Here are some headlines and comments on a variety of local issues which deserve special attention:
- Skaneateles has asked The Upstate New York Safety Coalition Task Force to regulate trash trucks that use local roads as shortcuts on their way to the landfill in Waterloo.
People in Skaneateles have been upset for many years over the sound, pollution, smell and lights of trucks going through their village. They have complained to no avail. So now they claim that they are worried these garbage trucks might tip and pollute the water supply.
Yes, people should have a say about what happens in their community but only when their complaints are valid like their previous: noise, pollution and smell.
- John Salomone seeks job in Connecticut.
Here's a man who has worn out his welcome in Auburn. Can we even name the many ways he has sold us out? Let's start with a horribly mismanaged budget which has created a deficit of almost $4 million; negotiated city contracts that would be laughable if they weren't so tragic for taxpayers; and a trash tax proposal despite the protests of an entire city.
- Bombardier Called It Quits.
Even if it's true that Bombardier never had any intention of keeping the plant open for very long, the loss of yet another manufacturing company in the Auburn area is emblematic of a statewide problem which demands immediate attention. Taxes are burdensome, labor costs are too high, energy is too expensive and banks are looking elsewhere for more fertile investment opportunities. Talk to anybody with grown children who are out of school and the chances are that three out of four of the kids have moved out of the area to seek their fortunes elsewhere.
- Cayuga County Legislature passes resolution to keep casinos out.
We can only give thanks that we have enough clear thinkers at the county level to overwhelmingly decide there's no place for a casino in our backyard. While some would say we need the jobs, it's also true that most of us realize the mess that goes along with those jobs.
Check it out with those towns in the state which have already taken the gaming plunge. They'll talk about things like increased crime, drug trafficking, prostitution, broken homes and housing foreclosures. Kudos to the county leaders who aren't willing to sell our souls for a quick buck and stopping our government employees from wasting tax payers money on such things instead of focusing on real economic development. Let's work on bringing in reputable businesses like Bass Pro Shops.
Now maybe city council can concentrate on real issues that will save taxpayers money.
Ducayne's column appears
Tuesdays in The Citizen and
she can be reached at
sacredheart6005@hotmail.com
People in Skaneateles have been upset for many years over the sound, pollution, smell and lights of trucks going through their village. They have complained to no avail. So now they claim that they are worried these garbage trucks might tip and pollute the water supply.
Yes, people should have a say about what happens in their community but only when their complaints are valid like their previous: noise, pollution and smell.
- John Salomone seeks job in Connecticut.
Here's a man who has worn out his welcome in Auburn. Can we even name the many ways he has sold us out? Let's start with a horribly mismanaged budget which has created a deficit of almost $4 million; negotiated city contracts that would be laughable if they weren't so tragic for taxpayers; and a trash tax proposal despite the protests of an entire city.
- Bombardier Called It Quits.
Even if it's true that Bombardier never had any intention of keeping the plant open for very long, the loss of yet another manufacturing company in the Auburn area is emblematic of a statewide problem which demands immediate attention. Taxes are burdensome, labor costs are too high, energy is too expensive and banks are looking elsewhere for more fertile investment opportunities. Talk to anybody with grown children who are out of school and the chances are that three out of four of the kids have moved out of the area to seek their fortunes elsewhere.
- Cayuga County Legislature passes resolution to keep casinos out.
We can only give thanks that we have enough clear thinkers at the county level to overwhelmingly decide there's no place for a casino in our backyard. While some would say we need the jobs, it's also true that most of us realize the mess that goes along with those jobs.
Check it out with those towns in the state which have already taken the gaming plunge. They'll talk about things like increased crime, drug trafficking, prostitution, broken homes and housing foreclosures. Kudos to the county leaders who aren't willing to sell our souls for a quick buck and stopping our government employees from wasting tax payers money on such things instead of focusing on real economic development. Let's work on bringing in reputable businesses like Bass Pro Shops.
Now maybe city council can concentrate on real issues that will save taxpayers money.
Ducayne's column appears
Tuesdays in The Citizen and
she can be reached at
sacredheart6005@hotmail.com
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