Baldwinsville — As we approach the Sept. 13 primary for Lysander supervisor, I would like to explain why I support the re-election of Barry Bullis. Since 2001, combined town general and highway taxes for 2011 are down 22.4 percent outside the village of Baldwinsville. Inside the village, they are down 33.1 percent for the same period. This contrasts with Van Buren where the taxes are up 2.5 percent, Cicero where the increase is 74.5 percent, and Clay where they are up a whopping 80.2 percent. How can this be? Perhaps the town of Lysander has a very efficient government!
Is it because the town of Lysander worked out a joint assessor program with Van Buren, saving salaries and taxes? Is it because the town of Lysander entered a co-operation agreement with the county to save the salary of a receiver of taxes? Is it because the town of Lysander purchased a vacant Niagara Mohawk garage as a new highway facility, saving the taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars over the cost of a new facility? Is it because the town of Lysander purchased a centrally located vacant commercial office building, giving the town a modern accessible 14,000 sq. ft. building at 30 percent less than the cost of similar sized new building? Is it because the town of Lysander purchased the Lysander Twin Rinks for $850,000, after a public vote, at the urging of the Lysander YMCA Board of Directors to use for a YMCA and town recreation program? (A fact that said board of directors has conveniently forgotten!)
Then there is the three town co-operative water line and district to serve the people of Jacks Reef and a $1.25 million grant to fix the Whispering Oaks sewer problem, which was created before Barry became supervisor. These are some of many reasons that I am supporting Barry Bullis in the primary and general elections.
Donald F. Colon is a resident of Baldwinsville.
Comments
turgid 1 year, 8 months ago
Hey, Don. Weren't you the guy berating Barry and the Town Board over the 2011 Budget process? If I remember, the ice rink fiasco was a manipulation of all the hockey people to make it a referendum so the board would look clean. Still owe hundreds of thousands on that. If I remember, the town hall purchase was to break even but still owe 1.4 million on that. He may have signed for the grant but only because he was forced to due to the consent order that Mr. Patrick's complaints managed to get slapped on the town. Ken Lynch got them the grant by fining them and moving it up on the points scale. Barry didn't want anything to do with any outside organizations. Threatening Mr. Patrick at town meeting with financial ruin and the hatred of his neighbors was Barry's plan.
jmsml 1 year, 8 months ago
. You might point out that the Town of Lysander is pitiful at actually providing any real services, THATS why taxes are low, the salaries are great, the benefits beyond belief, but the Town is essentially run as a con game to provide benefits to "friends and family". Chris Patrick is the one that pushed enough to get the Whispering Oaks grant, Barry has managed to milk it for Engineering and legal fees. And oh bye the way, not only was the "new" Town hall not a bargain, it is NOT centrally located unless you live in Radisson.
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