They all eat at the same trough....you can only pick apples in an apple orchard and you can only get money and votes from within the systems....

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ROTTERDAM
Officials applaud Marco for her service to town
BY JUSTIN MASON Gazette Reporter

    Nearly a decade ago, Joseph Marco was convinced his daughter Diane would be a perfect fit for public office.
    The Rotterdam Democrats were seeking a candidate for a one-year term on the Town Board, a vacancy created when Joseph Signore left it to become supervisor in 1998. In his daughter, Joseph Marco saw a compassionate candidate who could rise above politics and do what was in the best interests of the town.
    Marco lost the election to challenger Judy Dagostino, who had been appointed to the seat by the town’s Republican majority. While her father was devastated by the loss, Marco found herself determined to run again.
    “I said ‘Dad, it’s no big deal,’ ” she recalled on Monday. “Win or lose, I was going to run again.”
    When she got on the ballot in 1999, Marco won a seat she would not relinquish for another eight years. She has since served under three different supervisors and has watched party control over the board bounce between the Democrats and Republicans. Next week, she retires.
    But for Marco, 56, serving on the board hasn’t been about which party is in power or its agenda. It’s been about serving the better interests of the town, she said.
    “I voted for what I thought was right for the town,” said Marco. “I was not a ‘yes’ person, I was not a ‘no’ person. When I thought it was right for the entire town, I voted for it.”
    In April, Marco announced she would not seek a third term, citing her impending retirement from the Rotterdam branch of Sunmark Federal Credit Union and her desire for other residents to take an active role. Though she enjoyed her time on the board, Marco said the job can be more demanding than it appears.
    Marco’s service was applauded by both parties during the board’s last regular meeting of the year this month. Signore, now serving as a board member and deputy supervisor, presented Marco with a plaque on behalf of the town. Former Supervisor John Paolino, a Democrat, presented her with a dozen yellow roses.
    Paolino reflected fondly upon his service with Marco, his former deputy. He characterized her as someone who always kept the interest of the public in mind when it came to making decisions, even if those decisions went against the grain of the dominant party.
    “She really looked deep inside herself to came up with a decision,” he said. “After a lot of thought and analysis, she really didn’t care who favored it — she voted for what she though was the best for the town.”
    During her time in office, Marco was a proponent of creating a water district in Rotterdam Junction and was the driving force behind abolishing the unpopular police commission. Her only regrets were that she couldn’t see through projects to build a community center and new public safety facility.
    “I’m walking away with my head held high,” she said.
    In the short term, Marco said, she plans to travel to Florida during the winter months and then return to Rotterdam once the weather warms. She didn’t discount fi nding a part-time job outside of politics or even returning to the bimonthly Town Board meetings.
    “Only this time, I’m going to be on the other side,” she said.

The more things change the more they stay the same.

Diane Marco is one of the finest public servants that I have had the pleasure to meet and to work
with over the years.  She does a lot for the community and gives 1000% to every venture that she
embarks on.   Mayor Stratton was wise to bring her aboard.

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Diane Marco is one of the finest public servants that I have had the pleasure to meet and to work
with over the years.  She does a lot for the community and gives 1000% to every venture that she
embarks on.   Mayor Stratton was wise to bring her aboard.

Thanks Ron. Back at cha!

Quoted from DemocraticVoiceOfReason

Diane Marco is one of the finest public servants that I have had the pleasure to meet and to work
with over the years.  She does a lot for the community and gives 1000% to every venture that she
embarks on.   Mayor Stratton was wise to bring her aboard.

DV, can you explain why she didn't move into the city?

DV, explain to us WHY virtually ALL dept head appointed by your dem crony, refuse to live in the city where they get their taxpayer handouts from?????????   Why do the dept heads live outside the city?????    Explain HOW dept heads can properly run a city when, like YOU, they have ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE WHATSOEVER what it's like to struggle with crime, making decisions to pass on paying this month's utitliy bill because they have have to write out that check to pay the taxes of the millionaires??????   Gosh, DV, you don't even have a clue as to what it's like to pay taxes at all, not even outside the city.    And stop with your fairy tales about owning houses in other states.

Why should she move to the City? This way she can get gravy from both the town and City DEMS. Ask her to pass the salt. Maybe some crumb should fall to a City taxpayer? Naah-working together works-for her.

     Mayor SOS is a total disgrace. He can't even find a secretary that resides in the City? All the new police hires leave outside the City. Good thing the City has a residency requirement for all employees-lol-Of course the rubber stamps on the Council don't know nuthin about all the town residents ruining City Hall. Pass them a flashlight they are constantly in the dark.

I'll be visiting one of my properties during Christmas week.    One that I pay taxes on.

As for Ms. Marco, she is not required to live in the city and I am glad that she is a resident of Rotterdam.
Where she chooses to live is her business and that is all I will say on the subject.

How about a police dispatcher. Is where he lives his business too, or MUST he live in the town or be fired by Bob God and the chief?

Is this a new article in the gazette or an old one?  I don't get it.

Of course where you live is your business. But enforcing the residency laws is the Mayor's DUTY. If he can't uphold the City residency laws he should resign.

     Then he wonders why Schenectady has the highest unemployment in the entire region. With Metrograft. With nonprofit spending. It's high time the sheeple elected a Mayor that can uphold residency laws for City Hall employees. We know the current laughingstock is unable to do even that. The bar cannot be set any lower for the new Mayor.

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How about a police dispatcher. Is where he lives his business too, or MUST he live in the town or be fired by Bob God and the chief?

This is an interesting point.  I believe that the Tommasone administration looked the other way when the Chief decided not to do anything about a dispatcher who did not live in the town and actually filed a letter with the Chief that contained false statements.  As far as the police commission thing, the only reason it's not around is because politicians were too afraid of losing elections.  Mr. Notar, you obviously don't know how it works in town government, everything goes through the town board (or at least is supposed to) the promotions and hiring decisions don't belong to the Chief or anyone else, all of our promotions go through the town board.  I also remember a long list of names of hires and promotions from the PC days that included a deputy chief, lts, sgts and patrol men, 9 out of 10 were the Chiefs picks.  If I'm not mistaken, he supported all the hires and promotions except Signores son (who went on to become a State Trooper) and obviously his son was a top candidate (oh wait, don't hire him because he's too good) give me a break.

The PD didn't want politicians sticking their nose in the contract, that's the bottom line.  Then the dispatchers believed that their contract wasn't as good as the PDs and wanted their own bargaining unit and the only union working WITH the town board was the CSEA!!!!!!!! We worked with the town board, we didn't try to bully them.  The next PD contractc was even fatter than the last one.  So, all the give backs we game to the town were quickly snatched up by the PD.  What a joke.

And just why does the town board sway so easily toward the RPD,  the statement above would lead one to think some thing "sh!tty - I mean fishy" going on

Just what back rubs are town board members getting?

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Ludes
BC Bud
Coke
Downers
Washing of money
DWI
Speeding
Stop light running
Fleecing of the ignorant

Just what is the payback

I hear this stuff is so top secret that the retiring senior typist position is being reserver for a party appointment just to keep a lid on things


Because silence is "Golden"

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This is an interesting point.  I believe that the Tommasone administration looked the other way when the Chief decided not to do anything about a dispatcher who did not live in the town and actually filed a letter with the Chief that contained false statements.  As far as the police commission thing, the only reason it's not around is because politicians were too afraid of losing elections.  Mr. Notar, you obviously don't know how it works in town government, everything goes through the town board (or at least is supposed to) the promotions and hiring decisions don't belong to the Chief or anyone else, all of our promotions go through the town board.  I also remember a long list of names of hires and promotions from the PC days that included a deputy chief, lts, sgts and patrol men, 9 out of 10 were the Chiefs picks.  If I'm not mistaken, he supported all the hires and promotions except Signores son (who went on to become a State Trooper) and obviously his son was a top candidate (oh wait, don't hire him because he's too good) give me a break.

The PD didn't want politicians sticking their nose in the contract, that's the bottom line.  Then the dispatchers believed that their contract wasn't as good as the PDs and wanted their own bargaining unit and the only union working WITH the town board was the CSEA!!!!!!!! We worked with the town board, we didn't try to bully them.  The next PD contractc was even fatter than the last one.  So, all the give backs we game to the town were quickly snatched up by the PD.  What a joke.

This is water over the dam now! Rotterdamians had their chance to take control of their rpd and contract. So life goes on as usual in rotterdam!