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In a well-written letter-to-the-editor, local a local business and property owner and community organizor alerts the residents of the town of New Baltimore and warns of the forked-tongue of the lame-duck supervisor Susan O’Rorke and her cronies on the New Baltimore town board, and the damage they are doing before they have to vacate New Baltimore Town Hall.
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Local Resident and Business Owner Calls for New Baltimore Residents to Attend December 9 New Baltimore Town Board Meeting and STOP the Eleventh-Hour Favors Being Paid by ex-Supervisor O’Rorke and her Psycho-Cronies Lisa Benway and Chris Norris!
Here’s the full-text, unedited version of the resident’s letter.*
Letter to the Editor Daily MAILDecember 2, 2013Dear Members of the New Baltimore Community:The next Town Board Meeting for the Town of New Baltimore is scheduled for December 9, 2013. The facts provided in this letter may be of interest to you as a member of our community .- “A Great Team for New Baltimore” was the title of an October 31, 2013 Letter to the Editor in support of the Democrat slate of candidates for the 11/05/13 General Election. The slate was led by Town Supervisor – Susan O’Rorke, [who was defeated, voted out this past November 5].· The letter states about Ms. O’Rorke: “She has promoted open and transparent government together with a bipartisan spirit with her colleagues on the town board. Susan has a great working relationship with Highway Superintendent Jordan and they will continue this relationship to improve our roads. Susan deserves your wholehearted support.”· The letter ends with the statement: “We believe that these candidates for public office will provide the commitment, experience and leadership that is needed to represent you and will put the needs of the community first. They will work hard for the good people of New Baltimore and will be fully engaged to continue to build our towns bright future. We ask that you support and vote for these candidates on Tuesday, Nov. 5.”The above referenced letter was signed by elected town officials Highway Superintendent – Denis Jordan, Councilwoman – Lisa Benway & Deputy Supervisor – Christopher Norris (Registered Republicans?)Page 8 of the November 2013 NYS Comptroller Audit of the Town of New Baltimore Procurement Practices states:· “Additionally, prior Board approval was required, but was not documented, for individual and aggregate purchases totaling $135,377 of our sample of $165,455. Town officials said the approvals were given in committee meetings. The Supervisor [O’Rorke] and Deputy Supervisor [Norris] told us that they meet regularly in committee meetings with the Highway Superintendent [Jordan] to discuss planned Highway Department purchases, but do not ask for or receive copies of quotes.” [bracket names added]The Comptroller Audit continues:“By not enforcing Town procurement policy, requiring evidence of compliance with guidelines of OGS and county purchasing contracts, and ensuring that written quotations or prior Board approvals were obtained when required, the Board cannot be certain purchases are made at the lowest cost and without favoritism.”(To read complete the audit report go to http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/towns/2013/newbaltimore.pdf)Wait, it doesn’t end there! Knowing full-well the original content of the Comptroller’s audit, the same three officials (who signed the October letter and approved spending) were the only votes in favor of a 2014 raise for the Highway Superintendent [Jordan] at the November 11, 2013 Final Budget meeting.All too often within our community people talk about the deterioration of our society – each of us have a responsibility as well as the opportunity as members of our community to initiate change. Lets start in our town at the next Town Board Meeting on December 9, 2013.What do you think these elected officials should do now? You be the judge!God bless all in our community.Sincerely,[Name Withheld]
We agree with the author of the letter: New Baltimore residents need to show up at the New Baltimore town board meeting on December 9, 2013—and we don’t mean only the O’Rorke loudmouths and the Ross-Angelis backstabbers—we mean the real residents, not the sockpuppets who take orders, residents who vote and care about the New Baltimore community and want to see it return to its roots of good, civil, caring neighbors! Take a good look at what we have become and you’ll know what we’re talking about. There’s change, BIG CHANGE in the air, and it’s change for the better.
We think it’s time to demand some resignations: Starting with Denis Jordan, Christopher “Chris” Norris, and Lisa Benway. They’ve all been abusing public office for far too long and have caused this town of New Baltimore enough embarrassment and illegally spent too much of your tax money already. They need to go, too! You got rid of the Dictator-in-Chief, Susan O’Rorke, now go get her flying monkeys Jordan, Norris, and Benway! Clean house for REAL! You got rid of the major cockroach but if you leave the others, you’ve still got roaches in New Baltimore Town Hall!
Got Roaches in Town Hall?
You Have to Get them All Out!
* We are informed that The Daily Mail is to publish this letter-to-the-editor. The author of the L2E was contacted by Mr Jim Plank of The Daily Mail who was preparing the letter for publication. Are the Johnson Newspaper Corporation and Mr John J. Johnson and the Hudson-Catskill Newspapers group, Mr Mark Vinciguerra, finally getting a conscience and a set of balls to match? We’ll see. Perhaps they’re finally realizing they’re on the losing side in Coeymans and Greene County.
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