Monday, October 5, 2009

Monday Moments

A 59 minute City Council meeting tonight...Not a lot going on...debate over whether to bond or not for a crane at the hydro plant. Bit of fester over the bid process but all agreed the improvement needs to be made.
Tomorrow at 11:15 its German flag raising at City Hall and next Monday its the Italian flag for Columbus Day. Thursday morning we honor retiring Library Board member Marlene Casey for years of service.
Council OK'd the contract to allow the arena concession stand to open.
Councilman Burto was absent after his wife was in a late afternoon traffic accident. All is well, but for some bumps and bruises.
Council candidate Teresa Macaluso was at the meeting tonight. She has a slick looking palm card, and an ad on Newzjunky. No lawn signs though.
The Washington Street Plaza is endorsing Jeff Smith and Steve Bradley. Numerous signs out front.
Next week Council meets with Board of Elections to talk about better polling places. Hope is southsiders can get out of the SOB and back to the High School.
I heard candidates don't want to come on the Hotline because we don't screen the calls. Free speech baby....it's in the Constitution !

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wht are they worried about, come on the show.Wow how are they going to respond to people when they get in office screen there calls.Oh ya they must wanna live in the westchester county area of northern N.Y. Cape Vincent or the back roads of Brownville isn't that where all the upperclass live...Need A State Job so I can live out there with the crew No thanks....

Anonymous said...

Instead of spending over a $100-200K on a crane for as little as they use it, why not outsource, it's called rental! This city can find more ways to blow our tax dollars and complain there never is enough money, come on people, use your heads!

Anonymous said...

Is this a crane to be mounted on the dam to clean the rack? or a portable one? What is the city going to do with the property on Water St.? looks like an old power dam?

Jeff Graham said...

The crane is mounted on a rail like assembly so it can move back and forth.