Keep Kingston Elementary Schools Open -- Cancel KHS Building Plans

An important premise was left out of the study of realigning Kingston City Schools.  Premise---We should not add on to Kingston High School since we cannot afford it.--------CANCEL PLANS FOR A KHS Building project. ----- Then, the alignment solutions are more acceptable and affordable to parents and taxpayers. Put the 6th grade back in the elementary grades.  Put the 9th grade into the two middle schools.  Reorganize KHS as 10, 11, and 12 grades. ------- In summary, keep your existing buildings and teaching staff, but CANCEL THE KHS BUILDING PLANS...ie. Do a better, more efficient job with what you have.

Huge raises for Fire Dept.-- Higher taxes -- Call Aldermen at phones below

Mayor Sottile...NO MORE 6% TAX INCREASES ....CUT the Fire Department --- Huge raises for Fire Dept.-- Higher taxes for homes and businesses -- No Curbside leaf collections. Something is Very Wrong.  We cannot cut the Police Force. We can cut some supervisory positions at DPW. However, we MUST cut the Kingston Fire Department budget down from $7.4 Million (up $700K). We can no longer afford to send fire trucks to all Emergency Calls. We can no longer have firemen sleeping through the night shift. Please Mr. Mayor, do not burden City taxpayers with another 6% tax increase plus drastic cuts in leaf collection services in DPW in order to preserve a GOLD plated Paid Fire Department. Something is Very Wrong.  To fellow Kingstonians, Call your alderman and urge them to cut the Fire Dept. by using more Volunteer Firemen and keeping paid firemen on call at home instead of sleeping at the fire dept and by eliminating fire dept.going to non-emergency ambulance calls.  See the list of aldermen below.

First Ward Andi Turco-Levin (917) 975-3039
Second Ward Thomas Hoffay (845)331-8317
Third Ward Charles Landi (845)338-6955
Fourth Ward Shirley Whitlock (845) 338-3739
Fifth Ward Jen Fuentes (845) 332-6600
Sixth Ward Ron Polacco (845)594-4758
Seventh Ward William P. Reynolds (845)331-1421
Eighth Ward Robert Senor (845) 339-2955
Ninth Ward Hayes Clement (845) 331-4309

HEADLINE ---- Andrew Cuomo Kisses Shelly Silver at the podium

........At a recent political gathering, a video shows Cuomo kissing Shelly Silver after the 2 were introduced....Let's be Honest. This is a Critical Vote for the Lives of Our Young People in NY State. To my fellow voters-especially parents and grandparents, this is a very sincere appeal to your reason. Sheldon Silver Assembly leader from NY City is a major reason why our beautiful state has become second rate due to his catering to special legal and union people at the expense of the everyday taxpayer and young person in the state. This is why our children and grandchildren have and will continue to leave NY. Andrew Cuomo loves and admires Sheldon Silver. There is no way Andrew Cuomo will be able to loosen Shelly Silver's grip on the power to stop reform in NY. At best, Cuomo will achieve a weak compromise with Silver. Please don't compromise when it comes to the lives of your children and grandchildren. Put Carl Paladino in there to break the New York City/Sheldon Silver stranglehold on our NY Government. This is a critical vote for the lives of our young people.

Critical Vote for the Lives of Our Young People--Paladino Over Cuomo (NYC)

To my fellow voters-especially parents and grandparents, this is a very sincere appeal to your reason.  Sheldon Silver Assembly leader from NY City is a major reason why our beautiful state has become second rate due to his catering to special legal and union interests over the tax cutting will of the people and why our children and grandchildren have and will continue to leave NY.  Andrew Cuomo loves and admires Sheldon Silver.  There is no way Andrew Cuomo will be able to loosen Shelly Silver's grip on the power to stop reform in NY.  At best, Cuomo will achieve a weak compromise with Silver.  Please don't compromise when it comes to the lives of your children and grandchildren.  Put Carl Paladino in there to break the New York City/Sheldon Silver stranglehold on our NY Government.  This is a critical vote for the lives of our young people.

The Best Economic Stimulus is Lower Taxes Not More Government Spending

Excessive borrowing to fund the Stimulus projects was and is fool-hearty for our children and grandchildren. Recent experience shows that the local economy, especially the stability of local municipalities and school districts, is not significantly improved by local stimulus spending. It would have been much better for the Federal government to significantly slash taxes including capital gains taxes and payroll and FICA taxes to encourage small business to expand business and hire new employees. For example, look at the states of Texas versus New York. Where are the jobs leaving and where are they going? Answer: Jobs move where the taxes are lowest.

Zero Tax Increase for Ulster County - Good Job Mike Hein, Art Smith

Congratulations to Ulster County Executive Mike Hein and his budget director Art Smith on producing a Zero Tax Increase budget for 2011!  Hopefully, this will be the start of a trend in our area.  Maybe now instead of tax increases being in vogue for municipalities, tax increases will be what they should be ---- Very Bad Policy for our extremely Highly Taxed State of NY.