knee jerk May 25, 2013 at 08:53 pm
For Commack residents in Smithtown however, the day is never pushed back or "made up".…Read More This happens 4or5 times a year with Monday/Thursday pickup (don't forget all the Monday holidays as well as Thanksgiving, a Thursday).I find myself planning how to pack my garbage cans efficiently since in a holiday week I am only getting 1 "real" garbage pickup . I feel like I'm living in Brooklyn during a sanitation strike.No rebate, lower rate or any adjustment of any kind. Just another service being slowly eroded.I called the town about this and suggested they skip recyclables that week and pick up garbagre instead, and was told they'd look into it. It must have gotten lost in a trash can since I never heard back from them. I guess nobody on the Town Board wants to deal with Mafia carters over this.
knee jerk May 26, 2013 at 12:10 am
It seems to me if you wanted to "crackdown" on DWI, BWI, DUI or anything else that ends in…Read More an I, why would you anounce it? Wouldn't it be better to hide behind a billboard or in the case of BWI, a bouy, then "speed" out and capture the perps? The only rational answer to this is that the authorities want to scare you off the roads and bays without having to do any actual work. Make a proclamation, more of a threat, "a word to the wise is sufficient". Hang out at donut shops and come Tuesday claim credit for a great enforcement effort.
knee jerk May 25, 2013 at 09:54 pm
Perhaps Prop 2 should have been worded in "school board-speak". I've done a little quick…Read More math and if an 8 million rise in the new budget costs the "average" homeowner "only" $250-300 (or less than a dollar a day) than $18,000 for an election would cost the "average" homeowner only 54 cents or less than a penney a WEEK. Heck, at that rate we could have more than one!!!!! We could have one at every school board meeting!!!!!We could have one at every PTYA meeting!!!!! We could actually have Dr James' 106K secretary set-up these elections, giving her something to do instead of her nails.
Commackvoter May 25, 2013 at 07:12 pm
GM - There is a special interest group making waves and their motivations should be suspect. This…Read More groups main concern is the education of children, enhancing programs, stopping program cuts and cutting the waste in the system. The motivation is suspect by those who have been part of the problem because no one else has taken on this initiative.
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All Boards » Mike Spinelli May 25, 2013 at 03:55 pm
This Community may finally have a chance for some changes in the way the District is run... God's…Read More speed Jim T. and Steve H..
Laja May 21, 2013 at 09:03 pm
They change the name occasionally but they are and will always be TaxPac
Laja May 21, 2013 at 09:02 pm
Simply stating that you are not aware of who you are supporting is ecactly why the rest of us are…Read More relentless in our efforts to keep them out of our community. For the sake of your kids, your property value and future (both near and distant) research this Group. You will be shocked to read the Exact words used by the group you support in TaxPac literature. Then read about the effects of their policies on the communities the infiltrate. And how long it takes these communities to recover once they are all voted out of office.
Dawn-Marie Bailey May 21, 2013 at 04:45 pm
LaJa. First, I don't hide behind initials or some fake name. I can't take you seriously when you…Read More won't reveal who you really are. Secondly, I am not part of any group whatsoever. I do not need others telling me how to think. There ARE citizens in this town who are not happy with the current board and their ways, who do not need to be part of an organization of some sort to try and initiate change. Finally, it's funny you accuse me of being a part of something that I don't even know what it is. I've never heard of TaxPac in my life.
Dawn-Marie Bailey May 21, 2013 at 08:18 am
Last night, I had quite the email exchange with members of the PTA Executive Committee. Not only…Read More could they NOT provide me with an answer as to why they've chosen not to support Proposition 2, all I received was snide remarks and avoidance. Not smart or professional at all.
In fact, they seem like quite the joke. I guess they are more of a social club who makes decisions about an important vote without doing their homework and then pushes that decision on the community (via street signs and phone calls to parents). I believe the public deserves a valid answer as to why they've taken their position. Unfortunately, they can't provide one. It makes me ponder if I should even bother to support the PTA in the future (as I have in the past with both my time and money). They certainly don't seem to be making decisions in the best interest of our children. It is all quite sad.
Dawn-Marie Bailey May 21, 2013 at 10:53 am
Last night, I had quite the email exchange with members of the PTA Executive Committee. Not only…Read More could they NOT provide me with an answer as to why they've chosen not to support Proposition 2, all I received was snide remarks and avoidance. Not smart or professional at all. In fact, they seem like quite the joke.
I guess they are more of a social club who makes decisions about an important vote without doing their homework and then pushes that decision on the community (via street signs and phone calls to parents). I believe the public deserves a valid answer as to why they've taken their position. Unfortunately, they can't provide one. It makes me ponder if I should even bother to support the PTA in the future (as I have in the past with both my time and money). They certainly don't seem to be making decisions in the best interest of our children.
Now, this morning, I hear that the PTA is telling people that they are opposed to Proposition 2 in order to keep "special interest groups" from taking over. How can parents in this community, whose children are in the system, who want to make positive change for those children, be a "special interest group"? It blows my mind, how in politics, people can twist things so badly to meet their own agendas. It is all quite sad.
Laja May 21, 2013 at 11:12 am
By the way, I am not in any way associated or affiliated with any union...
If you and your group…Read More are not affiliated with TaxPac then you should know that the platform Tampellini and Hartman support, along with the sudden urgent need for 2 more board seats, is taken straight from the TaxPac play book. You can agree with them, as that is your right BUT you must also know where their rhetoric originates and educate yourselves as to what TaxPac as a group wants here on Long Island. If the TaxPac agenda was above board and positive for LI communities there would be no need for them to sneak around and attempt to gain entry into communities through back-door maneuvers like the sudden need for 2 more seats...when Fusco couldn't get in last year either.....
At least know that you are being played.
Devil's Advocate May 21, 2013 at 10:21 am
No agenda? That's a joke, right?
Vote for Behar and Egan. Keep TAXPAC out of Commack.
Concerned Commackian May 21, 2013 at 07:42 am
Steve Hartman is the clear choice over Jarrett Behar. Behar is just another "insider"…Read More enamored with that status quo. His wife is a guidance counselor in another district, so it should come as no surprise that he sees nothing broken. Elect a fresh face with valuable community leadeship experience and no agenda. Vote Hartman
Dawn-Marie Bailey May 21, 2013 at 08:19 am
Last night, I had quite the email exchange with members of the PTA Executive Committee. Not only…Read More could they NOT provide me with an answer as to why they've chosen not to support Proposition 2, all I received was snide remarks and avoidance. Not smart or professional at all.
In fact, they seem like quite the joke. I guess they are more of a social club who makes decisions about an important vote without doing their homework and then pushes that decision on the community (via street signs and phone calls to parents). I believe the public deserves a valid answer as to why they've taken their position. Unfortunately, they can't provide one. It makes me ponder if I should even bother to support the PTA in the future (as I have in the past with both my time and money). They certainly don't seem to be making decisions in the best interest of our children. It is all quite sad.
Commackvoter May 20, 2013 at 10:24 pm
I know what the word increase means! You mentioned it above about insurance rates going up. You see…Read More when a member of the BOE gives his kid a job in the district, then that adult child (24 yrs) takes a 15 yr old student to a hotel for sex and gets arrested, then our insurance company has to pay to settle the lawsuit, dont you think our insurance rates go up John. Sure you dont believe it - Read all about it http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/cops-commack-hs-coach-faces-sex-abuse-charges-1.1711455 Time to break up this 5 member coffee clotch and their you scratch my back I will scratch yours.
John Smith May 20, 2013 at 10:12 pm
Can I ask you an honest question? I hope this doesn't sound to condescending because I really am…Read More curious. Do you understand what the word "increase" means?
LINANA May 26, 2013 at 12:30 am
Was the position to be Dr. James 106K secretary posted so that people already employed in the…Read More district & outside apply for this OVERPAID position? If not, isn't that illegal?
For people who were worried that people wouldn't have the opportunity to vote because they'd be on vacation--haven't you heard of absentee ballots???? If someone isn't interested in getting an absentee ballot, shame on them--they forfeit their right to vote. Don't use that as an excuse not to have an election during the summer as would be required by law!
Just because the year does not begin until July 1, does not mean that contracts have to be agreed upon & signed by then. Unions would work under the old contract until such time that contracts are negotiated--not a big deal. We see MANY school districts that truly negotiate and, therefore, don't have contracts in place by July 1. It's obvious that our board doesn't spend time negotiating since they just extend contracts that are not in line with today's fiscal reality!
Mike Spinelli May 25, 2013 at 03:59 pm
Honest Commackian - I know some of the people whose names are on the page from the Petition you…Read More posted and they are not happy.... better watch out b/c they are coming after you..but then again its too late to for you to hide..
COM-MOM May 22, 2013 at 10:02 pm
Just asking. Coincidence that your Commack Patch Penn name is LaJa short for Laura James? Anyway,…Read More in your infinite wisdom can you please explain why we needed to hire a $106,000 admin. from Center Moriches? Do we not have admins within the Commack School District who are qualified for the position? No one was eligible for a promotion?
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