough and hired some really smart folks to address the problems. Let's give them a few days. I think they'll do it. If they don't we'll start hollering.
ReplyDeleteThe comment above is the comment submitted to Talks which was deleted.
DeleteGadfly, I was especially pleased to read your 1/9 post. I must admit that after JTT won, I thought you would breath a sigh of relief and retire your blog. As we all know, politicians who are trusted by the people to do the right thing often disappoint. We may have to give them more than "a few days" though to prioritize their agendas. These are good, smart people but, like any new employee, they need time to acclimate to their jobs, especially Jack. It's only fair to give any brand new employee at least six months to get something of a handle on what needs to be done and then prioritize those items. There are a lot of people who are lying in wait for this new board to fail. They will be "hollering" soon enough. Let's not add to their burden right out of the gait but support them all we can for at least the first six months to a year.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that comment. You're on target. Good governmental policy agendas are best based on solid facts, and we don't know yet what has been going on under the radar. How many years has it been since the one and only certified audit of the Town's financial position? It was UHY a few years ago, and that one had a "qualified opinion." I think we do know that internal controls have been sabotaged for a long time in a number of areas, and the team needs time to get a handle on the realities which they are asked to fix. Good grief.....we've heard it argued right out in the open that plainly illegal activities were legal. The five on the Board have a BIG job ahead, and I hope they take their time to get it right. The way Jack, Tina and Tom designed and executed their campaign is a good sign about how they will govern. It was planned and rational. The opposition got buried because it had forgotten how to base action on facts.
DeleteThere is a posting on Ed Gilbert's blog asking when to expect an audit from Jack's two week old administration on the Langley books! I EXPECTED LANGLEY TO AUDIT LANGLEY'S BOOKS. He didn't and he was defeated by a landslid based, in part, on the Langley fiscal irresponsibility. Langley's inability to certify the books produced on his watch has left us in a situation where we may never have audited books for that period. so, to answer Ed's question, I don't ever expect to see such an audit. I do expect to see an audit of the books that George Phillips can certify and it will take at least 18 - 24 months, not two weeks.
ReplyDeletecheezee!!
That man has to have had a psychotic break, nothing else explains his childish behavior. Everything residents have been fighting for at meetings that he snickered back at, assuring us "We don't need an audit, we are just fine," he is now going on rants about on his blog. All things his buddy Langley ignored, and now he wants to act like he cares? He's throwing people under the bus for stipends, when it was his buddy Langley that shot the resolution down and looked at MAM like she was crazy. He seems to nit pick at which recipients received the stipends, but forgets to throw out Defruscio's cousin who himself received over $10,000 in stipends. Ugh, why won't that man just go away already. We all need to remember, we are truly out with the old and in with the new. Let them do their jobs without the distraction of Gilbert and Co.. He's enjoying seeing his name over and over, regardless of how negative it is. It fuels his fire to be more immature. Can we all stop responding on here to his blog (I know it's addicting to see what else the man can come up with, but we need to stop fueling his fire). For those who think we can take his blog down, think again - First Amendment - you an contact wordpress, but unless you have a court subpoena forget about it!
DeleteTruth is Ed blames EVERYBODY for his own very public failures and his blog proves it. Ed, if you're reading this, why not try to redeem yourself instead of working so hard to dig your hole deeper. Keith moved on, Ed. So should you.
DeleteLangley wouldn't even certify the AUDs done under his watch. Remember, under Langley's watch, Moody's dropped the Town's bond rating to BELOW junk bond status. In short, Keith Langley was a terrible and absent manager of our Town's finances.
ReplyDeleteWhat many people don't know is that 9 months before Langley took office Moody's had actually (March 1st, 2011) revised our outlook from negative to stable, and reverted our rating to Ba1. What happened during his run - we went to BELOW JUNK BOND STATUS!!!!!
DeleteWhat kind of heros are Jack Conway, Tina Tierney, and Tom Grant who disrupted their lives and ran for office to save our town from the clutches of a failed two party monopoly on town government? The men came out of retirement to do this! They could be home with their feet up and eating bon bons. And it wasn't just a matter of beating the pants off their opponents to teach them a lesson and then just walking away. Now they actually have to DO the job for four years, they have to clean up the mess. I don't care what the outcome is, they are and always will be heros to me.
ReplyDeleteI've learned that stranger things have happened here in EGB. Has anyone noticed the hotel, being built on Temple Lane, is being built from wood lumber and not metal lumber ?
ReplyDelete6:11 p.m. Is that unusual? I know nothing about commercial construction.
DeleteIt's hard to be nice when well intentioned people use terms like "metal lumber" and it isn't even a political dig. Maybe we deserve to be in the shape we are in.
ReplyDeleteWe can criticize everything and God knows, both parties will try to sink this ship before it gets out of port. It's not the three that one, its this board, a one voice needs to communicate as directly as possible with the public. Keep us updated. be as transparent as they promised and make sure that they debunk any bad or wrong information that is put out by both camps. Both sides need them all to fail and this town, we the tax payers NEED for them to succeed. We need progress reports and we need to be supportive and prepared, because rest assured that they are going to need the collective support of this community to succeed. Be ready folks... the news is NOT going to be good. The entrenched parties have been telling us for a couple of years that the debt is 2 million. Be prepared for the news that after a qualified audit or the help of the state, the news is much worse. Just remember, it's not this board's fault, but THEY need to fixed.
In response to Anony @ 10:02 pm. You must have quite an imagination. The prior post, is simply asking about the commercial fire code. The question has nothing to do with the current administration. I agree whole heartedly that we are very lucky to have JTT come forward to do what may be an impossible job, to undo all of the prior administrations abuse/misuse. I stand behind each one of our 5 current administrators. So, put your imagination to rest.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe that is a mandatory requirement in our town or any other town. Visions Hotel has been in the books for quite some time now and it's been through the proper planning process (unlike some other projects). What we all have to learn, is some of the rubber stamping that went on in the past happened. Most of which cannot be changed, we just have to accept that and not allow it to happen again. I think we can be rest assured that although we may not agree with everything the new board votes on (how boring would that be if everyone in the world agreed on everything) the new board will ensure proper procedures are followed in our town.
DeleteOne more thing (8:47 here), although I truly trust and have faith in our new board, if we have learned anything here in East Greenbush ACTIVE citizen involvement is needed. Not only to ensure we don't get "screwed again" for not paying attention, but so that we can help the new board. Together, we can truly be a team all out for a common goal - to better all of East Greenbush.
DeleteJust came from the town board's pre-board meeting. There was a lot of talk about the financing of the new and improved sewerage plant. CP Matters was trying once again to get a resolution passed to study the rationale for the sewer districts and the rates we're being charged. She said all the emphasis is on paying the bills but not on making sure we are billed correctly. Supr. Conway said "there's no more time for studies" and that were "going to be billed and it's going to hurt." CP Matters wants to make sure everyone is paying their fair share. The supr wants to make sure they have the money to make the payments. The fair share thing aside, he said it's "an emergency" and we have to get the money. CP Matters said you can't jack-up user fees (pardon the pun) to pay for a capital improvement, she said, the money is supposed to come from the tax levy. But Langley wouldn't raise taxes in his election year, so the Comptroller explained that they have to get the money by raising user fees A LOT! No one else on the board was arguing in favor of the study. Right or wrong, it's become nothing but a money grab to pay the bills coming due for the plant. Stay tuned.
ReplyDeleteVery refreshing pre-board meeting tonight. Seems like some new Board members are PO'd about being kept in the dark regarding the debt service costs of the WWTP. For very good reasons. Another million 6 if I heard it right. It appears that the previous administration sold the WWTP without adding on the debt service costs....which will now be dumped on the unsuspecting taxpayer. They lied, plain and simple.
ReplyDeleteGod only knows how many lies of omission there are yet to uncover. It's worrisome. Langley was disengaged in one way or another for most of his term in office. In many respects, he used the consultants and attorneys like very expensive town employees, especially in his last year in office. I'm surprised he didn't give the Chazen rep his own office in town hall. Langley justified his being there by signing the checks that paid the consultants and lawyers BIG money to do the job he either wasn't willing or able to do. The town is benefiting every day from him being gone.
DeleteKen Crowe was at last night's meeting. Here's his TU article:
ReplyDeletehttp://m.timesunion.com/local/article/East-Greenbush-officials-Sewer-rate-hike-won-t-6757649.php
Bravo to Jack, Tina and Tom for the open and transparent way they have been addressing the Sewer Plant issue. They could have run away and hid, or subjected people to nothing but blank stares like the Langley/DeFruscio/Gilbert administration. Thankfully JTT have chosen to communicate with the EG taxpayers in a forthright manner and we thank them for it.
ReplyDeleteYes, the board meetings have a much better feel to them now that the personal attacks have stopped and business is finally being conducted professionally again. The new board has every right to be angry that the full weight of the town's substantial financial problems has now landed squarely on their shoulders. They didn't create the mess but they now have to clean it up. That stinks! The past two EG town supervisors should be ashamed of themselves for doing a lousy job the past 10 years. I hope they are NOT proud of themselves.
DeleteWe, the people, need to stay focused on the enormous cost of that money pit of a sewerage treatment plant because we're about to be spanked hard with a bill that we didn't know was growing. Councilman Tom Grant is po'd as hell about how it started out costing like $11 million but now that cost has ballooned up to $15.6 million and we, the people, have to pay back every blessed penny of it unless we move out of town or pass away. But what's the plan, Stan? Will the billing be done right or in a panic just to rake in the cash fast? We should all care very much because that bill is coming very soon and as Supr. Conway said, "it's going to hurt."
ReplyDeleteFor starters a hard rain will be falling on the Langley/DeFruscio administration for the failings of the planning and execution of the WWTP project. DeF just wanted to drive the bus for patronage and had no concept of municipal management. That's what has been plaguing this Town for a long time. Board majorities have been about "jobs" (right Toni)? They have not been about asking the right questions and managing consultants. So we will have a price to in the short run, but we'll be free of the graft in the long run.
ReplyDeleteHello, Sword. Good to hear from you. You'll get no argument from me. It's just unfortunate that CP Matters has begged for the sewer district and rate study since last spring, each time bringing down the price of it in an effort to get it passed. Langley, Malone, and Mangold (who is both gone from the board AND East Greenbush) repeatedly voted no because of partisan politics. It was governmental malfeasance at its worst. The rep from Delaware Engineering said that if the study had occurred last spring, the town would be able to defend the billing of every resident as both equitable and appropriate. Both Jack and Tom stood up last year in support of the study, which appears again on the January agenda. But at the last meeting, Jack said, "There's no more time for studies." Well, how can that be true if we and our children will be paying this humongous bill for the next 30-40 years!? I must admit that that was a disappointing statement coming from an educator. And when I heard that the cost of the study is peanuts compared to the cost of the plant and that the cost can be wrapped into the financing, I want it even more. I need to know that I'm being billed my fair share of the bill or I won't be okay with it, not at all.
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ReplyDeleteSad to report that the East Greenbush Republican Committee has failed to file the legally required January, 2016 Financial Disclosure Report. For your information, both East Greenbush First and the East Greenbush Democratic Committee filed.
What say you, Republican Chairman, Danny Fiacco and Republican Treasurer, Sean Mulvey?
Same, you're paying close attention to this but, I wonder, what are the penalties for not filing?
ReplyDelete3:04- there are both criminal and civil penalties. I think the Gadfly previously posted a link to an article where an unsuccessful Assembly candidate from Brooklyn was arraigned on criminal charges pressed by the Attorney General in Albany Court. There is Alison a more recent case out of Suffolk County regarding a county legislator's campaign committee. I think if you google "Risa Sugerman" or NYS Board of Elections, you will find some interesting information.
ReplyDeleteWho presses the charges? Would it be the BOE for failure to report? Is that part of their duties?
Delete10:39- anyone can file a complaint with the State Board of Elections, there have already been several filed. The BOE is then required to investigate each complaint. We have been told that the EG Reps have already received multiple letters of inquiry from the BOE regarding their failure to file.
ReplyDeleteStay tuned...
Maybe they need a slap with something harsher than a letter. At what point does the BOE go to plan B?
Deletemake sure you track this down Donnie this is bigger then the Lindberg kidnapping keep sticking your nose in other peoples business
ReplyDeleteIf you should happen to see Danny Fiacco or Sean Mulvey it might be revealing to ask them how they plan to respond to the "Deficiences Letters" the East Greenbush Republican Committee have received from the Compliance Unit of the State Board of Elections 40 N. Pearl Street, Suite 5 Albany, N.Y. 12207-2729. (518) 474-2063 www.elections.ny.gov.
ReplyDeleteGadfly, I just read 10:36's comment. Looks like you've struck a nerve. Keep on truckin Gadfly. You are definitely on to something.
ReplyDelete10:36 a.m. Are you really this oblivious to the fact that everytime one of your stupid comments is posted, you set yourselves back with those who read this blog and vote? We all know the writers of these juvenile comments are the bitter losers of the last election. Grow up! Get a grip and start putting your time to more productive use. And his name is Don or Mr. Johnson, take your pick.
ReplyDeleteOr better yet. Why not call the number provided by 10:41 to find out how simple it is for people interested in the good government and honest elections to file a complaint. Let's start holding political committees and the politicians that run them accountable for their repeated failures to follow the law. The rest of us are required to follow the rules, why not them? What makes the EG Repubs think they are above the law?
ReplyDelete@11:02am, Great point. The BOE compliance unit has recently been beefed up. They now have the resources to enforce these violations. Remember they are only 5 minutes away by car. If people continue to file these confidential complaints the BOE will follow up. Remember, the sources of the complaints are kept confidential. The BOE is only interested in the information provided.
ReplyDeleteDon, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to post my opinion on the BOE issue and to point out to 10:36 that this issue is being promoted by your readers and not a personal matter you are promoting. It is a point that should be made because because the Gilbert/Langley/DeFruscio/Fiacco crowd are so often involved in personal attacks that they jump to the illogical conclusion that you do the same.
ReplyDeleteOn the issue, I believe that the voters have spoken regarding the importance honesty and openness in government. I further believe that, going forward, the people of the Town of East Greenbush are entitled to answer to the questions regarding the Republican Committee's huge debt, failure to file, and disdain for the regulations that everyone else follows.
To that end, I have filed my complaint and I urge other readers to do the same.
Correct, the BOE doesn't read blogs....it takes at most 5 minutes to type, print, sign, seal and put a stamp on a simple complaint to the BOE. The less people do (blogging doesn't do anything), the less the Republican committee and the usual players get away with "business as usual" in EG. The more complaints helps those of us actually trying to get the BOE to act.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't say "blogging doesn't do anything." I wouldn't say that at all.
DeleteI have also filed a complaint with the elections board. It was easy peasy to do. I got the impression they will follow up.
ReplyDeleteStill no sign of the MISSING SIX financial disclosure reports required to be filed by the EG Repub Committee to the state board of elections. As of 1/18/16, the East Greenbush Republican has filed only ONE of the last SEVEN required Financial Disclosure REPORTS and they even filed that ONE form late. What's going on Danny Fiacco and Sean Mulvey?
ReplyDeleteHow about somebody posting a brief draft of what should be sent to the BOE.
DeleteEasy, state your name and the financial disclosures the committee failed to submit. Sign your name, seal the envelope and put a stamp on it.
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