Well you can tell it is an election year in Saratoga
Springs. We’ll start with Scirocco, has
your lawn debris been picked up weekly since summer? Have you seen articles in the paper about all
the projects large and small that Scirocco takes credit for? If you answer yes
to these 2 questions then you have to know election time is this November.
Scirocco can’t really take credit for much as he
contracts out quite a lot of what DPW does.
He hires more outside contractors and engineers as much as the City
hires outside attorneys.
The rest of the 1 1/2 years the City looks like crap,
ripped up roads all over the City and City property looking terrible, overgrown
grass is common place, Congress Park is a mess and Broadway doesn’t look any
better until 6 months before an election and it has been this way since he has
been in office, he bit off more than he could chew when he took office.
The lawsuits that he has had against himself and the City
have been numerous. Among the ones out
there involves the City Engineer he suspended earlier this year because he
supports Dillon Moran and the water hookup fee which I don’t think is wrapped
up yet.
Remember that his son who works for him in DPW was
arrested on 4 counts of DWI and allowed to stay on the job. Skip had another fellow who worked for the
water Dept. drive him to the job sites.
He also cries he doesn’t have enough help but I am told by someone in
the Finance Dept. that he turns money back every year to his darling Michelle
to make her look good.
Skip was also involved in voting to give Hot Dog Eddy
Miller and his girlfriend a contract to do business with the City through their
business. Yes, Skip hired the Hot Dog to
work for him in Public Works (he gets the Independence endorsements that way
and a nice campaign donation).
This November you must vote for Saratoga native Dillon
Moran.
ONTO COMM.MADIGAN
Well you can tell it is an election year in Saratoga Springs. Commissioner Madigan who has lost the
Democrat line on the ballot due to losing the Democrat primary has broken off
on being a Democrat. She is running on
the Independence line and that Party is run by none other than DPW employee Hot
Dog Eddy Miller and his girlfriend. This
Party has never ran a candidate but once that I can remember but just endorses
friends of theirs. Commissioner Madigan
is as thick as a heavy burgundy with Hot Dog’s girlfriend and also voted to
give Hot Dog Eddy Miller and his girlfriend Joanne Foresta a contract to do business with the City through their business, both Scirocco and Madigan received the endorsement and a nice campaign donation from the Independence Party run by an employee of Scirocco and Commissioner Madigan’s best friend. This information was taken to the Ethics Board but since that board is run by biased men and a woman they decided that nothing wrong happened, WOW.
Commissioner Madigan has had a few of her own problems I
am sure you know about. The 30 year deal
with the fiber optics company that will cost Saratoga Springs a fortune and
believe it or not this Company is the only entity that can run cables through
our sewer lines.
This week she announced a 0.05% tax cut for City
taxpayers even though expenses have risen. Madigan’s plan, an increase of $1.1
million over the adopted 2019 budget. Contractual wage increases, additional
funding for information technology, increased commodity costs, and health
insurance accounts for much of the year-over-year change. Personnel and
benefits are up 1.9% and 2.5% in 2020, respectively.” By the way there is a story going around the
City of a very unknown and non transparent present the Commissioner will
receive if elected this Fall and that will be an all expense paid (by
taxpayers) top of the line health care policy all complete for life, yes life. Should elected officials get lifetime
benefits for life? What happened to
serve the people? Now, back to the tax decrease. The Commissioner plans on paying the rising
expenses with the budget surplus which she has been draining every year since
she has been in office to pay for these increases which has given her the magic
of not raising taxes over the last 8 years.
This is not a sound practice to run a City. Well there will be more as election time
draws near.
We must vote Morrison for Commissioner of Finance to not
only save the large expense of for life health insurance benefits but also not
leaving the City with much of a surplus.
This November you must vote for Patty Morrison.
THE PREDICTIONS:
Mayor – Tim Holmes
Commissioner of Finance – Patty Morrison
Commissioner of DPW – Dillon Moran
Commissioner of PS – Robin Dalton
Supervisors : 2
Matt Vietch
Steve Mittler
Captain you laid the information just as it should be. In today's Saratogian Madigan tries to cast her opponent as lying but in black and white you showed just how deep she is in with the builders, contractors, banks, unions and PAC's and you have to vote for what they want when they give you all this money. You follow the Money.
ReplyDeleteNice job Cap,,,it seems like it's the Mcyepsen and the Mcmorrisons and the mckeehans allover again let's hope not
ReplyDeleteSeems like you don't understand much.
DeleteAs I see it the Mc's, as you call them, want to do what's right for ALL of us in the City.
Not just right for the Big Money & all those noted in Capt's post above.
Things have been in decline on the council & the City since skippy & mad-again got in bed together, watching each others backs.
you're just Mcjealous,billy is still stealing campaign signs.
DeleteThank you for the information. I know you have a picture of him doing this, do your civic duty and send it to the county election commission, they would be most interested and would verify your charge..
DeleteONE SARATOGA.........MCFREE FOR ONCE AND NO CHAOS
DeleteYea I'm real jealous that I can be a Big A-Hole like you.....
DeleteYou like to use the trump move: call everyone names and that they are doing everything Wrong..
Yes provide some photos and also let us know who's signs he allegedly stealing.
We are doomed as a City if Madigan is reelected. We will be paying for her follies for years.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy your "doomed" - If McPatty had been elected you would have been Mcburied and the Mcnasty's would be back in charge.
DeleteMadigan was so upset because the Charter group took money from a City Manager group to be used for education and she has taken money from at least 3 PAC's from unions that have to do with building? Follow the money
ReplyDeletePerhaps you should educate yourself about how City Hall works. The Finance Department has NOTHING to do with building. This falls under the Planning Board that is entirely appointed by the Mayor. With 7 year appointment, most making those decisions right now are still from the McYepesen years.
DeleteLooks like Ms. Jones-Madigan had a nerve struck from taking all the funds from developers and PAC's. We'll see when they come before the Council to see who they side with. The answer may already be seen. The Madigan-Scirocco voting block has already said they will vote for the hospital expansion, now was this influenced by Ms. Jones-Madigan's party at he second home earlier in the year and the contributions and gifts they both accepted from the attorney/hospital CEO to vote yes?
DeletePlease - your ignorance is showing. The council will only get to vote on whether to go ahead with the zoning changes that were included in the Comprehensive Plan that was created by a large majority of members appointed by Joanne Yepsen. This Comprehensive Plan was approved unanimously by the Council in 2015. Catch up bud! Get with the facts (though I realize that facts get in the way of your points). If the changes that were indicated (not just suggested) in the Comp Plan are approved THEN - and only then - the hospital will be able to bring plans to the PLANNING BOARD (all appointed by the Mayor with no input from Madigan or Scirocco).
DeleteWhat part of that are you unable to understand. But again, then accepting reality doesn't seem to be part of your skill set if it doesn't align with your nasty agenda.
Why is ANGELO G. CALBONE CEO of Saratoga Hospital making multiple donations to Michelle Madigan? Could it be to buy her vote for the Hospital expansion?
ReplyDeleteAgain, lack of education of how this works leads you to irresponsible and ridiculous accusations.
DeleteLet’s talk about the threats Madigan has thrown to the owner of Siro’s for holding a fundraiser for her opponent? Let’s talk about paying for the Madigan’s health insurance for the rest of her life!
ReplyDeleteI notice that you haven't taken this further by mentioning that Scott apologized to Michele for sharing what was a private communication between two people who had been friends for years. Nor do you have the back story - and I'm sure you're not interested in getting it as it might actually give you the real story - and that would not be good for your agenda, would it? You have no shame!
DeleteThis is how she operates, I don't know if anyone understands this or they just don't care but if she is reelected we will pay through the nose and it will be the voters fault.
ReplyDeleteyou're Mcnuts
DeleteIf you are still worrying about the McTygue's that doesn't say much about your mental status.
DeleteWell, we don't need to worry about the McYepsen/Turner/etc. group for at least another two years since their "troll" lost despite their effort to go as low as they could go.
DeleteLooks like Dillon Moran and Tim Holmes had the upper hand and seemed the best qualified candidates at the debates.
ReplyDeleteCap, there is a video going around that shows Scirocco giving his closing remarks and that his employees were in the crowd applauding him at the end of his speech. I work in DPW and we were told to show up. We had to take a straw vote during work one day to see if we were going to vote for him or not. Do you think we are not going to do something he tells us to do and maybe lose our jobs ask Tim Wales about that.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to Tim Wales? Who is the City Engineer?
ReplyDeleteI just love election years! Our leaves get picked up every week (sometimes twice) AND we haven’t had our street swept so many times!!!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it amazing? Let's hope Moran wins so we'll have this service and more every year!
DeleteAbsolutely Captain!! And we can start collecting water connection fees again along with having our streets plowed on a timely basis, streets paved, etc.
ReplyDeleteGood gravy man! The only way this is going to happen is if we elect Moran.
DeleteOh, yes - let's do that and get sued again so we can spend some more money defending the city on that topic. Good idea? Glad you're not running the city or department - we'd go broke and the attorneys would be rich.
DeleteSo, Commissioners Mad Again and Scirocco are taking credit for a 21st Century City Hall. Wow! The only way they can take that kind of credit is if they both started the fire.
ReplyDeleteMcwhiners are talking with Dalton
ReplyDeleteThey tried but she was just smart enough to know not to listen.
DeleteThat's the type of Commissioner she will be - will not listen to the citizens just like her buddies Madigan & Kelly
DeleteActually, she's just smart enough not to listen to those who aren't lying or blowing smoke. But of course, those are all your buddies so you wouldn't see or believe that.
DeleteShe is a despicable human being if indeed she is human, all she does is blow smoke and everyone knows who's ass she blows it up.
DeleteHey Capt, you must have something to say about the elections....
ReplyDeleteYes, disaster. I only got 1 right and that was a no brainer. The voters decided who they wanted and we all will have to live with all the screw-ups and selling out they will do for the next 2 years but it was the will of the people.
DeleteSo, elections are over & my pile of leaves have been sitting curbside ever since!
ReplyDeleteThat is where they will stay, back to business as usual.
DeleteMine too. Piles and piles of them in Geyser Crest. They won't be picked up until Spring. Just so disappointing.
DeleteLeaves just got picked up!
ReplyDeleteYea! Wow after the 2 snow storms and a week before Thanksgiving. All the leaves should have been picked up the week after election. They spend too much time at the area Cumberland Farms and at Walmart.
DeleteWTF? Sunday into Monday's snow storm was bad and the crews did a good job of plowing probably working around the clock, then something happened. Tuesdays storm never materialized and the roads being well cleared with no plowable snow on them became a cash cow for DPW workers, no less than 4 times was our street plowed with only 2 small shovel full of snow accounted for in those 4 plows. We were taking a walk and neighbors were talking about the waste of time as all their roads were done at least 4 times also. Figures, after the election the Commissioner has to pay back the support of his workers. It's a shame what the City of Saratoga Springs is turning into thanks to our politicians.
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