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- Consolidation
- ?
- Tax Protest
- Good article about sprawl as what happened in WNY
- NFTA police would like a raise.
- I am confused......
- Smoking In Bars
- People why are we allowing these people to screw us.
- Volunteers wanted
- How many other people feel this way?
- Giambra
- County eager to help with Olmsted parks
- SO when is overtime considered abuse?
- A new Forum
- Why are there so many unused buildings?
- Lackawanna mayor has betrayed citizens
- Latest ECIDA deal will hurt taxpayers
- Save South Buffalo Libraries
- The good or the bad politicians.
- New Library
- Is there some written rule
- Over Time abuse
- Empire Zone...
- Everyone, not just unions, shares blame
- Ward!
- What would be better for NYS
- Who is better? Ward or Giambra?
- Dan Wards Website
- Are they going to have a in person debate?
- Ward Demands More Answers in County Highway Scandal
- Do we let them squirm or just lock them up?
- It's Time To Send King Joel Packin'
- Voting for Ward
- Ward fails to out-idea Giambra
- Giambra is doing well
- why the ward propaganda?
- Ward has backing of WNY donothings.
- We need politicians who will work for us
- Taxes are necessary to provide services
- 2 weeks to go
- Ever notice....
- I noticed an article about this guy in the news.
- Keeping it simple :)
- County Executive Race
- Swanick and Giambra
- Republican, Democrat or Liberal??
- Election results
- So anyone can run for any political position in WNY?
- Layoffs seen if retirements don't add up
- An interesting post from the opinion page
- Buffalo News
- Do we think this will happen?
- Why was the county started?
- This needs to stop.
- Salary group to reconvene as officials seek raises
- Cost of doing business in NYS: Electrical
- Tax-funded programs harm the economy
- Who else has seen this occur:
- The new York Times.
- The Temporary sales tax
- So there's talk of a pay raise.
- Check this out .....
- Lets cover thier retirement
- Hillary's trip
- $87,000,000,000
- Child Support Collection Unit
- WHen will one local leader stand up and ask for:
- ok lets stop bitching and start changing
- Leaders of nonprofits should take a pay cut
- Rising pension costs have to be reduced
- Town must preserve last remaining woods
- Did you hear about the casino check?
- Town Meetings, Capital (Albany)
- Good article
- Interesting article in the NY post.
- Something interesting from Kanas Ciry we might relate too
- Giambra - Spano Hand Washing
- county exec threatening Local state reps.
- What is the point
- I Hate to break this to you.
- WNY Politics - Western New York Counties
- Legislators working to retain businesses
- Sound Familiar
- Citizen review board and the new raise under consideration
- Sound Familiar
- "Senator" Giambra
- The point of political parties
- So lets talk about Joel
- US Census for Erie County
- Two years later- has anything changed?
- Governance in Erie County
- Erie County Comptroller: Nancy A. Naples
- News from County Executive Giambra
- Budget woe may lead to big deficits and layoffs
- Devote more funds to Science Museum
- a tid bit
- Greater Western New York
- New unified government to be proposed
- Think about where people live and work before you think of government
- Please no more hot air!!!! Do it or shut up!!!
- The newest slap
- So who knows anyhting about the criminal activity
- Giambra's Regional Ideas
- Cowabunga!
- Call to raise leaders' pay fuels distrust
- Rochester is using Federal Transportation $$ for a Bus Terminal, Arts Center&college
- Dick Smiths Report
- I wonder how many patronage jobs....
- No pay raise for County employees
- The New Peace Bridge
- No Mayor? No County Executive?
- "We're fine this year"
- Kickback ??
- If you could ask one question
- Purchasing of products.
- General Question reguarding what we pay our employees
- Politics - Giambra Style
- SO who is the developer that did the front of the county building?
- What is going to happen
- Naples vs ?
- Park Department
- this was just emailed in
- Endorsements
- What's the price tag on Freedom?
- Furniture vendor sued over prices
- One Gram vs. Two Lives Justice or Just US?
- So they get massages while we work to pay for it
- City-county merger should be supported
- Go watch channel 2 at 11
- Poll
- Erie County Parks System Master Plan
- Has there ever been....?
- So who watches our employees?
- Qualifications.
- a towns budget...
- Wouldn't It Be Ironic?
- County warned on tobacco fund
- Villages
- Neither Giambra nor Naples is looking out for taxpayers
- County-owned land in Eden cannot be considered a park
- Sheriff offering owners safety-lock kits for guns
- Crowded holding center to undergo expansion
- Lee makes a valid point
- Thank You Joel !!!
- More Sales Tax?
- Government mismanagement is killing the county
- Is this how developers take advantage of the tax payer?
- Check out politicswny.com
- An Actual quote from another message board.
- Change orders on construction projects
- We need someone with a pair of brass..
- Giambra won't delete vacant positions
- Grand Jury Report
- So what do we think about Buffalo News article about the county?
- So when is the furniture gate report coming out?
- So is this the game they play?
- Jim Kelly in politics
- A interesting read.
- A Bruised Giambra
- Gaimbra vs Quinn
- EC Sherriff Employees
- 9% sales tax
- The extra, extra , 1%...
- Sheriffs $$$
- 9.25% sales tax
- County budget
- Jimmy Mac's
- 9% sales 20% property
- Advocate For The Library System
- County Taxpayers Stuck Paying $180 Hour Legal Bill for Lawfirm Hired By Giambra
- County Taxpayers Stuck Paying $180 Hour Legal Bill
- This is cool
- another %
- Poor people suffer the most when sales tax is increased
- Nancy, throw it in...
- Rules sought for tally as Higgins claims victory
- How we subsidized services
- County Budget...
- Recall Giambra
- Recall
- This has to be the Article Title of the Month.
- Residents of Erie County already pay too many taxes
- A pay cut
- Sandy Beach, Joels cheerleader !!
- Seems the top likes to protect themselves.
- Libraries
- Can our politicians learn from this?
- WNY Error County Ur Erie County TidBits
- Should morals come into play.
- By the way....
- THe furniture...
- All Joels doing
- OH did you catch this on WBEN?
- County Deficit 170,000,000
- 1100 people may be out of a job by 01-01-05
- So where was everyone?
- OH check this out...
- Joels way...or...???
- Disinterested legislators should give up their jobs
- The Ins And Outs Of Giambra's Red Budget
- Paycuts
- County Manager
- This is why we shouldn't fund everything.
- Self-serving state legislators certainly don't deserve a raise
- Time to apply cuts to all payroll/benefits to all County Employees/Politicians
- Hear Giambras interview on WBEN today?
- Legislature Democrats insist on sharing tax
- Nancy Naples Nice Work On Audit
- Roll Call, Please.
- Yea, NO 1% Increase
- The Lackawanna trough
- 400 workers out, Giambra driver in
- Can we recall the County exec?
- Done Deal: Sales Tax Plan Approved Minutes Before Deadline
- Qualifications.
- Boston Tea Party?
- How long before we see a 10% county sales tax?
- So What Was The Meeting About That Was Promptly Called With no Time To Decide To Go
- We need some real figures
- 3 million a year
- How can Giambra justify budget that retains pork, patronage?
- Giambras failed bluff...
- A bitter pill to swallow
- How would Erie County Start the voting over again?
- Judge ruled
- ERIE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY - Annual Report
- Office of the Attorney General complaint
- Another Giambra blunder
- I went to my first County Legislator meeting.
- Some interesting comments from tax payers from the petition that is circulating
- Giambra issued another threat today
- DT nice job
- New Guy : Tim Kennedy
- You know they know they will have some increase in revenue....
- Here's the answer to WNY's financial woes
- This was in the Buffalo News
- SO they jsut want to get away with it a little bit?
- Just curious....
- The lottery
- Combining sale tax amendments
- Again Joel screws up
- NEW WORDS and DEFINITIONS FOR "REFORM" ACCEPTED HERE!
- Look how they skim off the top.
- Erie County Control Board
- New Library thread
- A little history on Al DeBenedetti
- 27 + 12.5 = 39.5
- Why can't we organize a recall election???
- I don't get it .....
- Cash shortage means bills will be prioritized, Naples says
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