Comments on: Cheektowaga Does Something Unprecedented

By: wnyresident

wnyresident — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:40:49 +0000

Follow along a little more closely

http://www.speakupwny.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29726

By: hank

hank — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:51:32 +0000

I’ll be dipped in shit and rolled in cracker crumbs—Never woulda thunk it.

With the economy contracting, This is one ballsy move, and I respect the HELL out of the Town Board for having the fortitude to even suggest it.

No government employee needs a brand new SUV to drive around in. You can pick up good deals on fleet vehicles at just about any auto wholesale auction, where dealers go to buy used vehicles for their lots.

You can drive a 2003 Ford P/U used for a lot less purchase price than a new SUV, and it would be just as good if not better on gas. Keeps the guys in the garage with a job doing the maint. instead of the dealer too.

There just might be some hope for WNY yet.

Thanks for posting this Alan.

By: Cheektovegas

Cheektovegas — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:26:29 +0000

Your right pundit this is huge… elected officials need to make these cuts and also stop the overtime, the taxpayer paid cars and all the other waste and pork. Kudos to Rogowski and Zydel and Kaznowski!!! the voters will remember you at the polls. but do the math… they need more votes to pass these cuts. Where is Charlie? Are you going to support this budget and take the cut or are you going to ram Mary’s big tax increase instead? Swiatek and Jawrowicz.. both of you are running for re-election next year you need to step up and let us know now that you are with the taxpayers. Mary Holtz and the highway sup Mark Wagoner are driving brand new suv’s all paid for by the taxpayers is that all neccessary? We will be watching in the next few days to see if ALL the elected officials will join with these three to support these changes to the budget good luck and God Bless.

By: LC Scotty

LC Scotty — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:51:05 +0000

They have “Bingo inspectors”?