What's good for the goose isn't okay with Gander Leary

[gorja]

When there was a 2-2 opinion amongst the town board members on the ZBA chairmanship appointment, the ZBA board members voted for their own chair and the town board voted the ZBA choice non-politically.

When there was a 2-2 opinion on the LIDA member vacancy, the LIDA board unanimously voted for the member of their choice.
That choice was not supported by 2 of the members who voted politically tonight.

Leary's actions have been nothing but political since the first board meeting.
You can see he can't be trusted. It was okay with the ZBA's decision and Ruffino and Mazur went with that board's decision even though that was not their choice but when the shoe was on the other foot, he would not go with the LIDA's decision.

Awaiting the work session, the Conservative co-chair arrives at the meeting. Goes to Councilman Leary and hands him a bag and states that his wife left it in the back seat of her car. Then, she hands a bag to Councilman Dickman with something in it that she said was from the other Conservative co-chair (Gallo). It just seems that that kind of personal political stuff shouldn't be done in that venue, just my opinion.
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[mark blazejewski]

When there was a 2-2 opinion amongst the town board members on the ZBA chairmanship appointment, the ZBA board members voted for their own chair and the town board voted the ZBA choice non-politically.

Yes, that is correct.

At the time of his ZBA endorsement, Tyler Sojka was a sitting member of the board. Sojka apparently excelled in his public trust, and enjoyed the confidence of the ZBA.

As I see it, the Council's acceptance of the ZBA's choice appeared to remove any possible perceptions of politics from the equation.

When there was a 2-2 opinion on the LIDA member vacancy, the LIDA board unanimously voted for the member of their choice.
That choice was not supported by 2 of the members who voted politically tonight.

In the past, Mr. Ruffino seemingly supported ZBA seats for incumbent mayors of both the Village of Lancaster and the Village of Depew. At this point in time, Mr. Ruffino appears to have departed from that position.

If Councilman Leary embraced Mr. Ruffino's historic standard, why is it that you criticize Mr. Leary, instead of noting Mr. Ruffino's inconsistency?

Leary's actions have been nothing but political since the first board meeting.

Perhaps when available, you can post the recordings of both the work and public session, so that the listener may give scrutiny and consideration to comments regarding Agenda Item #15.

Perhaps it just may reflect former Mayor Hoffman's apparent indifference toward honoring current mayoral incumbency, with the exact same ZBA privileges that his stewardship once enjoyed?

BTW, the anticipated recording may reveal that the political overtones that you attach to Councilman Leary, may actually emerge to thematically contradict your observations.

Awaiting the work session, the Conservative co-chair arrives at the meeting. Goes to Councilman Leary and hands him a bag and states that his wife left it in the back seat of her car. Then, she hands a bag to Councilman Dickman with something in it that she said was from the other Conservative co-chair (Gallo). It just seems that that kind of personal political stuff shouldn't be done in that venue, just my opinion.

Perhaps the Conservative Co-Chair was graciously sharing a highly valued commodity with her elected leaders: toilet paper?
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[Lee Chowaniec]

When there was a 2-2 opinion amongst the town board members on the ZBA chairmanship appointment, the ZBA board members voted for their own chair and the town board voted the ZBA choice non-politically.

When there was a 2-2 opinion on the LIDA member vacancy, the LIDA board unanimously voted for the member of their choice.
That choice was not supported by 2 of the members who voted politically tonight.

Leary's actions have been nothing but political since the first board meeting.
You can see he can't be trusted. It was okay with the ZBA's decision and Ruffino and Mazur went with that board's decision even though that was not their choice but when the shoe was on the other foot, he would not go with the LIDA's decision.

Awaiting the work session, the Conservative co-chair arrives at the meeting. Goes to Councilman Leary and hands him a bag and states that his wife left it in the back seat of her car. Then, she hands a bag to Councilman Dickman with something in it that she said was from the other Conservative co-chair (Gallo). It just seems that that kind of personal political stuff shouldn't be done in that venue, just my opinion.

After religiously attending 20 years of Lancaster Town Board meetings, all administrated under Democratic Party control, I find your post worthwhile of comment.

For all those years, the Dems had the hammer and used it to control (by appointment) the makeup of Planning and Zoning Boards. Until the last four years, the Dem Party used its influence to control the Conservative and Independence Parties with resulting Democratic Party candidate endorsements.

How well I remember former Republican Town Supervisor Fudoli publicly castigating a Dem council member for privately telling him that the all Dem council had the votes and would run the town as ‘they sought fit’. Often they worked against him to further their agendas.

How many times I witnessed occasions where ‘all-Dem-boards’ played the game of ‘throw-away-vote’. Voting in opposition to a resolution knowing there were enough majority votes present to approve said resolution.

Its politics, Gorga. Until such time the vacated council seat is filled we can expect to see more of this ‘push & pull’ agenda waged by parties with different ideologies – and where the one party is tired of the patronage game played by the other that has been in control, with the exception of one administration, since the 1950’s.
There was no other foot; no other shoe!

Not attending the town board meeting, I will defer further comment on the Visione appointment until listening to the meeting recording on the town website.
Your last paragraph has no relevancy and sounds conspiratorial – at least to me. Prior to work sessions the Dems would meet as a body in the Clerk’s office and called it ‘caucusing’. They conferred with attendees prior to the work session and/or regular meetings and accepted documents as well.

If I remember correctly, the Lancaster Town Board did not have a sitting Republican between the years 2003-2013 – a board majority only in one administration (1992-96) over 70 years, and now you and the Dems are crying wolf because someone stands in their way?

Checks and balances at last!

[mark blazejewski]

In the past, Mr. Ruffino seemingly supported ZBA seats for incumbent mayors of both the Village of Lancaster and the Village of Depew. At this point in time, Mr. Ruffino appears to have departed from that position.

If Councilman Leary embraced Mr. Ruffino's historic standard, why is it that you criticize Mr. Leary, instead of noting Mr. Ruffino's inconsistency?


Perhaps when available, you can post the recordings of both the work and public session, so that the listener may give scrutiny and consideration to comments regarding Agenda Item #15.

Perhaps it just may reflect former Mayor Hoffman's apparent indifference toward honoring current mayoral incumbency, with the exact same ZBA privileges that his stewardship once enjoyed?

BTW, the anticipated recording may reveal that the political overtones that you attach to Councilman Leary, may actually emerge to thematically contradict your observations.

The operative comments during the Public Session begin at 31:27:

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