Saw this post over at 6th Ward Councilor David Callahan’s site.
I received some recent correspondence asking me why I had not let my constituents know the town of Camillus was considering the co-sponsorship of a YMCA and it was going to go in Camillus Park.
My answer to them was I didn’t tell them because it isn’t true.
Upon some investigation I found out the source of the incorrect information and had a meeting with one of the members of the group who are promoting bringing a YMCA/Community Center into Camillus.
This group is not affiliated with the Town of Camillus or its board. They have come before our Town Board to promote their cause but there was no approval or agreement that we would be involved in its sponsorship.
Read The Rest.
The town has set up a page giving information on Registration, absentee ballots, ward / district information and polling places for each district. Very handy.
Elections/Voting Info
After taking all the sales tax money away from the towns this summer forcing a school tax hike of over 2%, now this. According to esitmates from our town hall we can expect our property tax to increase from $ 3.80 per thousand to $4.40 – $4.50 per thousand PLUS the school tax increase.
Our local budget is due in this week. From notes we have read, they intend to cut services, like leaf pick, up in order to fund things like a Parks and Rec Master Plan review (to the tune of 12 grand) Anyone else getting fed up?
After weeks of politics and procedure, Onondaga County lawmakers are finally finished with the 2011 budget. More than half of the County’s residents will see a tax bill increase but others will see a decrease.
Thursday was the first time even seasoned legislators and county officials could remember a meeting to override budget vetoes. It was complete with intense debates, but in the end only three of County Executive Joanie Mahoney’s eleven vetoes were overridden.
“I think it’s a travesty,” said Republican 14th District Legislator Casey Jordan, “I think today was a dark day in County history with these types of tax increases and I guess I’m really disappointed in what happened today.”
Read the rest at WSYR
Ned Campbell has an interview with new village trustee Bridget Yule.
Bridget Yule has been the director of Student Center and Programming Services at Syracuse University for 21 years. She was sworn in as village trustee last month. Yule is the mother of Daniel Talbot, a civil engineer for Arcadis of New York, and Emily, a graduate student of speech pathology at Ithaca College.
Read the Rest at EagleNews.
Camillus couple gets a mention on Syracuse.com
Vales and James Southard are both worried about the economy, health care reform and government spending. But their views about how to tackle those issues — and their faith in the federal government to do it right — are worlds apart.
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We didnt know Ann Marie owned some Camillus land too.
“I’ve spent the past several weeks suffering from the negative ads of my opponent,” Buerkle said at a press conference in front of a small shopping center she owns in the Syracuse suburbe of Camillus. “[Maffei] has made these allegations that I am delinquent in my taxes, instead of stating the truth, which is that we have a payment plan for the tenants who are in this plaza.”
Read the rest at The American Spectator.
The West Genesee Wildcat Marching Band is in need of help raising money to replace their old uniforms so the alumni association has set up a New Uniform Fund to help.
the band has worn out the 10 year old ones to where they are no longer usable. There is limited district budget for new uniforms at this time, and the staff has asked us (alumni members) to raise at least $10,000 in donations towards the purchase price of $60,000.Any amount you can give will be helpful (and tax deductible).
http://www.wgwildcats.com/Donate/donate.html
Onondaga County will mill and pave the intersection of Milton Avenue and Hinsdale Road beginning Wednesday October 13. The plan, weather permitting, is to mill on Wednesday, place the binder course of asphalt on Thursday, and place the top course of asphalt on Friday with work taking place between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Albert Falchi won a match against his longtime golf partner and then hopped into his Toyota Corolla for an 8-mile trip down Interstate 690 for lunch.
He never made it.
read the rest at Syracuse.com
