Who says the local takeover of dog licenses will raise those hackles ? Prospective dog owners will have to go their town offices. This will establish some needed knowledge of where their local government is under NYS's system of governence. They will have a chance to meet their town clerk...maybe even the town supervisor.
In recent years, folks have lost a sense of identity with the town they live in. I run into people who live on say, Plaza Drive, who say they live in Watertown, when really they live in the Town of Pamelia.
An entire generation of young people has grown up not knowing where the town line is. Sending them to the town offices to license Fido will let people know about their town...Hopefully town officials will use the traffic to educate residents on the system.
Watertown Daily Times Dog licensing process could raise hackles of owners
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I'm wondering why the towns feel it's necessary to raise the licensing fees, when they are allowed to now keep the portion that used to be remitted to the State.
I would have thought that would have been enough extra to cover their additional administrative fees.
We need fewer Town lines, Town Clerks, Town Supervisors, etc.
Perhaps if folks have lost their sense of identity with the Town they live in it is a sure sign that this antiquated form of governance is...well, antiquated.
Yes, lets merge all the towns...and counties too while we are at it. And why so many states? We can have one large efficient government that way. The savings will just start pouring in.
re: "...not knowing where the town line is."
Likewise The Ruling Class is not cognizant of "lines" either.
Today I went to the PSB to the Civil Office of the Sheriff's Office, it was closed, I find it interesting the one area where the county is mandated to have an office it is closed.
Yes indeed, 1:48pm. 900+ Towns in New York State all 200+ yeara old, at a minimum.
Nothing much has changed in 200+ years, has it now?
have to be honest. In my town, I do what I can NOT to go to the town office. It is the site of perhaps one of the worst governments in NY State. I know where it is, because I know that is where my taxes are spent, some of them, and most wasted to fund a private group of people. Thats life. Know all about the corrupt system, people in office with no morals or ethics, produces a similar government. happy New Year.
My town clerk is hardly ever in her officer, Where am I supposed to buy a dog license?
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