http://dragonflyeye.net/carlapalumbo Just another DragonFlyEye.Net weblog Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:59:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow that's the first thought that came to mind when I heard that Steve Minark resigned. My mind is now abuzz with a jumble of different thoughts about this long anticipated event -- the send off of the local Republican Party's # 1 pit bull (sorry to all you pit bulls out there). ... http://dragonflyeye.net/carlapalumbo/2008/06/27/taps-for-minark/ Its a fiasco and a crisis. Who will pay the price for Maggie's mismanagement of the day care subsidy? The kids who are forced into substandard day care, casual care by a neighbor or family member while the parent is working a sub-standard job that doesn't pay a living wage and ... http://dragonflyeye.net/carlapalumbo/2008/06/24/maggie-brookss-day-care-fiasco/ First I need to say again, what a difference a few blocks makes in how a budget is reviewed -- the City Council process is in depth and detailed with some intense questioning and give and take. Compare that to the County Legislature where we were given next to no information ... http://dragonflyeye.net/carlapalumbo/2008/06/18/city-council-budget-results/ The City Budget process is almost to the end...City Council's vote on Tuesday night will wrap up over a month of budget review, hearings and deliberations. There are a few major changes proposed in this budget -- the two drawing the most ire are the changes to the Fire Dept and ... http://dragonflyeye.net/carlapalumbo/2008/06/15/firetrucks-and-rec-centers/ I am fairly surprised at the amount of chatter about whether St John Fisher should open a law school in Rochester. I didn't think that the potential of another institute of higher education would create such a stir except from the competition in Buffalo and Syracuse. Do we need another ... http://dragonflyeye.net/carlapalumbo/2008/04/29/law-school-in-rochester/ or is Steve Minark kidding?? Not only are those committee people electedbut under Mr. Minark's theory since he takes responsibility for all things in the County HE should resign for his loss of the Greece County Lej seat to newcomer Dick Beebee or the entire Greece Republican Committee needs to resign ... http://dragonflyeye.net/carlapalumbo/2008/04/16/mendon-republican-committee/ Two thoughts rattled through my brain this morning, with the news reports  -- the County loses the FAIR lawsuit, have a long shot at the Court of Appeals, but there is Majority Leader Dan Quattro already aiming his loaded water gun -- at of course the evil culprits -- the CITY. ... http://dragonflyeye.net/carlapalumbo/2008/03/25/more-fair-thoughts-and/ Back from my vacation, and from the after vacation pile on my desk, mostly rested and ready to blog again...Someone sent me a copy of Appellate Division decision on the FAIR Plan -- the School Districts vs. Monroe County. A 5 to 0 decision that the County was wrong...hard to appeal ... http://dragonflyeye.net/carlapalumbo/2008/03/22/fair-decisionnow-it-is-anyway/ I am appalled at the cowardice shown by the Republican County Legislators over at the County Lej tonight. The fact they needed armed guards; the paddy wagon, metal detectors, that they had to take out in the back seats so the lej would hold less people and the like shows me just how ... http://dragonflyeye.net/carlapalumbo/2008/02/13/cowards/ My rat sensor went off this morning when I read the Democrat and Chronicle article on the changes to the Monroe Community College (MCC) board. Seems that the Board Chair resigned as President -- after a closed door Executive Session -- a Republican "favorite trick" remember -- and the Board in ... http://dragonflyeye.net/carlapalumbo/2008/02/06/something-s-up-at-mcc/