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February 2, 2012
FASNY SIGN POSTERS VIOLATION OF CITY RIGHT OF WAY TOLERATED BY CITY A DOUBLE-STANDARD?
Dear Editor:
It is evident in the photo (on WPCNR today) that these signs are posted in the City’s DPW right of way.
These signs appear to be posted on Ridgeway and I have also seen many others on City property as well.
Allowing these signs to remain on City property implies an endorsement of the “NO FASNY” cause and should most probably be removed. It would also be appropriate if the agency, Neighborhood Association who placed these signs be fined accordingly for using public property to endorse a private cause. I would think this City administration would apply the same standards used when enforcing election laws or barring commercial businesses from violating the sanctity of the City’s Municipal ordinances.
These signs should be removed from all City owned properties and those that may be displayed along our City’s numerous roadways where they may be intruding into our City’s right of way. These signs are a public disgrace, they are ugly visual pollution and those of us who use the City’s public roadways should not be required to look at this visual pollution on a daily basis.
I am hopeful this Mayor's administration won’t look the other way because many of the Mayor's wealthiest supporters live in this area and are anti FASNY.
It is clearly a double standard when WP Public Safety arrests an individual for taking a FASNY sign yesterday and then refused to arrest an individual, I photographed vandalizing a Glen Hockley sign posted along side of Harding Ave during the 2010 election. WPPS Refused to arrest this individual for committing an actual Felony by vandalizing election signs.
Perhaps, Mayor Roach can explain this double standard???
WPHOC urges this administration to remove all these signs from the Public Right of Way and also drop all charges against the alleged perpetrator in this great FASNO sign theft!!!!! Let’s hope someone can calculate the cost of this big WPPS bust in terms of wasted tax payer dollars!! Let’s get these resources up on Battle Hill writing tickets that they (haven been observedto) normally let slide!!!!
Regards,
Mike McConnell-Pres.
WPHOC.
Note: In order to read the letters sent to Toast of the Town on previous days going back for about a month, click on "Read More" -- Your Editor
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WPCNR NEWS COMMENT. By John F. Bailey. July 21,2004: The Democratic Party in White Plains has an abundance of riches. They dominate the city voter registration roles. Their former City Committee Chair Adam Bradley is now District 89 Assemblyman, and in light of the fact his opposition has not even begun to campaign yet, even declining a White Plains Week appearance to meet with his financiers, Bradley, unless he seriously gaffs, should win reelection.
The only prize they do not have is control of the Mayor’s office in White Plains. Now that George What-Was-His-Name has departed for the much richer coffers of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Mayor Delfino’s leadership skills will be shown for what they really are.
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District 18 Resident Speaks on the Hockley-Delgado Thing.
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WPCNR WHITE PLAINS VOICE. July 21, 2004: A resident of District 18 weighs in on the extended Hockley-Delgado controversy over the Common Council seat that has been temporarily resolved by Mr. Delgado being appointed to the Common Council yesterday while Mr. Hockley's latest two appeals meander through the Appellate Court in Brooklyn. Here are this resident's comments:
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Former Councilman Notes Community Opposition to Extension of Parking Hours
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WPCNR WHITE PLAINS VOICE. July 20, 2004: Former Councilman for the city of White Plains, John Martin writes:
This poll really says it all!! The extension of fines to midnight is a colossal bust when it comes to public opinion. This mirrors what I am hearing from all corners.
Best wishes. Keep up the good work!
John Martin
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Salutes Andy Spano for Considering Ideas.
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WPCNR VOICE OF WESTCHESTER. From Delfim Hauser. July 11, 2004: I am just looking at my mail - I got a letter from the Westchester County Dept. of Social Services, in regard to the letter that I sent to Andy Spano, where I suggester bringing people together to the table with expertise in protecting children.
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WPCNR WHITE PLAINS VOICE. July 1, 2004: New Parking Rates, fines and summons rates were put into effect today at all parking meters and garages in White Plains. What do Mr. & Mrs. White Plains think of this. Acceptable, unacceptable, harmful to downtown, you make the call. Come back more than once and vote on the various issues in the new WPCNR Poll at the right.
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The Folly of the FOIL: Government's Stall Tactic.
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WPCNR WESTCHESTER VOICE. By Bob & Jenny Petrucci. June 20, 2004: The Freedom of Information Act is the last resort of reporters and the public when they are trying to find out something the government, be it The City of White Plains, the Westchester County Government, the State Legislature, the Governor's Office...even the Federal Government doesn't want public because it's embarrassing to them. Bob and Jenny have been FOIA-ing for years for information on county golf and Hudson Hills, and have relevant experience about just how cooperative government is with FOIA requests. Listen to their scathing commentary:
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French Market: Week Two. How Does Mr. and Mrs. White Plains Feel About It.
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WPCNR MR. & MRS. WHITE PLAINS SPEAK. June 17, 2004: The new French Market is in its second week of operation in the City Hall Parking Lot, a new location, necessitated by the pending Court Street extension and Cappelli Hotel Condoplex project. How do you like it, Mr. and Mrs. White Plains? Vote on the categories listed in the survey on the right.
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WPCNR WHITE PLAINS VOICE. June 8, 2004: A reader from District 18, the district where on the fateful night a voting machine jammed costing Larry Delgado the 2001 Council Race, writes on last week's decision by Judge Francis Nicolai that Glen Hockley should be removed from the Common Council and Mr. Delgado sworn in.
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George Latimer Calls for Cutting County Government
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WPCNR WESTCHESTER VOICE. By George Latimer. County Legislator, 7th District. March 8, 2004: George Latimer, head of the Westchester County Democratic Party has been giving a lot of thought to the County budget crisis and examines the problem in this letter to The Citizen Net Reporter:
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WPCNR WHITE PLAINS VOICE. March 6, 2004 Updated March 7, 1:34 P.M. E.S.T.: A childhood friend of Jerome Robinson, the Director of the Community Action Program, and long time behind-the-scenes advocate for young people, has some special memories of him that they have shared with WPCNR As of Saturday evening, circumstances of Mr. Robinson's funeral have not been arranged according to a spokesperson for Lee's Funeral Home, 160 Fisher Avenue, handling the funeral arrangements. Interested persons
WPCNR has been further informed Sunday on how The Thomas Slater Drum Corps that Mr. Robinson founded will participate in the St. Patrick' Day Parade next Saturday, March 13. The members of the Corps has decided that they will not be in the procession of the parade, but instead, will be present on the sideline in remembrance of their founder and leader, and, as they put it, "in respect for him."
There is no word yet on who will lead the Drum Corps but they will wear black armbands as a gesture of mourning for Mr. Robinson.
A WPCNR reader remembers him this way:
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Golfers Start Your Swings: Voice of Golf Urges You Demand Season Pass System.
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WPCNR FAIRWAY FLYER. By Bob and Jenny Petrucci. March 4, 2004: Bob Petrucci, Westchester's "Voice of Golf" has been crusading for sound, conomical, fair, equal access opportunity, and equal pay opportunity for Westchester's golfers. In the next week the County will make a decision on whether or not to act on Petrucci's suggestion of a $600 Season Pass System. County Legislator Vito Pinto asked Mr. Petrucci for a further explanation of his proposal. Here is "The Voice of Golf's" suggestion, in his letter to Mr. Pinto.
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Posted by jfbailey on Thursday, March 04 @ 17:17:28 EST
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What did Bill Murray Say to Charlotte at the end of Lost in Translation?
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WPCNR SCREEN GEMS. By Mr. Sunset Boulevard. February 16, 2004: The new movie sensation in the cineplexes this weekend is Lost in Translation, the first time flicker written and directed by Sofia Coppola, and that has turned Bill Murray into the best manifestations of middle aged angst since Kirk Douglas in The Arrangement, and Gregory Peck in The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit. Lost in Translation is turning Hollywood, Ebert and Roenel, the New York Times and the film critics heads. It has been nominated by the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences for Best Picture. It's a whallapaloosa.
Lost in Translation has one incredible creative breakthrough. In the movie, Bill Murray says some unintelligible words into nubile costart Scarlett's ear. You can't hear it or make it out. For those of you who have seen the movie, we have listed some lines lifted from writer Sofia Coppola's waste basket containing her thrown out lines. We have listed some of these lines at the right.
This immortal scene, destined to go down with some great final scenes like Casablanca, and Gone With the Wind, has created the new buzz: the mumbled dialogue.
If you saw the movie, what do you think Bill Murray said? Choose the line you would have picked in the survey at the right. Or, send Mr. Boulevard your suggestions at wpcnr@aol.com.
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Fiery Panio Drubs Democrats for Property Tax Increase
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WPCNR CAMPAIGN 2004. From RoseMarie Panio, Chairperson Westchester County Republican Party. February 11, 2004: The new leadership of the Republican Party fired off a salvo of criticism at Tuesday evening's property tax hike enacted by the Democratically controlled County Legislature. Here is the text of Ms. Panio's statement:
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Posted by jfbailey on Wednesday, February 11 @ 17:50:47 EST
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Thanks Governor Pataki for Scaling back Medicaid, Pension Costs.
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WPCNR WESTCHESTER VOICE. FEBRUARY 10, 2004:
I want to thank Governor Pataki for proposing changes in
Medicaid and pension costs that will keep my property taxes affordable. I
have lived in my home and my community all my life and our property taxes are
spinning out of control. Seniors like my Father are struggling just to keep our
homes.
I hope the Governor's proposals will be passed right away.
David P Hood
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| Saturday, February 07 | | · | Hand of Nicolai Set to Rule. Tell The Judge Your Opinion (1) |
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| Wednesday, January 07 | | · | Open Letter to Louis Cappelli on City Center Access (0) |
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| Tuesday, December 30 | | · | Political Parties Trivialize Judges Selections System with Cronies. (3) |
| Tuesday, December 23 | | · | Yonkers Democratic Reform Committee Invites Latimer to 1st Meeting. (2) |
| Monday, December 22 | | · | Latimer Responds to Flack Over Press Judgeship. (1) |
| Saturday, December 20 | | · | Appointment of White Plains Judge Criticised as Being Political (2) |
| Thursday, December 18 | | · | KING KOMMENTS: Speed-Read of the DFEIS on Cappelli Hotel. Will be a No-Show (1) |
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