How About We Close The Suffolk County Legislature?

Suffolk Legislature Proposes Closing Stores On Thanksgiving

Steve Stern and the Sidewalk To Nowhere

UPDATE: November 30, 2010 - According to the Suffolk County Highway Department's consultant, the $3.5 million was for the total project on Commack Road.  That includes paving AND the sidewalk.


So, what this proves is that there is a complete lack of disclosure on the part of the Suffolk County Legislature since it is not clear:

1. Who requested this road to be paved?
2. Why was the sidewalk added when it appears nobody uses it?
3. Why weren't county highway funds used to maintain this road?
4. Where are the copies of the bids for this project and have they been vetted to
insure that any of the vendors are not connected to county legislators?
5. Why isn't all this information posted on their website or somewhere else?
6. Why do I have to FOIL everything???!!!

Stay tuned.


Here is a copy of the Suffolk County legislature's resolution authorizing the expenditure of $3.5 million of stimulus money on a sidewalk adjacent to the Edgewood Preserve.  This is a classic example of a government boondoggle!!

Smart Growth - Dumb Politicians

For some reason or another, the majority of people headlining Vision Long Island's Smart Growth conference are members of either large corporations seeking favorable zoning (or revenue) or government planners seeking their own fame and fortune.

Smart Growth has been around for a few decades and doesn't work. Never has and never will. The principles behind it rely on government coercion, faulty science and wishful thinking.

Central planners and progressive agitators have different goals but share the same passion for controlling the voters as any political machine. The central planners think they know more than anyone else and the progressive agitators can't stand the fact that some people succeed and others don't.

According the groups like Vision Long Island, suburbia is a nightmare. Filled with giant SUV's polluting the atmosphere, hideous strip malls and mcmansions as far as the eye can see.

Vision Long Island, the Working Families Party, Acorn and the rest of the left feel that such development interferes with their vision of autopian society where everyone goes to work riding their bicycle.

Just who are these people? Eric Alexander, from Vision Long Island, was recently criticized for having a “very light resume” when it comes to regional issues. The rest of the bunch are just looking to get their names in the paper or in the latest trendy blog.

If 'smart growth' policies were so sound, why doesn't everyone VOLUNTARILY adopt them. Why does it take an act of the state or county legislature to institute this madness?

More Arguments For Protecting Property Rights

Here is an article from Amity Shlaes regarding the need for government to do a better job protecting property rights.

Clueless In Huntington

In what appears to be an ethics violation, councilperson Mark Mayoka held a seminar entitled: "Financial Crisis Planning For Small Business,Winning The Battle For Business Survival"." He discussed his survival guidebook at the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Program at the Tri County Youth Agency on Tuesday, October 26, 2010."

Is this guy kidding?  This is a total violation of not only common sense but of whatever 'ethics' is left in Huntington.  Not only that, but who the hell put it up on the town's website??


Looks like the circus is back in town.  Where's Stu Besen when you need him?