Citizens for F'dale Party - or why animals eat their young.

[Real Questions]

Today must be flyer day! Citizens for Farmingdale Party Platform --what are they about? Well, they also have a sitting judge in their party and they also complained about code enforcement. So Judge Breen, what have you done about the “curbing overzealous code enforcement?” Nothing? So nothing must be wrong. Didn’t you and Niscosia assess all the fines that made violation revenue go up? If it was so wrong, why did you fine so many violators?

Both judges, Breen and Niscosia belong to parties seeking office in Farmingdale. Both parties complain about code enforcement, yet they both judges did nothing about the “over zealous code enforcement.” Could it be that the “Green Leaf Party” and “The Citizens for Farmingdale Party” really have nothing to base their platform upon? Unlike Judge Breen, Judge Niscosia decided not to be on his own party’s flyer, while their parties both complained about the revenues generated by the court system. In both instances, both judges were a REAL participant in increasing the violation revenues.

I respect Breen a whole lot more, at least he stuck with his party members than make excuses like Niscosia not to be on the flyer. Judge Breen, you got my vote!

I would like to know, as claimed on The Citizens for Farmingdale Party flyer, the actual costs and revenue numbers from code enforcement. How could the net revenue numbers be down with part-time code enforcement officers with no benefits? One $50 ticket pays for 3 to 4 hours of a code enforcement officer. Please explain. Did Morrison come up with the numbers? The same person who bounced checks for both the Junior League and Girl Scouts and was then removed as treasurer? Yeah, I trust her math, doesn’t say much for the SUNY education system, but back then, there was open enrollment.

What “essential village services …. reduced?” Sorry Terry, an orthodontist was never a service provided by the Village.

[Meet the Candidates]

Concerned Citizens Association of Farmingdale will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, March 16th at the Community Center located in Ellsworth Allen Park.The meeting begins at 7:30pm.

CCAF is pleased to host a "Meet the Candidates Night" for the upcoming elections in the Village of Farmingdale. The candidates for the two Trustee Positions are as follows: Robert Callahan, Russell Carpenter, Patricia Christiansen, Joann Corrao, Joe Diurno, Teresa Morrison and George "Butch" Starkie. The candidates for Village Justice are as follows: James Breen and Salvatore Nicosia. The candidates will make and brief statement and answer questions from the audience. All are welcome to attend this meeting. Voting will take place on Tuesday, March 21st.

[denuaski]

praise me,
praise giordano

[Intelligence reigns]

This is right from the citizens for farmingdale website at www.citizensforfarmingdale.com

The Only Truely Independant Party

That is two mistakes in one catch line. As we all know it is supposed to be:

The Only Truly Independent Party

Are these the type of individuals that we want making the tough decisions for the taxpayers. How are they supposed to balance a budget if they do not even know how to do something as simple as use spell check.

[Laughing my A-- Off]

I see in the corner of the website it states that they are "Dedicated to Improving our Village". I wonder if Rick M. created their website. I know that he had wanted to be on the Farmingdale Board of Ed. Maybe he could have been dedicated to improving our school district using the same great level of intelligence that is shown by making two (not one but two) spelling errors in the biggest line on your page. HA HA.

[Ex-daler Breen]

Home usually is where your family sleeps, unless of course that would prevent you from running for office in F'dale. I guess a rented office could be home for free medical and dental

[Used body parts 4 sale]

Didn't the last mayor pled to stealing. Now that he's out of office better watch them close the lids on your loved ones caskets. The market for used body parts is heating up, now that the city connection has dried up. How much did we pay the lawyers???

[ZBA wannabe]

Can we fit any more new houses into this village. Any trees left to cut down. Queens east soon

[BARCO CONSTRUCTION]

I raised the village tax base by adding ugly houses to the last vacant land in this stinkin village. My kid is crooked SCPD. Can I please be the next mayor, or do I have to live here. Can't I live upstate like the Village Justice.

[No shame]

When hubby pleads guilty to stealing from the village, shouldn't the little woman keep a low profile for a year or two. How dare the disgraced mayor walk in our parade.

[BIG BROTHER]

Is that you Joey, having so much fun tonight? Quite a monologue you've got going.

Didn't your leader Mr Greg use the same loophole a few years back? Claiming an investment property as his residence while his wife and kids slept outside the legislative district.

Oh by the way, pled is spelled P L E A D . Do you need a link to Microsoft's website to brush up on your spelling also, dip stick?

I'll be watching you!!

So Big Brother, you admit you are using a loop hole?

When hubby pleads guilty to stealing from the village, shouldn't the little woman keep a low profile for a year or two. How dare the disgraced mayor walk in our parade.

It is called having money with no class!

[Guest100]

Since you asked ...

"I would like to know, as claimed on The Citizens for Farmingdale Party flyer, the actual costs and revenue numbers from code enforcement. How could the net revenue numbers be down with part-time code enforcement officers with no benefits? One $50 ticket pays for 3 to 4 hours of a code enforcement officer. Please explain."


... I will try to explain. First you will need copies of the village budgets for fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004. If you don't have the figures let me know and I'll post them as well. Now look at the revenue earned for each of those years. Then look at expenses for code enforcement for each of those years. You will see the the NET REVENUE is actually going down! I you want an even bigger shock calculate what each code enforcement officer earns the village. You will see an almost 5 fold decrease in the past three years.

I think the Citizens for Farmingdale have the right idea. While we need Code Enforcement we also need leaders that can see when something has gone out of control.

[In the Know 5]

You had better watch yourself there. Remember, budgets are only estimates of what is going to happen. First, you mention the fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004 budguts. Which do you mean? The fiscal year for the village is from June 1st through May 31st. So you can not quote calendar year budgets but must quote fiscal 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, etc so people know exactly which budget you are talking about. Since the 2006-07 budget has not been announced yet we can not use those numbers.

Now, since the village administration used sound and conservative fiscal practices they budgeted income conservatively since they did not know exactly what the revenue stream from code enforcement would be. For the first time the village administration responded to the concerns of citizens about the increase in day laborers on Conklin Street and the lack of parking enforcement at night and on weekends. Since code enforcement and parking enforcement is about gaining compliance and not about generating revenue they budgeted conservatively about I believe $315,000.00 as income for fiscal year 2004-05. This was up from the $190,000.00 budgeted for 2003-04.

Now, as we know the actual revenue from code enforcement for the calendar year 2005 was published as over $500,000 which is $200,000 more than budgeted for fiscal year 2005-06. When you use actual revenue and not budgeted revenue lines you will see that the net revenue from code enforcement actually went up and not down like the Citizens for Farmingdale Party candidates are claiming.

The really big surprise in all this is that one of their candidates claims to be an accountant. If they do not know the difference between an estimated budget and actual revenue and expenses I do not believe that she is quailified to be a Trustee for our Village.

[Mr ratto is the name]

That was a hard hit!

Can she get up from that?

To dad the people of the Village see what she is saying as fact.

Will the village put up a big sign to prove this I think not, so she will be one of the new board members. And the first day she sits on that board we should have a hearing on code enforcement and its actual revenue.

Maybe she will step down at that time. Did you know her better half Rick is now running for school board?

[Another Guest]

That was a hard hit!

Here's an even harder hit. Based on the village budget for fiscal year June 1, 2005 to May 31, 2006 Code enforcement will need to generate approximately $591,041 in fines to still show a net increase in revenue from the prior year. I for one am concerned.

[A Farmingdale Observer]

Over $500k in fines. Lets say the average fine is $75. That means about 7500 tickets are written per year or about 25 a day remembering that code enforcement only work 6 days a week. So 25 malefactors are caught daily in a one square mile village. Hard to believe there is so much misconduct going on!

Mayor G, don't forget to go after the unlicensed day care activities in the village, too.

[POOR BUTCH]

TERRY YOU SAD -- Here's an even harder hit. Based on the village budget for fiscal year June 1, 2005 to May 31, 2006 Code enforcement will need to generate approximately $591,041 in fines to still show a net increase in revenue from the prior year. I for one am concerned.


#1 Code enforcement is enforcement not a revenue maker.

#2 If revenue go down then Code enforcement is doing its job or all the day laborers on Conklin Street are getting picked up out side of the Village

#3 Butch likes day laborers

[friend/JT]

First of all you have some nerve to judge. You couldn't walk one day in his shoes. You needed to get a life job or another interest. JT has every right to walk in any parade. A Fireman for 30years! What the hell have you done! Remember he took the hit for a lot of people (like a gentleman). Leave these people alone. Yes they might have money they work hard, but they truly have class. That something your given at birth. 8)

Walk in his shoes? I guess you mean stumble. He is wasted most of the time. Some fireman he his, he was not active for 30 years, and he would hand out his business card to family members of the person being taken to the hospital. Real class act, trying to drum up business and the best is "his fake crying" at events!!! Oh by the way, a Judge did sentence him. What kind of counselling does he have to attend as part of his probation? Who did he take a hit for? So you admit there are other felons out there? Can you please elaborate who he took a hit for? Mielo, Denowski?

[guest of jt]

First, he never handed out his cards at calls. Were you there? Did you see it, if so sign your name to your statements. And I can speak from first hand knowledge that he has been an active firefighter for 30 years.How many people have you pulled out of burning cars. If you know joe so well take a look at what he's done He has paid his dues to society, and yet you still find things that have long been over. There is plenty to look at what new mayor and his lacky's have done. But you choose to look at things in the past. You mean to tell me that there have been no wrong doings in the village for 2 years.

If you don't want JT blasted, stop posting what a great guy he is. I was there, I saw him answer calls and hand out cards. 30 Years active? I'm in the fire dept. He answers calls from time to time from The Inn on Main" in shorts and sandles during the summer time. I NEVER seen him in bunker gear! The only person JT pulled from a wrecked car was his own sorry ass. JT was stopped at least 5 times for DWI and was let go because of his retirement from the PD. He was involved in several accidents while drunk, and it was covered up - no insurance claims - just brought the cars to his buddy in the body shop. Should I go on? Good luck to Butch and Pat, you will now see first hand how many idiots we have in this Village!!! Answer the question, WHO DID HE TAKE THE FALL FOR?

[Starkie/Rules]

That is so not true. Lets please move on. JT has paid his dues. Let people be. Good luck to Butch and Pat, we can only look for good days ahead.

[FirePerson]

I agree that is so not true. JT does answer calls ad has been in the Dept. for 30yrs. Please lets move forward, good luck to Butch and Pat.

Agree

[guest of jt]

Do you start your day with the 8am bashing. I would have responded sooner but I have a job and work needed to be done. First off you are lying about the accidents because he is always driving the same car and it is never banged up. I see him everyday, bodyshops don't do overnight work. Lie #2- If you check the reason he made detective on the PD is because he pulled a man out of a burning car at 3am. Call SCPD, use the freedom of info act and they will tell you all about it. They will also tell you why he is one of the most decorated P.O.'s in suffolk history. I'm not saying Joe is the greatest but does he need to be bashed 2 yrs. after the fact. Time served. As for taking the hit, was he the only one going to Albany, or out to dinner after the board meetings. It was the whole board including one of your own in M.Kelly. He switched sides just in time to save his own ass and benifits. Or maybe you don't like Joe because after all this he still walks tall and does not hide from anyone. Joe tells it like it is and he will say it right to your face. So if you have such displeasure with him you should have a talk with him instead of making nameless post on the internet. I'm sure he would be happy to talk to you about any concerns that you have with him. As for village idiots you should take a long look in the mirrior pal. This will be my last post because you are going to keep throwing out lies without signing your name your not worth my time. To Butch and Pat, I wish you the best of luck because you will need it. Be true to yourself and you'll be fine.
SEMPER FI!

[R.Trudden]

Thank you for the TRUTH and your very kind words. Truly appreciated

[J trudden]

Skateboarding, anyone?

[fdale/daler]

Move on, it sounds like jelly-beans to me!