The Second Administration of Mayor William Schroeder

[mark blazejewski]

I am sure that we all wish Mayor Schroeder the best as he begins his second term.

It will be interesting to see how Mayor Schroeder and the VOL Board interact with town Supervisor Leary and the Lancaster Town Board, given the mayor's wife is a sitting council member, and is perceived to be closely aligned with Leary.

Bearing in mind that many village children participate in the Boys and Girls Club, does the mayor have any public position on the Leary funding cuts, on day 148?

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Also, I am very curious about future village job appointments, and who those appointees may be. There are already some rumors flying, but they are just rumors at this point.

Last night's board meeting is not available on YouTube, but it can be viewed on this Facebook link.

Reference: https://www.facebook.com/VillageofLancasterNY

Your comments are very welcome, because I am irrelevant, so what do I know?

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[gorja]

Does Nosbisch show and speak at the village meetings?

[mark blazejewski]

Does Nosbisch show and speak at the village meetings?

My opinion:

If I remember correctly, he frequented the VOL Board meetings in the more distant past, but since he is now playing the "big time", not so much, being a member of Leary's "kitchen cabinet" and all.

I do believe that he was there for some of the meetings regarding the New York Forward monies.

Also, if my memory serves, during a non-related meeting, I recall him asking Mayor Ruda about her intentions for the 2023 race for town supervisor. I think that she correctly pointed-out that it was an inappropriate question for VOL Board meetings.

I could be wrong, I guess, but I don't think so.

BTW, I never supported Ruda politically, but she could sure wield that gavel and run a meeting, eh?

Leary could take some lessons from the former mayor, could he not?

[GroundControl]

Mark,

That's an interesting post. I had heard some villagers were considering a run against Mr. Schroeder and the rest of the uncontested board seats but it came to be nothing more than that, just talk. I think the one to watch will be Mr. Sweeney and what influence he still can impose on the village Mayor and his members on the board. There does not seem to be anyone really paying attention except those who have benefited or will gain something in the coming future.

Mayor Ruda left behind enough problems to keep her replacement busy. I don't think the Schroeders have as much pull with the County Executive as she had.

It will be a narrow path Council Person Schroeder will have to walk to stay out of conflicting issues when taking votes that deal in business between the Town and the Village. The Village has typically been run by mostly democrats and by mostly the same clique of players. Council Person Schroeder is very comfortable dealing with her old democrat family and has a business within the village limits. Will a conflict of interest arise soon or in the near future? Did one already happen with the "new" town entertainment of summer music events being held in the village and the bands being hired by some of her and her husbands's close friends? With all the parks and open places that are in the town of Lancaster, why is this being held in the village and being paid for with town tax money? Just asking.........

[mark blazejewski]

*Will a conflict of interest arise soon or in the near future? Did one already happen with the "new" town entertainment of summer music events being held in the village and the bands being hired by some of her and her husbands's close friends? With all the parks and open places that are in the town of Lancaster, why is this being held in the village and being paid for with town tax money? Just asking.........

My Opinion:

Are we already seeing the price that the town may be paying for Leary's alignment with his Conservative ally, and can we expect to see more of that sort of decision-making in the future?

Certainly there seems to be a trend in that direction, eh?

Consider, doesn't it seem that in the 15 months since Leary has taken office, he strongly recommended that an entire layer of government be added to possibly accomodate a Conservative supporter, gave the highest staff designation to a Conservative, and bestowed honors and appointments overwhelmingly upon other Conservatives?

Are not some of those Conservatives actually former Democrats who recently departed the Democratic ranks, perhaps in search of such patronage positions?

If I am wrong, please, straighten me out, anybody, yes anybody. I don't want to be a "hater" for starting something.

BTW, again no hatred intended, and no intentional conspiracy theory involved here, just a straightforward musing: Are the people of a rather quiet village neighborhood okay with the regularly scheduled noise that would necessarily attend band music?

I too, am just askin'.

[mark blazejewski]

It will be a narrow path Council Person Schroeder will have to walk to stay out of conflicting issues when taking votes that deal in business between the Town and the Village. The Village has typically been run by mostly democrats and by mostly the same clique of players. Council Person Schroeder is very comfortable dealing with her old democrat family...

My Opinion:

If Leary has any common sense, he will work with all of the board members and not just hang his hat on Schroeder, for obvious reasons.

I have already noted that the Conservative Party tail seems to be wagging the Leary administration dog, and Council Member Schroeder is the only Conservative on the board.

I have also noted that many of the Conservative appointees to positions within the Leary administration, may have been former Democrats.

In that connection, I noticed a strong moderation in the tone of some Democrats even on this forum right before the 2021 campaign; an effort which brought the first Republican majority to town board in many years.

Consider this fool, who in one year, went from bat-poop crazy liberal in 2020 when it wrote this...

There's a lot written that explains the reason for BLM, maybe check some out to better see where people are coming from.

• The philosophical flaw in saying “All Lives Matter” - https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/p...s-matter-wrong
  
• Why saying "all lives matter" communicates to Black people that their lives don't - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/all-liv...-lives-matter/
  
• Why saying 'All lives matter' misses the big picture - https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/opini...ker/index.html
  
• 6 Reasons 'All Lives Matter' Doesn't Work—in Terms Simple Enough for a Child - https://www.parents.com/kids/respons...h-for-a-child/
  
• Why you should stop saying “all lives matter,” explained in 9 different ways - https://www.vox.com/2016/7/11/121361...l-lives-matter
  
  
  
• Why You Need to Stop Saying "All Lives Matter" - https://www.harpersbazaar.com/cultur...ter-explained/

...and this...

Wouldn't it be a real hoot if BLM picketed you, Mark Blazejewski?

You'd sure have it coming! LOL They have been noted in a lot of media reports doing just that, lately.

Oh, and pretty much all media reports say Antifa had zero involvement in the uproar around the country; sure, some people probably linked to that group showed up, but absent in any group form, just another lie by the Trump folks and Pizzagate nuts. But wait, since you are obsessive about the evil of Antifa, does that mean you are pro Fascist?

...to this in 2021...

On here you would think that all Democrats are crazed far-out-there types. They are not. Most are middle of the road.

Gee, you would think you would know most Dems are closer to Senator Joe Manchin than, say, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Seemingly like that now rather invisible irritant, I just wonder how many of these so-called Conservatives Leary appointees merely changed their Democrat label to adapt to the realities of a more right-leaning government?

(And these Conservative Party leaders fell for that crappola, really?

SMH.

[GroundControl]

Mark,

Those Breezy quotes are funny to read now that time has shown them to be blather and very slanted. That is the nice thing about this medium of expression it allows one to go back and review.

I have not paid enough attention to the VOL lately as my interest was taken over by the Boy's Club issue. I would bet though Council Person Schroeder will soon draw my interest as she seems to always be at the center of the most current storm.

Monday will be here soon and that should bring an end to the Schroeder/Leary created Boy's Club problem but I expect them to dish up some more of their special way of governing. I know sooner or later she will involve herself again in some shady deal between the TOL and the VOL. tick, tick, tick,..........

[mark blazejewski]

Monday will be here soon and that should bring an end to the Schroeder/Leary created Boy's Club problem but I expect them to dish up some more of their special way of governing... tick, tick, tick,..........

This is just my opinion, but the tactical reactions to the Boys and Girls Club funding issue, the LDB League gaffe, along with the ridiculous attempts to apply criminal overtones to the Fieldstream vote, are only symptoms of a much bigger problem.

Tick, tick, tick, indeed!

[gorja]

Mark,

It will be a narrow path Council Person Schroeder will have to walk to stay out of conflicting issues when taking votes that deal in business between the Town and the Village. The Village has typically been run by mostly democrats and by mostly the same clique of players. Council Person Schroeder is very comfortable dealing with her old democrat family and has a business within the village limits. Will a conflict of interest arise soon or in the near future? Did one already happen with the "new" town entertainment of summer music events being held in the village and the bands being hired by some of her and her husbands's close friends? With all the parks and open places that are in the town of Lancaster, why is this being held in the village and being paid for with town tax money? Just asking.........

Conflict of Interest would be nothing new with that couple. When he was a village trustee, as well as when he was mayor, the village contracted for Special Events coordinator, the person he was shacking up with, Dawn

[GroundControl]

Gorja,

Is that what the old saying “Politics breeds strange bedfellows” refers to? I’m just joking, but your point about those two individuals greasing the rails for shady contracts with the town and village does have a history and continues to occur in the present. Conflict of interest is rarely acknowledged by those involved in such situations, and that certainly seems to be the stance the two Schroeders adopt repeatedly. Supplementing their income with the people’s tax dollars can be a challenging habit to break, and many individuals fight to maintain it. This is true of both Schroeders. This is not an accusation but an observation.

That is why I feel it will only be a short time until we see another one of their collaborations of dealing behind the scenes to their personal benefit, politically or otherwise. tick, tick, tick,..............

[mark blazejewski]

Conflict of Interest would be nothing new with that couple. When he was a village trustee, as well as when he was mayor, the village contracted for Special Events coordinator, the person he was shacking up with, Dawn

To you ma'am, I have just five words: I'm sorry, I was wrong.