DRIVE BY MAYOR?
NO OCTOBER SURPRISE!
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Sheehan-unveils-first-TV-commercial-11297490.php
What if the Mayor and other candidates
contributed what they spend on campaigns
toward closing the City budget gap?
City property tax payers should demand
that the Mayor produce a balanced 2018
City budget before the September 12
Democratic Primary.
October 1 is when the Mayor submits her
2018 budget to the Common Council.
Last year the Council approved a 2017
City budget with 12.5 million dollar gap.
City property tax payers deserve to know
the details of the 2018 City budget BEFORE
the September 12 Democratic primary.
Voter remorse will result if home owners
and businesses discover that a hefty property
tax will be announced AFTER the primary
if they vote to return the incumbent Mayor
Treasurer and Common Council to office
but, by then, it may be too late.
Show us your balanced budget with no
property tax increases now, Mayor Sheehan.
Joe Sullivan
Conservative
For Albany Mayor
Row C November 7
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
ALBANY IN THE REAR
VIEW MIRROR
MAYORAL CANDIDATES
DISCOVER UPTOWN ALBANY
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Albany-mayoral-candidates-share-visions-for-11265626.php
WHY? THAT IS WHERE THE VOTES ARE!
SHEEHAN, MCLAUGHLIN and COMMISSO
have been in office for years.
How come they haven't dealt with traffic
pedestrian safety problems all the time
they have been in office?
Sheehan wants to raise funds for another
study. McLaughlin wants to " educate" dumb
ass drivers and pedestrians how to utilize
traffic lights and crosswalks
At the same time Sheehan rams through
her REZONE ALBANY zoning changes
with the vote of her 12 rubber stramps
on the Common Council, including the
Common Council Members who are
supposed to represent Wards 8, 9, 10
12, 13 and 14.
REZONE ALBANY will spur a rush
of development which will destroy the
residential integrity, quality of life, homes
values and City property tax base that
supports City schools and City government
services, adversely impacting every City
resident. Traffic/pedestrian safety issues
will only get worse!
Councilman Robinson , Common Council
President candidate, gets beat up in Council
caucus, called an "angry black man" for
wanting the Council to Vote on his Resolution
for a Moratorium on Rezone Albany until
January 2018, when the Mayor and Common
Council Members who are elected in the
November General Election are seated.
Current Council President Carolyn McLaughlin
leads the attack on Robinson. Is she really a
mayoral candidate or just a shill for Sheehan
to split the anti Sheehan primary vote?
Council Member Conti slyly cons Robinson
into withdrawing the Resolution and resubmitting
an amendment to th effective date of Rezone
Albany to January 2018. That amendment would
die in Committee and never make it to the floor
for a vote of the full Council. Clever dodge by
Conti!
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Halt-on-ReZone-Albany-11264352.php
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Halt-on-ReZone-Albany-11264352.php
This avoids the other Council Members having
to cast a vote on the Robinson REZONE ALBANY
Moratorium Resolution.
9th Ward Council Member Judy Deshante a
Sheehan ally and wife of former City Court
Judge Keefe, admits that passage of the Resolution
would harm development plans already in progress
in Uptown single family neighborhoods as a result
of the June 1st effective date.
What development plans? Where? By whom?
Why haven't these development plans been
made known to residents of the uptown single
family residential neighborhoods?
Oh, after the Democratic Primary September 12?
OK? Really?
Is it any wonder that 4 sale signs outnumber
political candidate lawn signs in uptown Albany?
Voters that can, have another vision of Albany -
in the rear view mirror!
Joe Sullivan
Conservative
for Albany Mayor
Row C
VIEW MIRROR
MAYORAL CANDIDATES
DISCOVER UPTOWN ALBANY
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Albany-mayoral-candidates-share-visions-for-11265626.php
WHY? THAT IS WHERE THE VOTES ARE!
SHEEHAN, MCLAUGHLIN and COMMISSO
have been in office for years.
How come they haven't dealt with traffic
pedestrian safety problems all the time
they have been in office?
Sheehan wants to raise funds for another
study. McLaughlin wants to " educate" dumb
ass drivers and pedestrians how to utilize
traffic lights and crosswalks
At the same time Sheehan rams through
her REZONE ALBANY zoning changes
with the vote of her 12 rubber stramps
on the Common Council, including the
Common Council Members who are
supposed to represent Wards 8, 9, 10
12, 13 and 14.
REZONE ALBANY will spur a rush
of development which will destroy the
residential integrity, quality of life, homes
values and City property tax base that
supports City schools and City government
services, adversely impacting every City
resident. Traffic/pedestrian safety issues
will only get worse!
Councilman Robinson , Common Council
President candidate, gets beat up in Council
caucus, called an "angry black man" for
wanting the Council to Vote on his Resolution
for a Moratorium on Rezone Albany until
January 2018, when the Mayor and Common
Council Members who are elected in the
November General Election are seated.
Current Council President Carolyn McLaughlin
leads the attack on Robinson. Is she really a
mayoral candidate or just a shill for Sheehan
to split the anti Sheehan primary vote?
Council Member Conti slyly cons Robinson
into withdrawing the Resolution and resubmitting
an amendment to th effective date of Rezone
Albany to January 2018. That amendment would
die in Committee and never make it to the floor
for a vote of the full Council. Clever dodge by
Conti!
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Halt-on-ReZone-Albany-11264352.php
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Halt-on-ReZone-Albany-11264352.php
This avoids the other Council Members having
to cast a vote on the Robinson REZONE ALBANY
Moratorium Resolution.
9th Ward Council Member Judy Deshante a
Sheehan ally and wife of former City Court
Judge Keefe, admits that passage of the Resolution
would harm development plans already in progress
in Uptown single family neighborhoods as a result
of the June 1st effective date.
What development plans? Where? By whom?
Why haven't these development plans been
made known to residents of the uptown single
family residential neighborhoods?
Oh, after the Democratic Primary September 12?
OK? Really?
Is it any wonder that 4 sale signs outnumber
political candidate lawn signs in uptown Albany?
Voters that can, have another vision of Albany -
in the rear view mirror!
Joe Sullivan
Conservative
for Albany Mayor
Row C
Monday, July 3, 2017
TONIGHT JULY 3, 7PM
ALBANY CITY HALL
UPDATE: The Council refused
to vote on the Moratorium.
Councilman Mark Robinson
Ward 5, will call for a vote of
the 15 Member Albany Common
Council on Robinson's Resolution
Declaring a Moratorium on Rezone
Albany until January 2018 when
the Mayor and Common Council
elected at the November 7, 2017
General Election take office.
http://wamc.org/post/call-rezone-albany-moratorium
http://www.mainstreamnetwork.com/listen/player.asp?station=wgdj-am
Rezone Albany opens up single
family residential neighborhoods
in the City of Albany to mixed use
development, which will destroy
neighborhood residential integrity
quality of life, home values and
the City property tax base, as well
as support for City schools and City
government services.
Not a smart move for a City on
the brink of fiscal insolvency.
Every resident of Albany will be
effected by this outcome.
Pay attention and see how your
Common Council Member votes
on this Rezone Albany Moratorium
Resolution tonight.
Joe Sullivan
ALBANY CITY HALL
UPDATE: The Council refused
to vote on the Moratorium.
Councilman Mark Robinson
Ward 5, will call for a vote of
the 15 Member Albany Common
Council on Robinson's Resolution
Declaring a Moratorium on Rezone
Albany until January 2018 when
the Mayor and Common Council
elected at the November 7, 2017
General Election take office.
http://wamc.org/post/call-rezone-albany-moratorium
http://www.mainstreamnetwork.com/listen/player.asp?station=wgdj-am
Rezone Albany opens up single
family residential neighborhoods
in the City of Albany to mixed use
development, which will destroy
neighborhood residential integrity
quality of life, home values and
the City property tax base, as well
as support for City schools and City
government services.
Not a smart move for a City on
the brink of fiscal insolvency.
Every resident of Albany will be
effected by this outcome.
Pay attention and see how your
Common Council Member votes
on this Rezone Albany Moratorium
Resolution tonight.
Joe Sullivan
Friday, June 30, 2017
RESTORE ALBANY TO
FISCAL SOLVENCY
CONSOLIDATE CITY
SCHOOLS WITH CITY
GOVERNMENT
Consolidate City schools with
City government, create one
property tax roll to finance both
return to neighborhood k-8
schools, make the mayor responsible
accountable for operation/performance
of Albany City Schools.
The City of Albany is at the brink
of fiscal insolvency. The 2017 City
budget was passed by the Albany
Common Council with a 12.5 million
gap, which was closed by a one time
grant of 12.5 million dollars in state aid
this year arranged by Governor Cuomo.
However, because the Mayor and
Common Council have declared
Albany to be a Sanctuary City
The City of Albany will loose 7
million , or more, dollars annual
federal aid.
The Albany City School District
has a $224 million annual budget and
in 2015 pushed through a $ 200 million
dollar bond act for a complete renovation
and expansion of Albany High School.
In 2016 another referendum was approved
to acquire and add a 4th middle school.
Work begins on both measures this year.
Albany city schools have a 50 percent
drop out rate. Not a good return for
crushing property taxes imposed on
home owners and small businesses in
the City.
The school district population has
grown because of the thousands of
refugees settled in Albany as a result
of, policies of former President Obama
with the support of Congressman Tonko.
The School District is converting the
former North Albany K-8 neighborhood
school to a special school for non-English
speaking arrivals.
The Albany City schools are sure to
face fiscal shortfalls in future years
resulting in huge increases in property
taxes.
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Albany-schools-face-2-1M-budget-gap-6920939.php
School property taxes account for 2/3 of
high property tax burden paid by home
owners and small businesses in the City
of Albany.
A bill shifting school board elections from
November to May was passed by the State
Legislature this session and before the
Governor for signature.
Governor Cuomo, a great proponent of
consolidation as a means of achieving
fiscal solvency, should veto this bill.
Governor Cuomo called the State Legislature
back to Albany this week ,for a special session
to extend mayoral control of NYC schools
for another two years.
http://www.timesunion.com/7dayarchive/article/Albany-school-board-elections-may-soon-switch-to-11260004.php
http://www.albanyschools.org/district/communications/DistrictNews/2016-17/School.board.elections.6-30-17.htm
Furthermore, the new Mayor and Common
Council elected in the November 7, 2017
City General Election should send a Home
Rule Message to the State Legislature in
January 2018 calling for amendments to
State Law providing for consolidation of
City schools with city government as proposed
above.
State Legislators representing Albany voters
should sponsor, introduce and push the requisite
legislation to passage in the 2018 session.
The Consolidation Question should appear
on the November 7, 2017 General Election
ballot to be voted upon by Albany city voters.
Joe Sullivan
FISCAL SOLVENCY
CONSOLIDATE CITY
SCHOOLS WITH CITY
GOVERNMENT
Consolidate City schools with
City government, create one
property tax roll to finance both
return to neighborhood k-8
schools, make the mayor responsible
accountable for operation/performance
of Albany City Schools.
The City of Albany is at the brink
of fiscal insolvency. The 2017 City
budget was passed by the Albany
Common Council with a 12.5 million
gap, which was closed by a one time
grant of 12.5 million dollars in state aid
this year arranged by Governor Cuomo.
However, because the Mayor and
Common Council have declared
Albany to be a Sanctuary City
The City of Albany will loose 7
million , or more, dollars annual
federal aid.
The Albany City School District
has a $224 million annual budget and
in 2015 pushed through a $ 200 million
dollar bond act for a complete renovation
and expansion of Albany High School.
In 2016 another referendum was approved
to acquire and add a 4th middle school.
Work begins on both measures this year.
Albany city schools have a 50 percent
drop out rate. Not a good return for
crushing property taxes imposed on
home owners and small businesses in
the City.
The school district population has
grown because of the thousands of
refugees settled in Albany as a result
of, policies of former President Obama
with the support of Congressman Tonko.
The School District is converting the
former North Albany K-8 neighborhood
school to a special school for non-English
speaking arrivals.
The Albany City schools are sure to
face fiscal shortfalls in future years
resulting in huge increases in property
taxes.
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Albany-schools-face-2-1M-budget-gap-6920939.php
School property taxes account for 2/3 of
high property tax burden paid by home
owners and small businesses in the City
of Albany.
A bill shifting school board elections from
November to May was passed by the State
Legislature this session and before the
Governor for signature.
Governor Cuomo, a great proponent of
consolidation as a means of achieving
fiscal solvency, should veto this bill.
Governor Cuomo called the State Legislature
back to Albany this week ,for a special session
to extend mayoral control of NYC schools
for another two years.
http://www.timesunion.com/7dayarchive/article/Albany-school-board-elections-may-soon-switch-to-11260004.php
http://www.albanyschools.org/district/communications/DistrictNews/2016-17/School.board.elections.6-30-17.htm
Furthermore, the new Mayor and Common
Council elected in the November 7, 2017
City General Election should send a Home
Rule Message to the State Legislature in
January 2018 calling for amendments to
State Law providing for consolidation of
City schools with city government as proposed
above.
State Legislators representing Albany voters
should sponsor, introduce and push the requisite
legislation to passage in the 2018 session.
The Consolidation Question should appear
on the November 7, 2017 General Election
ballot to be voted upon by Albany city voters.
Joe Sullivan
Monday, June 12, 2017
RESTORE ALBANY TO
TO FISCAL SOLVENCY
The PFM consultant report
recommends increasing
property taxes, selling the
Harriman State Office Campus
and Albany Municipal Golf
Course.
Conservative Mayoral candidate
Sullivan says keep the Harriman
State Office Campus. NYS should
compensate the City of Albany
with an annual 15 million dollar
PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes).
The Common Council should
declare that the City of Albany
is NOT a Sanctuary City. This
declaration will avoid a loss
of 7, or more, million dollars
Federal aid to the City of Albany.
!5 million plus 7 million equals
22 million; closing the projected
looming budget gap highlighted
in the PFM report.
Mixed use development and/or
sale of the Albany Municipal
Golf Course is strongly opposed
by Sullivan.
Listen:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cynpooler/2017/06/12/joe-sullivan-talks-about-the-harriman-campus
Joe Sullivan
TO FISCAL SOLVENCY
The PFM consultant report
recommends increasing
property taxes, selling the
Harriman State Office Campus
and Albany Municipal Golf
Course.
Conservative Mayoral candidate
Sullivan says keep the Harriman
State Office Campus. NYS should
compensate the City of Albany
with an annual 15 million dollar
PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes).
The Common Council should
declare that the City of Albany
is NOT a Sanctuary City. This
declaration will avoid a loss
of 7, or more, million dollars
Federal aid to the City of Albany.
!5 million plus 7 million equals
22 million; closing the projected
looming budget gap highlighted
in the PFM report.
Mixed use development and/or
sale of the Albany Municipal
Golf Course is strongly opposed
by Sullivan.
Listen:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cynpooler/2017/06/12/joe-sullivan-talks-about-the-harriman-campus
Joe Sullivan
Sunday, June 4, 2017
CITY HALL ON THE ROAD
MAKES CAMPAIGN STOP
AT MATER CHRISTI 5:30 PM
MONDAY, JUNE 5. UPDATED
So say the City portable road signs
placed on Hurst Ave.
Do you suppose Kathy Sheehan will
explain why her Rezone Albany Zoning
Code which she rammed through the
Common Council, May 15, with the vote
of her 12 rubber stamp Council elves
rezoned the present Mater Christi
Rectory and adjacent green space
commercial and why the SW Corner
Whitehall/New Scotland green space
across from the Stewart's shop was
rezoned commercial rather than being
dedicated as the proposed Dan O'Connell
Memorial Pocket Park?
And why she has done nothing to
strictly enforce speed limits, no
passing on right, reckless driving
running red lights/stop signs and
other V&T laws on New Scotland
Avenue, Buckingham Drive, Whitehall
Rd, Krum Kill Rd, South Manning
Blvd and tributary neighborhood streets?
All this, and more, which erodes the
neighborhood residential integrity
quality of life, home values, and City
property tax base and support for
city schools/city government services
in an already fiscally insolvent city.
The Sheehan City Hall On The Road
show should hit the road out of town
for Chicago afterwards.
Updated: 2 AM June 5. Jack
The Puppy took me for a walk
before the rain storm moved in.
The APD portable traffic sign
at the corner of Hurst and Hopewell
Mater Christi Church, was still lighting
up the night sky announcing the
Sheehan City Hall Campaign Road
Show at 5:30 PM today.
Joe Sullivan
MAKES CAMPAIGN STOP
AT MATER CHRISTI 5:30 PM
MONDAY, JUNE 5. UPDATED
So say the City portable road signs
placed on Hurst Ave.
Do you suppose Kathy Sheehan will
explain why her Rezone Albany Zoning
Code which she rammed through the
Common Council, May 15, with the vote
of her 12 rubber stamp Council elves
rezoned the present Mater Christi
Rectory and adjacent green space
commercial and why the SW Corner
Whitehall/New Scotland green space
across from the Stewart's shop was
rezoned commercial rather than being
dedicated as the proposed Dan O'Connell
Memorial Pocket Park?
And why she has done nothing to
strictly enforce speed limits, no
passing on right, reckless driving
running red lights/stop signs and
other V&T laws on New Scotland
Avenue, Buckingham Drive, Whitehall
Rd, Krum Kill Rd, South Manning
Blvd and tributary neighborhood streets?
All this, and more, which erodes the
neighborhood residential integrity
quality of life, home values, and City
property tax base and support for
city schools/city government services
in an already fiscally insolvent city.
The Sheehan City Hall On The Road
show should hit the road out of town
for Chicago afterwards.
Updated: 2 AM June 5. Jack
The Puppy took me for a walk
before the rain storm moved in.
The APD portable traffic sign
at the corner of Hurst and Hopewell
Mater Christi Church, was still lighting
up the night sky announcing the
Sheehan City Hall Campaign Road
Show at 5:30 PM today.
Joe Sullivan
ALBANY FISCAL CRISIS
How to fix it?
Read PFM Report:
http://wnyt.com/wnytimages/repository/cs/files/PFM%20Final%20Albany%20Report.pdf
Listen to candidate
for Mayor Commisso :
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cynpooler/2017/06/01/frank-commisso-talks-about-the-looming-deficit-in-albany
Stay tuned for Sullivan
analysis.
Elect Mark Robinson an
independent Common Council
President who will lead the
Council in representing the
interests of the City of Albany
and residents of ALL 15 City
Wards.
Listen to Mark. The technical
static is a distraction, but Mark's
message is clear.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cynpooler/2017/05/28/mark-robinson-talks-about-his-decision-to-run-for-common-council-president
Sullivan analysis of Albany
fiscal crisis, PFM consultant
report, the need for a strong
Mayor and Independent Common
Council that truly represent all
the people of the City of Albany
Listen:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cynpooler/2017/06/04/joe-sullivan-discusses-the-ballooning-deficit-in-albany
Read City Auditors evaluation of PFM:
https://www.scribd.com/document/351404975/2017-OAC-Response-to-PFM-Report
Joe Sullivan
How to fix it?
Read PFM Report:
http://wnyt.com/wnytimages/repository/cs/files/PFM%20Final%20Albany%20Report.pdf
Listen to candidate
for Mayor Commisso :
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cynpooler/2017/06/01/frank-commisso-talks-about-the-looming-deficit-in-albany
Stay tuned for Sullivan
analysis.
Elect Mark Robinson an
independent Common Council
President who will lead the
Council in representing the
interests of the City of Albany
and residents of ALL 15 City
Wards.
Listen to Mark. The technical
static is a distraction, but Mark's
message is clear.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cynpooler/2017/05/28/mark-robinson-talks-about-his-decision-to-run-for-common-council-president
Sullivan analysis of Albany
fiscal crisis, PFM consultant
report, the need for a strong
Mayor and Independent Common
Council that truly represent all
the people of the City of Albany
Listen:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cynpooler/2017/06/04/joe-sullivan-discusses-the-ballooning-deficit-in-albany
Read City Auditors evaluation of PFM:
https://www.scribd.com/document/351404975/2017-OAC-Response-to-PFM-Report
Joe Sullivan
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