I watch the City Council meetings and the show the 3
amigos put on is getting funnier each meeting.
Commissioner Matheisen sits back in his chair with his fingers tapping
against each other, Skip staring out to who knows where only waking up to say
crazy things like ‘I think some of the homeless are serial killers and Madigan,
well what can you say about her, she is just too out of it. Anyone who attends the meetings or watches
them knows the great martini Madigan wants to be Mayor and she is treating her constituents
like dirt, unlike the current Mayor.
Now we have bull dog David Bonner at the mic again at
every Council meeting berating the Mayor instead of Madigan, Skip and Matheisen
for acting like dummies at the table.
Bronner is like the big bad wolf but his bluster is not good enough to be
believed.
Now, about Skippy.
The story is that a few times a week Skip, Deputy Dog Buckley and
Madigan are at Jacob & Anthony’s imbibing in a (few?) adult beverages. Why Madigan can’t even hide her straw that is
in her carafe of the vino she drinks.
Those of you know I write about my funny little guy Skip
quite a bit, there is nothing wrong with the little fella except he is way out
of his league holding the position he occupies on the Council. Skip was a very capable animal control
officer, corralling doggies and getting cats out of trees, chasing skunks and
even a raccoon or two. Advice warning….
Skip, you should have stayed at the job you were born to do.
Anyone that wants to know what the DPW workers do during
the day only has to look anywhere that
sells coffee, ding dongs (named after he who can’t be mentioned) and lottery
tickets. Also, stand on Broadway and you
can see trucks with the same identifing number going round and round.
Madigan again sucked up to Skip at the 5/3 Council
meeting, saying that she congratulates Skip for the job well done and for
returning some money back into the budget.
Well, the DPW fleet is in such disrepair it is an embarrassment, why
didn’t you put some money into that part of the business Skip and why didn’t
Madigan address that point when she was shining your ding dong?
A question for Skip, you always say how much
infrastructure you have done, what is the % of what the DPW has done and what
the outside firms you hire at big $ have done?
Please list the number and jobs so we can laugh at your explanations
like we do when you try to make a point at a meeting.
Skip, no one can understand what you are talking about.
Another smiling matter, all this nonsense about the hospital
deal. Madigan, Skip and Matheisen are
going against the will of the residents of that area. Skippy said ‘we should
get the home owners together with the hospital and maybe something can be
worked out’, SKIP get this through your head, at every meeting the home owners
do not want to talk to the hospital, they do not want the mammoth building with
all the black top parking spaces, they do not want their property values to
plunge, what in the heck don’t you get? You are blank but can’t Madigan sit you
on her lap and explain it to you?
Although she doesn’t get it . Madigan says we have so much of a fund balance
then why doesn’t she talk to her fellow Council members and purchase the houses
now at the current market values then let Sonny build away? Talk about conflict of interest, Bonacio was
a member of the Comp Committee and he stands to gain the big bucks for building
the facility. This could be another
reason why the Skipster forgave the 1 million dollars in fees Bonacio owed the
City in water hookup fees and the 3 amigos voted in favor in changing that part
of the Charter in eliminating said fees.
Do you see a pattern? Follow the
money friends, follow the money. More on
Skippy & the other 2 amigos later, for now sit back and relax, watch a
rerun of a Council and laugh your head off.
martini madigan never explains to the public what's in the consent agenda,a good place for wrongdoing!
ReplyDeleteHope the AG is still auditing her Dept & DPW's Dept. These two Commissioners are way too cozy with each other. Scirocco steals, & Mad Again covers it up for him. This allows her to lead the "Little Man" around by his nose ring!
ReplyDeleteLast I heard, they pulled someone out to interview them. They want a rock solid case which I'm sure they will get. We'll probably see some if not all the amigo's gone soon.
DeleteLast I heard, they pulled someone out to interview them. They want a rock solid case which I'm sure they will get. We'll probably see some if not all the amigo's gone soon.
DeleteThis council is a Three Ring Circus! Never thought I'd ever say this or feel this, it's time to change our form of government!
ReplyDeletethe form of gov't has nothing to do with the 3 drunks.....any form of gov't is only as good as who is in it!
Delete11:04
DeleteIf you think there is nothing wrong with this form of government you don't know how government is supposed to work, and this form doesn't work at all.
Explain it to me 9:04pm!
ReplyDeleteOK, here goes. If you need to know how this form of government works as opposed to others then no one will be able to make you understand. You are either a City offical or an old time Saratogian who couldn't care less just as long as the water is running, the leaves are picked up and you can vote every 2 years. As Comm. Matheisen said at a past Council meeting "this form limits the people who can run for office" and that's sad.
DeleteTHANK GOD FOR THAT!....but thanks anyways....who should we be like everywhere USA?....or should we hire a pro and all the confusion that goes with it...the lefties want the change and hope it'll be runned like the school system and the righties want puppets,right now they have three but will settle for one....easier to make just one phone call!
ReplyDeleteCaptain! The "inside" DPW word is that Skip The Fees Scirocco will soon be handing out yet another job to is other son! This is the guy that first ran on the platform to stop nepotism!!!
ReplyDeleteI heard that Skip made a fellow who is very close to retirement head of a department and Skip put his own son is as #2 so he would take over the helm. Everything Skip promised when first elected has gone out the window, it is now me,me,me.
DeleteI heard that Skip made a fellow who is very close to retirement head of a department and Skip put his own son is as #2 so he would take over the helm. Everything Skip promised when first elected has gone out the window, it is now me,me,me.
DeleteTommy Mctyuge made Skip Collucci the Meter reader Supervisior. Not Scirocco.
ReplyDeleteSorry, you are correct. However, Skippy's son will be taking over the job soon.
DeleteSkip will take care of his friends and his family first. Look at what he did for hie neighbors, replacing sewer & water lines then repaving the street when there are many more serious streets that could use the upgrades.
DeleteSo Skippy is going to renovate the music hall to the tune of 3 million. This will end up being 6 to 12 million with his construction management skills. Another capital budget amendment.
ReplyDeleteWhere did you get the information that the Commissioner is the one who wants to renovate the third floor. There is a requirement from the State that City Hall has a second court room. This is not optional and the third floor is just one option. The entire city council will need to make this determination.
DeleteThe majority of the Council will decide, don't be delusional, the majority of Madigan, Mathiesen & Scirocco will decide.
DeleteWell that is how it works. The majority does rule. And while yes they vote together frequently, note that Commissioner Mathiesen does vote his own way just as frequently.
DeleteYes the majority does rule and Matheisen may have voted against his 2 other amigos twice but he is tied to the skirt strings of Madigan just as Skip is and he will not disobey her orders, so you see from the beginning there has been a solid 3.
DeleteYes the majority does rule and Matheisen may have voted against his 2 other amigos twice but he is tied to the skirt strings of Madigan just as Skip is and he will not disobey her orders, so you see from the beginning there has been a solid 3.
Delete5:17
ReplyDeleteCorrect.
5:15
How old is Colucci? Still booking bets I presume.
Skip Colucci is NOT a supervisor, but you can bet your ass if & when he retires Skip The Fees will create a supervisory position & hand it over to Jr. & Mad Again will allow it in the budget!!
ReplyDeleteI would not call sewer back up into 15 homes nothing.We the neighbors of Pinewood went to the City in 2006 and complained. McTyuge said he would fix it and did nothing. So
ReplyDeleteStill blaming McTygue! Skip's neighborhood gift was nothing short of a campaign promise.
DeletePlease foil the information, it is there. There were four people from Pinewood Ave. that went to that meeting with Mctygue
ReplyDeleteIf it was a Council meeting you can watch it from the recording, if it was a meeting in McTygue's office that can't be foiled.
ReplyDeleteAlso, if you did indeed talk to McTygue years ago what took the Skipster so long to do the job? If there is too much sewage on one street, check out the Commissioner and make sure he isn't full of it.
ReplyDeleteHe had to put it on a list. Bigger job first. There was Nelson ave. project, South Broadway, G C water plant, Saratoga water plant, wells, Beekman St. Washington St. and many more. The Commish has done a great job with what he has.
ReplyDeleteReally? He subs out 95% of all DPW jobs to outside contractors instead of doing the jobs in house. What the heck are we paying a ridiculous salary for 2 City Engineers. Skip has done none of these jobs, outside companies have done them and 2 or 3 could have been going on at the same time. And let's not get into the big issue on the water source we are using and how that affects the citizens health. Bad, very bad.
DeleteSo from the look of things, you may get your wish Captain. Skipppy will have done his ten years and gotten his pension and healthcare forever. Good for him bad for the taxpayers.
ReplyDeleteHe will avoid doing his ten years in jail by giving up Deputy Donna to the AG for exceeding her power and authority, which she did by telling Bonacio the fee were waived. The rumor is Bonacio kept the email from the Deputy but has refused to give it up, insurance ya know. With that and the other documents that the ex-employees have suggested the comptroller look at it should be a slam dunk, for at least 5 years of room and board at the doggie motel and no pension ever for the deputy dawg.
Skippy's street is all paved and the sewer done, elevating the value of his home by $75,000-95,000, and both of his kids have long term high paying jobs with the city and pensions.
"Building for the Future", was that not his campaign slogan? He kept his promise to build his family empire at taxpayer expense, so he is all set. Skippy should say "got to go, before the jailer gets here," if not then it is Skippy's got to go.
With the constant visitations from the AG's office I think it fair to say that Skippy might be joining the Buck & Madigan in the big house, remember, it is the job of the Finance Commissioner to make sure all the water bills go through her Dept. and she flubbed with Skip on this one, hence the nights out at J&A for adult beverages for Scirocco, Buckly & Madigan
DeleteWith the constant visitations from the AG's office I think it fair to say that Skippy might be joining the Buck & Madigan in the big house, remember, it is the job of the Finance Commissioner to make sure all the water bills go through her Dept. and she flubbed with Skip on this one, hence the nights out at J&A for adult beverages for Scirocco, Buckly & Madigan
DeleteSpeaking of water source, Captain.
ReplyDeleteHow many citizens remember the moratorium that was placed on building new construction. It was because McTygue told us that there could be no more new construction until a new water source was found. At that same time, we were already using Geyser Crest water, Bog Meadow and Loughberry Lake. McT wanted to switch over to using Saratoga Lake.
But, fast forward, here we are almost 30 years later, still using the same three water sources, building thousands (yes thousands) of new hotel rooms and hundreds of new condos and apartments. Not counting the enlarged schools, bigger crowds at the flat track, Racino, blah blah.
If we have a drought year, we will all be wishing we listened, but so far, things are fine. Goes to show you.
The report from the State concerning our water source was as valid now as it was then, we need a new water source and the home owners in the lake area should be ashamed of themselves for fighting it. I for one do not think we need a fire or EMS station over there but the crying from those people rivals the water fight, goes to show you.
DeleteCaptain explain to 1:05 in more detail about the warnings over the past 3+ years from State Health over the poor handling of lack of quantity of water in the city to meet the current need and potential need with a drought.
ReplyDeleteNothing was done for a LONG time and then they start drill more wells at Bog Meadow, what a JOKE.
A 3 week drought will bring the city to it's knees, just wait.
Tar and feather little ship for what he's done
I read in the paper today about the 3M renovation of city hall. I truly find it hilarious that all the sudden Skip The Fees is being interviewed & available to the media when it comes to patting himself on the back. Was NEVER available when his $90,000 give away was exposed! Mad Again surly has her hands tight on his puppet strings!
ReplyDeleteThis is not the idea of any of the commissioners or the Mayor. The need for a second court room is a requirement by the State. Get it right if you're going to blab about it.
DeleteIf the paper had any balls they would have asked some questions about the Bonacio fee cancellation but they are a news sheet not a paper.
ReplyDeleteIf you think the renovation is bad wait until you find out Skippy wants to replace the bell tower, bell and all, on cityhall for 10,000,000 in addition to the 3-6 million for the city court.
ReplyDelete4:07
ReplyDeleteI am 1:05
Explain to me why construction was put on hold for an extended period of time, "because we didn't have an alternate source of water" according to Tommy McT. Is Tommy your bro?
As it looks now he was probably right. Our water source is getting worse and the water is getting bad. This information was given to the City by the State DOH and Skippy in his infinite wisdom would not pay the $2,000.00 to keep the study on a shelf where it could have been updated from that point on (he probably didn't have the money because of the give backs to developers or to Madigan). A new State study will cost the City millions of dollars and we can thank the lake association developments for that. 1:05, if there is a major problem at Loughberry (we only own 10% of the lake) no amount of Skippy's wells will give us the amount of water we will need, and I have no sis or bro!
ReplyDeleteAs it looks now he was probably right. Our water source is getting worse and the water is getting bad. This information was given to the City by the State DOH and Skippy in his infinite wisdom would not pay the $2,000.00 to keep the study on a shelf where it could have been updated from that point on (he probably didn't have the money because of the give backs to developers or to Madigan). A new State study will cost the City millions of dollars and we can thank the lake association developments for that. 1:05, if there is a major problem at Loughberry (we only own 10% of the lake) no amount of Skippy's wells will give us the amount of water we will need, and I have no sis or bro!
ReplyDeleteTo show you how little Skippy has done here is an article crediting McTygue for the great flowers and grounds of Saratoga Springs 12 years ago. The flowers and grounds look like crap this year with the homeless. http://www.theday.com/article/20160604/NWS01/160609572
ReplyDeleteDeputy Mayor Bill McTygue?
ReplyDeleteGod forbid
DeleteNot so. I think he will be Commish of DPW if the AG ever gets his report done.
ReplyDeleteSo McTygue is going to turn down a $70k job in the hopes of getting appointed to a 14K job? He would be dumber than Skippy
DeleteDeputy Mayor? What planet are you beaming from?
DeleteMcTygue is not after the money. Power is much more important to him.
DeletePublic Works Commissioner Skip Scirocco, who voted in favor, said it would be a good tool for law enforcement.
ReplyDelete"I don't believe this targets anyone in particular," Scirocco said. "Like any other ordinance the city has, I don't think we would write an ordinance that targets a specific group."
SO Skippy has installed, at taxpayer expense, all of these new park benches for the homeless to sleep on. The police have no right to warn or cite anyone for sitting on the park benches or the grass. Way to go Skippy, vote to target the homeless and make our parks look horrible and unsafe.
A new blog every month maybe!,now that's keeping the sheep grazing..................RIP1
ReplyDeleteCogan and Veich are not getting along and are creating havoc and discourse in the garage.
ReplyDeleteBig paving project underway today......6/28/16.....Pinewood Ave looks like Indy 500 speedway.
ReplyDelete"Skip the Fee" Skippy is the darling of the neighborhood. Screw the rest of you beggars.
You are correct 1:51! They even have Skip The Fees street torn up again even though it was milled & paved last year BEFORE the election! Sure Skippy campaigned knocking on neighboring doors promising these newly paved streets. His favorite employee Mark Scirocco has also been crowned w/a new car!!!
ReplyDeleteOh God, there's a Veitch in DPW too?
ReplyDeleteHow many Veitchs are out there? I see Kevin scored a nice no-show with the County after he "retired" from the city.
This Veich is the business manager 88k with no experience. He is the son of the county supervisor and the nephew of the police chief. Skippy had a political debt to pay to the PD and supervisors from the last, and let's hope it is his last, election.
DeleteThe even better part is that This Veich lives in Wilton. Skippy sending our money out of town once again.
DeleteSaratoga Springs turning homeless in the city into hospitality greeters is Skippy's newest idea. At least this will work in the theater district. I can just see Deputy Dawg doing this.
ReplyDeleteCan you tell me why the taxpayers of this city is paying DPW to pickup horse manure & muck from 55 Gridley Ave. where the little horses are? Do we also pay to pickup the rest of the stables on that street? Or maybe this is another example of Skip the Fees paying back for votes?
ReplyDeleteMaybe "Skip the Fees" Skippy is spreading that happy horse sh*t around City Hall. Getting ready for his next election. He has a lot of votes already from those Pinewood Avenue neighbors. What a nice street! New curbs, paving, new sewer, new water, landscaping, the whole nine yards.
ReplyDeleteHere Skippy goes again handing out political no show jobs. City Plumber and Environmental Tech. Each job is listed at 48,ooo plus benefits so 72,000 times two or $144,000 in new political no show jobs. When is the comptroller going to arrest this guy and his acting deputy?
ReplyDeleteBetter yet 1:35, when the hell is Mad Again going to put a stop to these BS jobs that cost the taxpayers more money? When she was first in office she played hardball w/him & his BS. Apparently she is now under his thumb!
ReplyDeleteYou do know that any new job is approved by the entire Council and not just one? REally?
Deleteanytime one of the 3 amigos wants anything they get it. Remember that they are the majority and stick together all the time.
DeleteBonus cash is flowing in DPW. Warm winters, no salt, no plowing. What the hell do the "employees" do during the winter? Anybody ever check on that?
ReplyDeleteSummertime, we have sporadic lawn debris pickup, late flower plantings.
https://www.gridsaratoga.com/25723-2/
ReplyDeleteThis might help Mad Again
U c in today's paper the Skip The Fees will be paving Lake Ave. Go figure! Right off Pinewood!!! Meanwhile these side streets are an embarrassment!
ReplyDeleteHey Captain
ReplyDeleteHow about allowing a little plug for another blogger who is doing a fantastic job with local political news. You are both helping the citizens of Saratoga Springs.
Check out www.saratogaspringspolitics.com
John Kaufman's blog.
Have you seen the agenda of Mad-Again and Schreiko for the July 19, 2016 meeting?
ReplyDeleteMad-Again is out of control in the public comments.
ReplyDeleteIt's really sad. She is out of control most of the day. She carries around a wine cooler and some ground up leaves but I can't tell what they are. She will never go beyond her current position because all a competing candidate has to do is get the clips of her screaming at citizens at their speak out time.
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