It is important that the taxpayers know – who voted and how for the two mowers for the golf course. Last night's vote to purchase the mowers was supported by, Bernacki, Marrocco, Pabon, Salvio, Carlozzi and Collins. The vote against purchase went like this: Hermanowski, Trueworthy, Sherwood, Black (*), Magnuzewski (*), Platosz, Cruz. (*) Names in with [stars] are Parks and Rec. Liaisons that don’t attend P&R meetings. It is believed Eva came to two meetings at the beginning of this Council term. Also they were asked if they were
P&R liaisons and they said , “yes.” by an alderman Then he asked if they voted against the purchase and they said, yes. ???????????????
What these so called representatives of the taxpayers don’t realize is that no General Fund money was to be used for the purchase; it’s Enterprise Fund money and was in the budget which they approved! I believe that P&R should make it known that liaisons who do not come to meetings vote this way. You should ask for replacements. They didn’t even read the resolution. It should have been pointed out that the Council approved the P&R & Enterprise Fund budgets.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
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It was right to not spend the money given the tight budget and bad economy. Just because it is in a "fund" doesn't mean the city should spend it.
Does anyone know how much the lawnmowers were? R we talking chump change or what? Lawn mowers can't be that much!!!
you mean Canatazaro didn't vote on another one of his own issues?
ok.... The council JUST passed the budget that started in July. They approved the golf course fixing or purchasing equipment needed to run the golf course. The golf course tries to purchase the equipment and the council says NO.
To anonymous post #1... you say it's a bad economy. So spending money to HELP employees at the lawn mower company is to be discouraged? This is true stimulus.
These mowers are paid for by the Stanley golfers and not the NB taxpayers. These mowers are specialty mowers that cut the grass on the greens. The existing greens mowers would then be used to cut the tee boxes and other areas and the "old" tee box mowers (from 1984) will be scrapped and used for parts.
The agenda said the lawnmowers (just 2!) were $50,000!
FOR LAWN MOWERS?
Let's use that money for tax relief or to fill any holes in next years budget!!!
I need to take a shower after saying this but the democrats actually got this one right!!!
Time to shower.
Sounds like the radicals on the council have another use in mind for the lawnmower money. Maybe to hire an attorney to sue the mayor?
If the money is already approved in the budget, then why can't the Parks & Rec buy their equipment without another approval?
Sounds like the council is micromanaging.
how could the "democrats" have it right if two of them voted to approve the purchase the lawn mowers and all of them voted to have the golfers pay for the golf course equipment?
The City "funds" those union contracts. Can we not spend that either?
The Golf Course is a money maker for the city.
I figure it like this based on the votes; Sherwood and company don't want to see the golf course get the mowers because the golf course is one of Tim Stewart's favorite places to hang out. They didn't want a nice new restaurant with paid for capitol improvements either!
BTW, I don't think Tim O'Brien will have any use for the golf course so he probably guided the vote. LMAO
When and if Tim O'Brien becomes mayor, we will see the golf course grow weeds and go belly up in exchange for inner city waste of money social problems, I mean social programs, sorry.
When and if Tim O'Brien becomes mayor, we will see the golf course grow weeds and go belly up in exchange for inner city waste of money social problems, I mean social programs, sorry.
I THINK YOU MEANT TO SAY
"SOCIALIST PROGRAMS"
how could the "democrats" have it right if two of them voted to approve the purchase the lawn mowers and all of them voted to have the golfers pay for the golf course equipment?
Maybe you should ask Eva M. since she voted for this nonsense, and isn't she after all the brains of the council Democrats?
Look at the names that voted NO:
Hermanowski, Trueworthy, Sherwood, Black (*), Magnuzewski (*), Platosz, Cruz.
you'd be hard pressed to find one entire brain between all these radical socialists combined!
I don't see the fiasco here. Did anyone ask why they voted no or do they say why?
Personally I don't think they need a reason to vote no. They need a GOOD REASON to vote YES. Why should we spend money in the budget if there is not good reason for it? Just because it is in the budget does not mean they should spend it.
O'Brien wouldn't be able to hold a golf club without it sliding out of his slimy palms during the swing. Didn't anyone else see Caddyshack?
We need them to maintain a money making part of the city. Maybe you don't understand how things work in the real work. You must be one of the NB Dems. If we don't keep up the Stanley GC we wont have Golfers, then we have no revenue from it. Pretty simple. This Nov vote out anyone in office, and come next year out goes the NB dem's. Heck I will even give little Mac a one way ticket if he will leave to. Let turn the City Back to the Citizens who care about it, not just hearing themselves talk.
Anonymous said...
"I don't see the fiasco here. Did anyone ask why they voted no or do they say why?
Personally I don't think they need a reason to vote no. They need a GOOD REASON to vote YES. Why should we spend money in the budget if there is not good reason for it? Just because it is in the budget does not mean they should spend it.
August 13, 2010 1:45 PM"
The golf course revenues sustain golf course operations. Golfers provide the revenue. What is there that you don't understand about this? You, sir are like the dolts on the Council that are told how to vote by Sherwood & Trueworthy and don't read anything (maybe they don't know how to read). Also, Catanzaro was absent from the meeting.
How do you feel about spending General Fund monies to pay Sylvia Cruz who hasn't been to a meeting in four months or more?
I don't understand why the council is even sticking their noses into this issue? The money is in the budget, so why does the Parks Commission even need their approval to spend the money. What is the Parks Commission for, if it can't even buy lawn mowers that are already paid for?
O'Brien wouldn't be able to hold a golf club without it sliding out of his slimy palms during the swing. Didn't anyone else see Caddyshack?
ROFL,,,,clearly someone who has shaken O'Brien's hand and knows you need a slime rag to wipe the slime off afterwards.
Frank,
Don't worry about the lawn, when O'Brien becomes mayor, he will probably convert the golf course into a socialist labor camp anyway.
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