With the Governor's proposed budget coming Tuesday and Mr. Cuomo's promise to cut and consolidate agencies, a favorite parlor game at the Dulles State Office Building is guessing who will be on the block.
Year's ago it was an annual budget battle to save the now defunct St. Lawrence Eastern Ontario Commission, which was a favorite of then State Senator H. Douglas Barclay.
SLEOC was supposed to facilitate local governments in the areas east of the Lake...in particular Barclay's home turf around Pulaski.....Years of fighting eventually led to the demise of the agency.
Speculation centers now around the 39 year old Tug Hill Commission...a body charged with a similar mission in the Tug Hill area....Someone close to the process says the body has been mentioned and efforts to lobby for it have started.
There may be other agencies under scrutiny and answers will come on Tuesday.
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The Tug Hill Commission was established so politically connected people could pad their state retirements. I see no reason to end it now. Its not like the state has to concern itself with corruption or a lack of ability to pay its bills.
How about the Hudson/Black River regulating district headquartered at 145 Clinton St.?
Sure- you don't need anyone regulating the levels of the Sacandaga Reservoir, or Stillwater- just let nature take its course.(The regulating district employees actually control the levels and flows of a number of reservoirs and waterways)
Now if you want to talk about boondoggles, how about the "Seaway Trail"?
I'm pretty sure my life would not change if that one went away. Oh wait! They spent 5 mil on their "interpretive center" so I guess we have to keep it open!
Cut these boondoggles and DANC and TIBA and OBPA and a myriad of other fiefdoms created to serve the political insiders not the public
Just one more of a LONG list of "commissions" and "authorities" that were originally established as temporary, took on a life and power of their own, and go on forever accomplishing little or nothing. It would be great if Gov. Cuomo could eliminate them, but it will never happen if he needs the help of the NYS legislature. Talk about self-serving!
The Hudson River Regulating district is just another dumping ground for politicans, our County Judge was on the board for years, now it's headed by a retired schoolteacher, salary 103K.
Many of these commissions have teachers on them. They have the time and the influence.
W Curtiss
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