tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3916367746067142134.post5768280910066107327..comments2023-06-11T09:52:31.370-04:00Comments on Saratogian Newsroom: Budget process end gameThe Saratogian City Deskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12483093324074629001noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3916367746067142134.post-63424272973859747752009-11-20T22:40:28.211-05:002009-11-20T22:40:28.211-05:00Well many people want to have a strong city Mayor ...Well many people want to have a strong city Mayor like Albany and Schenectady.That will really solve our problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3916367746067142134.post-29541033276412160712009-11-20T08:28:20.669-05:002009-11-20T08:28:20.669-05:00Didn't Ivins spend down the suprlus, just to m...Didn't Ivins spend down the suprlus, just to maintain a zero percent tax increase two years ago. I don't remember ANY council member offering to pay 20% of their health insurance, which seems to be their demand of the lowest paid employees in city hall. DPW took forever to get our leaves this year, through no fault of their own, the workers still work hard. If you want to cut services like Albany and Schenectady we'll end up just like albany and Schenectady.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3916367746067142134.post-36365430978966604912009-11-19T07:15:45.499-05:002009-11-19T07:15:45.499-05:00i think part of the problem , is that ivins, johns...i think part of the problem , is that ivins, johnson and frank refuse to give up their employees who do not provide any real essential services. It's time they shared in some of the pain as well. I'd take a fireman over the position of deputy mayor for example.Trapped in Historyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826228508668485852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3916367746067142134.post-33145016459894136942009-11-19T01:02:20.861-05:002009-11-19T01:02:20.861-05:00If Paid Parking is planned to be our new source of...If Paid Parking is planned to be our new source of net income, the plan must include the area where the vast majority of visitors choose to park. In Saratoga, that hyper-profitable area is Broadway.<br /><br />According to Joe Dalton, he has obtained the "promise" from this Council that there will be no meters on Broadway. I have never known Mr. Dalton to lie, mislead, or deceive. To date no Council member has stepped forward to challenge Mr. Dalton's assurance that this Council has declared Broadway parking to be "Forever Free."<br /><br />With no income from Broadway, there is no way any Paid Parking system can be better than "income neutral." After two years of intense study of the parking industry and the communities of this country, I can say with certainty that this Council's parking plan will only serve to increase our debt.<br /><br />Paid Parking without meters on Broadway is like a Saratoga Track Meet without Thoroughbreds--<br /><br />It's a scheme for suckers, losers, and Old Gray Mares past their prime.<br /><br />-Kyle York<br /> Open Government MattersKyle Yorkhttp://york44.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3916367746067142134.post-20698927153151070342009-11-19T00:07:11.926-05:002009-11-19T00:07:11.926-05:00Here's an easy way to raise some funds. Charge...Here's an easy way to raise some funds. Charge for parking permits for city employees. Charge a small fee for employees who live in the city and much higher fee for employees who live outside the city. They're not going to give up there cushy jobs and pensions. Squeeze the money out of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com