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Schenectady council candidates singing different verses of same tune
Monday, October 24, 2011
By Kathleen Moore (Contact)
Gazette Reporter

SCHENECTADY — There’s a pack of 10 residents running for four seats on the City Council.
Four Democrats, four members of the new Alliance Party — most of whom are also endorsed by the Republicans — one Republican and one write-in candidate are competing for the seats.
They all want to improve the neighborhoods — a promise that has been the theme of at least the last two elections. So far, little progress has been made.
This time, the candidates are split, even within their own party, on how to accomplish that goal. Some say a crackdown on minor crimes should be the first step, while others want to fix up the city’s housing stock. Still others say the city should focus on bringing in new businesses, or work with volunteer groups to clean up the neighborhoods, or simply cut taxes by slashing the budget......................>>>>.................>>>>.................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r00100&AppName=1

Quoted from benny salami

Leesa Perazzo actually said that record DEM taxes do not prevent City home ownership. She also said customer service at City hall isn't bad. WTF? She should have followed working together DEM Mootboot and not answered any Gazetto questions. Better not to remove all doubt. The worst DEM City slate in decades.  

Quoted from rachel72

Don't worry, now the City taxpayers will be forced to pay an additional $10K for trees and another 21 employees (with insurance/benefits/pensions) for the Waste water takeover. Perazzo doesn't have the taxpayers best interest at heart. Homes are simply large ATMS for the DEM spending frenzy. She's just another puppet without an original idea or backbone to stand up for what is right. This is the type of mentality which is destroying the City and the tax base.