And never does he ask for any recognition for his diligence. In fact, if our phavorite phreelance photographer hadn't happened to snap this shot of the Burkemobile in Ralph's driveway, we would never have been able to give him the credit he deserves.
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I think that photo of Ralph's house should also go under "high density".
They were concocting their next plan to take over the Town since they know that the Village of Nothing is dooooooooomed. So, now how much did we, the taxpayers shell out to defend KJ's suit against the Village? How much are we now going to pay for this ridiculous vote? Hey Mr. Burke, can you say BUDGET???? I can't wait to see how much you're going to put in the "Legal Fees" portion of the budget. We all must remember though that it was John Burke who stated that as supervisor, he will fight annexation NO MATTER WHAT THE COST!!!! Boy, am I glad that Mike saw fit to vote with the Super Majority, otherwise under Burke's control, the TOWN of Woodbury would be bankrupt!!
Unc
Did you catch Burke's non-answer to Swiller's question to him about why he voted against the Senior Housing law at the last town board meeting?
First he started talking WP3, which had nothing to do with the law. The law just gave the same rules to builders who built and sold senior homes as to when the built and rented senior homes.
Burke going on and on about WP3, then he talked about some survey that had nothing to do with anything.
It was obvious he voted against the law without knowing what it was.
How come Baronowski and Reveille don't demand that Burke has to explain himself like they did with Aronowitz?
Hey. Your not being fair to John Burke. He didn't have to know what was in the law. After all, he was just following his orders.
Apropos of nothing except the fact that the Uncle has a cat, I thought that I would point out that there is absolutely no difference between the totally heartbreaking sound that a cat makes when she is saying "I am lost and miss the family that loves me and I have not eaten in days and I am hungry and cold and scared" and the totally heartbreaking sound that a cat makes when she is saying "I haven't been scratched behind my ears in over four minutes."
Uncle Betty, you've been eating those funny smelling brownies again. Haven't you.
Investigation into severed horse head intensifies
The severed horse head found in the
Soro's pool
State Police Wednesday interviewed farmers, veterinarians, butchers and anyone else they think may have any information about the horse’s head that was found in Wawayanda Town Councilwoman Gail Soro’s swimming pool Tuesday.
Captain Wayne Olsen said Mrs. Soro has been a victim of harassment to a lesser degree in the past that they think may be related to her elected position in the town resulting in them “looking into politics as a maybe part of reason why this occurred.”
Trying to identify where the horse came from would be “one of our primary focuses at this point,” Olsen said.
It is unknown at this time if the horse was dead before its head was virtually surgically removed or if it was killed and then decapitated.
When Mrs. Soro’s husband, Ed, pulled the head from the pool with a skimmer, she said she was “horrified.”
Soro is a Democrat and Wednesday Orange County Democratic Party Chairman Jonathan Jacobson condemned “the outrageous and heinous attack.”
The said the attack on Mrs. Soro “is unacceptable in a democracy where we are to be ruled by law and not by intimidation.” Mrs. Soro is the lone Democrat on the town board. “If Gail was the only Republican on the Town Board, we would be equally outraged.”
This horse head thing is revolting.
Luckily here in Woodbury we only have to put up with horses' asses.
Burke was meeting with Manny Mangual today.
He has the nicest circle of friends.
Isn't Burke a full time employee? Shouldn't he be doing Town business during business hours?
As an elected official, and salaried employee, I believe he can work when and where he wants too...as much or as little as he sees fit...remember George Weyant...he was out of his office, who knows where, MOST of the time. (Sheila Conroy seemed to be about the only elected official who was actually there 40 hrs/week, but more often than not, it was 50+ hrs.)
the highway super is only required 26 hours a week
There you have it! Proof that when it comes to how little to work, John Burke knows the law.
For the record, anyone who drove by Town Hall late at night during budget time could see Sheila in her lit office working well into the range of 60-70 hour work weeks. I believe she was forcibly dragged out on occassion by friends and town employees to have fun. Rumor has it her family didn't see her for weeks on end each fall.
That's not fair.
Sheila understood what she was doing so she was able to work all night long on the budget, on town laws, on long term planning.
Burke doesn't know what he's doing, so he can't stay late and work on his own.
So cut the guy some slack.
Is that why he's visiting Ralph...to get some help on how to run the Town??? Oh boy, are we in trouble!
I certainly don't think the fact Burke doesn't know what he's doing is any reason to cut him slack. Esspecially after running on all his "experience."
Any two supervisors have different work habits, certainly, and that's no grounds for criticism by itself. But if Burke's not going to be able to do the work on his own when crunch time comes, who else will be staying late to do his job for him? And at the town's expense, no doubt?
Updated: Friday, July 28, 2006
Why Woodbury needs a village
To the editor:
I believe that by voting for the Village of Woodbury you are providing the best defense against the inevitable changes that will most likely occur. As a former councilwoman, I strongly supported the five local laws recently reenacted. This was the first step towards maintaining our current style of housing.
The second step is to incorporate as a single village. By voting yes for the current incorporation, you minimize the impact of future zoning and boundary changes to the territory we live in.
A perfect example is Kiryas Joel. Their own incorporation allowed them the ability to build as they chose without complying with Monroe’s zoning. They built according to their own standards.
KJ is up front about their need for high density housing. They need additional lands to continue to grow. It is very likely that they will either attempt to annex those lands into their existing village. If they can’t, they may choose to create another village in Woodbury.
I believe if KJ created a village within Woodbury, you would quickly see other villages popping up throughout Woodbury. Highland Mills, close to KJ “2,” would most like choose to create its own village to prevent further encroachment. Central Valley may then decide they need to create their own village to protect their interests.
Not only would we now have three to four villages throughout Woodbury, only certain villages would contain the tax ratables. Most of the business district would be centralized in Central Valley, where most of the money would be. How would this impact the taxes of the other newly formed villages? What would they have for revenue?
The best way to prevent this dissection is to vote yes for the current village proposal on Aug. 10. This village would prevent any future villages from popping up because you cannot create a new village within an existing village. This proposal would allow all the revenue to continue to be shared equally by all. It would be closest scenario to maintaining what we currently have.
While it is truly unfortunate that we are faced with this dilemma, faced with it we are. To sit back and do nothing is to allow forces beyond our control to control us. Working out the details of how a single village would operate within the Town of Woodbury is a heck of a lot easier than three to four villages vying for their piece of the pie. Oh, and let’s not forget that the village with the most inhabitants would control the vote. Just look at Monroe.
We need to be proactive and seize our own destiny. We can do that by voting yes for the village incorporation on Aug. 10.
Colleen Campbell
Central Valley
Colleen needs to do more research!
she ia a horses ass
Did anyone notice the new evidence of John Burke TOTALLY NOT GETTING IT in this weeks Photo News?
"The law relating to the Conservation Cluster Development deals, in part with senior housing" said Woodbury Supervisor John Burke "but this project doesn't include any senior housing"
Add this to him not knowing the difference between the laws that he voted against!
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