Reply With QuoteMaybe we should "elect" him to somethingOriginally Posted by kernwatch
This man deserves a medal for his creative persistence in trying to re-invent a struggling & stagnant region.
http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story...59236&catid=37
A Call To Elminiate 16 Villages in Erie County
Posted by: Jeff Woodard Date last updated: 7/9/2008 12:17:28 PM
Kevin Gaughan
Regional activist Kevin Gaughan wants 16 village governments in Erie County to be dissolved by 2012.
Regional activist Kevin Gaughan is calling on all 16 village governments in Erie County to merge into their surrounding towns in the next four years.
Gaughan, who has been spending the last eight months speaking to village and town boards throughout the county, made his presentation at the Harbour Club in Buffalo.
Gaughan also released a letter to the mayors of each of the 16 villages, asking them to begin talks on how to merge their village government into their surrounding town, and agree to a date by which this reform will be accomplished
Maybe we should "elect" him to something
I hope that the villages are forced to dissolve. The consolidation would not only eliminate dual services, but would eliminate many unnecessary expenses. This would be a huge step in the right direction.
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When I saw his name on the Casino law suite he lost all crediblity with me.
Why is qestioning that Casino a problem ?
Yes itrs a problem for me,just shows his Liberal bias.Hey Kevin some one out there is having a good time. I used to like this guy now he can kiss my backside.
Since when is it illegal for a group of people in a small geographic area to band together into a municipality? What are the laws governing such an action, and under what auspices can it be "disallowed"?
~WnyresidentBut your being a dick
It's not illegal. There is no area without some sort of designated municipality in place, be it a town, village, hamlet, etc. If memory serves, Home Rule law regulates the merging various municipalities. Subsequently, they can only merge into a NYS recognized form of government (city, town, village, etc) but not a "Metropolitan" (seemingly NYS hasn't caught up with the rest of the nation).
But can they be legally impelled to move or dissolve?
~WnyresidentBut your being a dick
Doesn't the state via charter approval have the ability to impel cities or towns to merge? Basically, isn't a municipality's existence, more or less, at the discretion of the state?
Dunno...that's why I'm asking (and hoping for actual legal verification).
~WnyresidentBut your being a dick
I dunno if this helps but....
http://books.google.com/books?id=uAQ...um=5&ct=result
Nice job, C!
From what I read there, the county cannot impel merger...it can only be commanded from the state level.
Anyone wanna guess how much of a rat's ass Albany gives about studying government structure in and of Erie County municipalities?
~WnyresidentBut your being a dick
This finally what I have been saying.....except the people will say,, boo hoo ,, "we like our little village police force",, "we like our little identity",,, "but people will lose jobs" ... wah wah wah.. "we like paying extra"...."we don't know anything else....how will we survive"... sniff
GET A LIFE, and wake up opey, its new day.. you'll be just fine.. maybe a few dollars richer.
I don't think I can guess that low
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