Councilman Ron Ruffino
County Legislator Ted Morton
Georgia L Schlager
Several spelling mistakes in the ad. Also no mention of Ruffino or Abraham being involved with the Colecraft snafu, the hiring of Tom Irish ( Aquino friend), and the number of Lancaster employees who retired ( full pension) and were hired back the next day . The corruption is strong with these 2 incumbents.
No mention of Dickman funding the campaign of sleaze-ball Brainard in 2015!
No mention of Dickman dumping campaign cash into the NYS Independence Party, in what I believe was nothing less than a bold faced bribe!
No mention of Dickman being a card-carrying member of the Fudoli-Brainard sleaze-ball team! So much for respecting women.
No mention of Morton cheating on his ethics disclosure and getting CAUGHT!
No mention of Morton having the absolute gall to sue the Ethics Commission for issuing him a $500 fine.
No mention of Morton GOP team putting a woman in the hospital over vicious harassment at his downtown office.
A vote for Dickman or Leary is a vote to return chaos, dysfunction and discord to the Lancaster Town Board!
A vote for Morton is a vote for a do-nothing thug, scam artist and showboat masquerading as a political leader!
This creepy group of GOP clowns pretty much makes my skin crawl.
VOTE DEMOCRATIC - All the Way on Row A - Send a message both locally and to that dim-witted nitwit in the White House: Donald J. Trump.
Sojka has as much credibility here as he had from his own Lancaster Town Republican Committee, where that group appropriate showed him the door when he attempted to be elected Town Chair. The dude rails against everything in local government except (of course) his own no-bid work that he gets from the government - but that's OK because it lines his pocket with taxpayer cash. Hypocrite!
Government causes stress to many people that causes health issues. The stress from watching your taxes go up to the point of having to sell your home effects people physically. The effects of high taxation causing your employer to leave NYS also physically effects people. What type of harassment do you speak of?No mention of Morton GOP team putting a woman in the hospital over vicious harassment at his downtown office.
You do a disservice to our community with comments like that.VOTE DEMOCRATIC - All the Way on Row A -
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Breezy = coward who is afraid to use his/her whatever??? Real name . Establishment politics is not good for taxpayers unless you get the golden ticket jobs. My God you just whip up fake news, last time you stated I was a huge republican founder with deep pockets donating. That was a lie and proved by the disclosure of the board of election. Now I have all these Lancaster Tree jobs for the town or village . Another lie the last job I did for Lancaster was for $700 . I have told the town and village I will not bid on anymore work but if they get in a bind or need help I will volunteer as I have done for many churches, fire departments, and schools . Breezy you have no credibility and your accusations are pathetic. Use your given name be an adult!
Breezy, it is amazing that Zellner sends out his notary public puppets to get petition signatures because no one in Lancaster will do it . The same party that stated if your pro life this is not your party. Man up take those ED pills use your real name . Your very mouthy on the keyboard,step into the light use your real name.
You lose credibility when you start with the "Man up take those ED pills use your real name" or when you read comments by posters that are obviously misleading. Most posters are guilty of that but a few do it purposely.
You can substitute many elected seat holders and change out the name.A vote for Morton is a vote for a do-nothing thug, scam artist and showboat masquerading as a political leader!
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Town of Lancaster gets scathing Comptroller’s report on purchase of Colecraft Building and fire contracts – Part I: Colecraft Building purchase
By Lee Chowaniec
Oct 12, 2012, 14:49
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Android Sale Following is an audit report from the NYS Comptroller’s Office (OSC) on the Town of Lancaster entitled Financial Management. This audit was conducted pursuant to Article V, Section 1 of the State Constitution and the State Comptroller’s authority as set forth in Article 3 of the General Municipal Law. This audit’s results and recommendations are resources for local government officials to use ineffectively managing operations and in meeting the expectations of their constituents.
The town was requested to respond to the audit findings and its response will be also be Included.
Although individuals who regularly attend Lancaster Town Board meetings through the years will agree with the report claims and findings, as they have been saying the same for years, they will add that the money wasted in this project far exceeds the $2.5 million the Comptroller’s Office alludes to.
These same individuals also recommended to the Town Board the building of a new facility right from the get-go. Considering the size and cost of the new Police/Courts Building, one could have been had for half the money in 2003 had the option process considered a new build of a size lesser that the 76,000 square foot Colecraft Building that project costs were based on.
Comptroller’s Report
As stewards of public funds, the Board is responsible for making decisions that are in the best interests of the Town and the taxpayers it serves. This responsibility requires the Board to exercise due diligence when considering significant financial commitments such as property acquisitions and contracts for Town services. Accordingly, the Board must balance the level of services desired and expected by Town residents with the ability and willingness of the residents to pay for such services. Careful planning prior to committing Town funds for a proposed project is an essential step that includes identifying the requirements of the project, evaluating possible options, and estimating the potential costs. Failure to follow a thorough planning process may ultimately be more costly when decisions are made based on inadequate analysis.
Town officials did not exercise due diligence when they purchased a warehouse building in 2003. As a result, the Town invested approximately $2.5 million in a building that it no longer intends to use and, along with the County and the Lancaster Central School District, lost approximately $440,000 in property tax revenue.
We also found that officials did not properly protect the interests of taxpayers when they entered into fire protection agreements for the 2006 through 2010 fiscal years. Consequently, the Town likely provided more compensation than necessary to four fire companies.
When contemplating any capital project to be funded with public moneys, it is critical to first identify its scope by evaluating space and functionality requirements and identifying available properties that would satisfy those requirements. Additionally, Town officials must establish the extent and cost of any necessary repairs and/or renovations, and ensure that the price to be paid for the property is fair based on market conditions. To determine the current market value of real estate, the Board should obtain at least one independent real property appraisal. Such an analysis would allow the Board to compare various options and the associated costs prior to making a final decision.
On April 9, 2003 the former Supervisor (1) with Board approval, executed an agreement for the purchase of a 77,000-square-foot commercial warehouse building at a cost of $1.6 million.
The intent was to renovate this building for use by the Town’s courts and Police Department, which had recently absorbed the Village of Lancaster’s Police Department. The majority of the 40-year-old building was open warehouse space, and the front portion contained office facilities available for immediate use. The former Supervisor stated that the property appeared to have excellent potential and was located on a main road near the center of the Town. Sales information indicates that it had been on the market for approximately one year prior to the Town’s purchase.
The Board did not obtain a professional appraisal to establish the value of this property or determine if the structure would be suitable to be renovated for use by the police and courts. In addition, the Board did not identify and evaluate other possible building options for the Town’s current needs prior to purchasing this building. (The Town did hire a consultant in 1995 to prepare a building needs assessment, but did not act on that report.)
The Board also did not seek a feasibility study to identify alternative building options and the associated costs until over a month after committing to the purchase of the warehouse property. In addition, the results of this study were not available to the Board until after the deadline to terminate the purchase agreement (2) had expired. This feasibility study, completed in July 2003 by an independent consultant, presented four options for the Board to consider: a new building, two renovation scenarios of the former Village of Lancaster police building, and renovation of the warehouse building. Because the Board had already signed a purchase contract for the warehouse building three months earlier, the alternatives presented in this study were not considered. Therefore, this feasibility study provided little if any decision-making value.
In January 2004, the Town contracted for a schematic design study (3) to provide a detailed analysis of the court/police facility renovation. This study estimated that the cost for renovating the warehouse building had increased from $8.5 million to $11.4 million, including the purchase price of $1.6 million, from the time that the feasibility study was completed the previous year. A Town official told us that this amount was much greater than the Board had expected. As a result of these unanticipated increases in construction costs and a lawsuit brought against the Board, (4) the Town delayed this project for the next six years.
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1)The former Supervisor served in that position for 16 years, from January 1, 1996 to December 31, 2011.
2) The contract states that the purchaser may terminate the contract on or before June 17, 2003 pursuant to certain stipulations.
3) The schematic design study was contracted with the same consultant who completed the feasibility study.
4) Several residents sued the Board in October 2003 for the cost of the feasibility study, contending that it was a waste of taxpayer money. This suit was dismissed in July 2006.
Hilarious exchange between the two half-wits. Their respective parties must be proud of the support.
So much going on in the town currently to address and they are rehashing old history and personal invectives. Nothing on the budget, comprehensive plan review, rezone moratorium, drug problem in town, hiring of four new employees, traffic and traffic safety issues, etc.
And what is equally incredible is that campaign mailers are still going to homes where the recipients have been dead for years.
Not a mailer but an advertisement
Apparently, Mickey Kearns has better things to do than vote for the people of Erie County.
Hundreds of millions of dollars were on the line and the financial well-being of Erie County was at stake during the waning hours of the last Assembly session of 2016-2017. Mickey Kearns’ reckless decision to skip that vote could have lost Erie County $24 million in December of this year alone, plus another $266.2 million in 2018. That would have socked county residents with a 102% increase in property taxes.
Western New York lawmakers from both sides of the aisle—both Democrats and Republicans, in the Assembly, State Senate, and Erie County Legislature— all lined up to vote in favor of repairing roads and bridges, snow removal, and fighting the opioid crisis in Erie County.
Mickey Kearns didn’t vote yes to help Erie County. He didn’t vote no. He just couldn’t be bothered at all to vote for the bill that also received wide bipartisan support in three different legislative bodies.
After skipping out on every taxpayer in Erie County in his current job, now Mickey Kearns wants to be promoted to Erie County Clerk, where he’ll control information about your ability to get a driver’s license, purchase a home, or start a small business. Someone who can’t be bothered to do they job they have shouldn’t get a promotion. Say NO to Mickey Kearns for County Clerk.
Georgia L Schlager
I love the view from bleachers. I got a 50-yard line seat this year.Hilarious exchange between the two half-wits. Their respective parties must be proud of the support.
I know of a case of a deceased NYS Retirement System pensioner receiving absentee ballots and Democrat Party mailings three years after death.And what is equally incredible is that campaign mailers are still going to homes where the recipients have been dead for years.
Based on your post Lee, together with the situation I know of, Erie County is starting to sound like Daley's 1960's Chicago.
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