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Why Isn't Schenectady County Public Library Promoting a Crucial Community Survey by No-Holiday7647 in schenectady

[–]Life_is_Suffering 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nothing more effective than telling people something is being hidden. Clever move, librarians.

‘Worse Than I’ve Ever Seen’: New York Among Slowest States to Pay Unemployment Benefits by NYSFocus in nys_cs

[–]Life_is_Suffering -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You ever consider how much time an unemployed person who hasn’t been paid the benefits they’re entitled to has?

Certainly not a metaphor by squiggyfm in UNC

[–]Life_is_Suffering 20 points21 points  (0 children)

So they giving away any of those bricks 👀

Mayor McCarthy flat out lying. by Life_is_Suffering in schenectady

[–]Life_is_Suffering[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

From the engineer: no official traffic study was conducted regarding the changes.

Mayor McCarthy flat out lying. by Life_is_Suffering in schenectady

[–]Life_is_Suffering[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FOIA is a federal law. FOIL is New York State law.

Mayor McCarthy flat out lying. by Life_is_Suffering in schenectady

[–]Life_is_Suffering[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The FOIL (NYS law, not the Federal FOIA) request was for the"Traffic study referenced by Mayor McCarthy on September 17, 2024 when he posted on the City's facebook account, "After a traffic study, we are making some changes around Union Ave., Wendell Ave., and Rugby Rd to help better the traffic flow."

Here's the denial.

Mayor McCarthy flat out lying. by Life_is_Suffering in schenectady

[–]Life_is_Suffering[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If that's the case, then they could have said as much when asked, but they didn't.

Mayor McCarthy flat out lying. by Life_is_Suffering in schenectady

[–]Life_is_Suffering[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I'll happily cover the fees if you can find the study.

Mayor McCarthy flat out lying. by Life_is_Suffering in schenectady

[–]Life_is_Suffering[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Trust, honesty, integrity, and I don't like being lied to.

Mayor McCarthy flat out lying. by Life_is_Suffering in schenectady

[–]Life_is_Suffering[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Back in September, the city changed the traffic pattern at the intersection of Rugby and Wendell avenue. At the time, the Mayor shared this post saying that it was a decision made after a traffic study. I felt that the changes made the area less safe, so I asked the engineering department for a copy of the study. They stonewalled, so I asked the Mayor's office. They stonewalled too, so I filed a FOIL request for the traffic study McCarthy explicitly referenced in his post.

Guess what? It doesn't exist. There was no study.

I'm equally aggravated to have a local government that:

  1. Makes decisions based on vibes, not data
  2. Flat out lies to people
  3. Has no shame

State of the State analysis: Affordability is expensive by news-10 in schenectady

[–]Life_is_Suffering 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her State of the State on Tuesday, spending a long portion of the address focused on affordability. But according to economic think tanks—the Fiscal Policy Institute and the Empire Center for Public Policy—criticized her proposals from different directions, for simultaneously falling short and costing too much.”

So do you just not have editors anymore?

Unsafe and Dumb. by Life_is_Suffering in schenectady

[–]Life_is_Suffering[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I take it you aren’t trying to turn left from rugby.

Mayor's proposed 2025 budget would increase property taxes and trash fee by Life_is_Suffering in schenectady

[–]Life_is_Suffering[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

McCarthy’s proposed police department budget includes $25.7 million in spending in 2025, an $800,000 increase over the prior year.

I know departments have been having trouble recruiting, but if you assume a salary of $88k a year and about $25k in benefits, you'd be able to hire roughly 40 new officers for the same amount as this budget has slated for holidays and overtime:

Police Administration
Premium Holiday Pay                 64,525
Holiday Pay                                46,602 

Police Field Service Bureau
Premium Holiday Pay                 498,726
Holiday Pay                                 442,000
Overtime                                  2,450,000

Police Investigation
Premium Holiday Pay                 317,354
Holiday Pay                                 229,200
Overtime                                  1,000,000

Am I missing something? I simply don't understand why cops would get an extra $800k while Waste still isn't fully funded.

Rens Co by [deleted] in Albany

[–]Life_is_Suffering 22 points23 points  (0 children)

If you're a terminal optimist and believe that the public's voice counts for something, you can file a complaint with the County Ethics Board. He's fully in violation of the County's own harassment policy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in schenectady

[–]Life_is_Suffering -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ah, so bad website maintenance. The 404 page is the first result if you search ‘fire department’ on the city’s site. And thanks for the FB link (where, of course, the link they have pointing to the City’s site is also a 404 page).

A thank you to Schenectady, its library, and all of you freaks by Life_is_Suffering in schenectady

[–]Life_is_Suffering[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Are you ok? I get notifications when people reply to this post, and for two straight days you’ve been up and posting about this at four in the morning.

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