Click the link to view the DPW and Finance Committee meeting for May 16, 2011
Click the link to view the Common Council meetings of April,2011
Click the link to view the Common Council meetings for March 2011
Please find below the video clip of the very brief discussion on the proposed change to the Common Council committee schedule from the July 12th Common Council meeting. I was not informed of this before hand, and when I tried to ask some questions about it, under discussion on the motion, I was shut down. The express reason for the change, as you will see after viewing the video, was to shut me up.
I am proud of the fact that I have taken many hours to film committee and board meetings and now the Common Council meetings, and upload them to the Internet, fulfilling a commitment I made to open government in this city. It seems other members of the Council have a problem with this, as the majority of the Council stood by while I was attacked by 1st Ward Councilman McCarthy for producing these videos, and gaveled down by the mayor. In the clip, I am accused of 'browbeating department heads' by McCarthy, but am given no chance to respond to such a dispersion. If any department head in this city feels so put upon, they are welcome to contact me directly and they can discuss this with me. This would be preferred to seeing their concerns filtered through others, and their words twisted to serve the political agenda of other councilpersons who, it seems, have profound issues with me conducting the people's business in full view of the public eye, and asking questions and expecting answers from those whom we pay.
Below are documents and information relating to challenging, or changing your home's FEMA Flood Zone designation. As many of you know by now, FEMA issued new flood maps for Port Jervis that became effective in August of 2008. You can challenge them individually, by following the procedures outlined in the documents below. Be sure to check with your lender, and insurance carrier, before undertaking this, to make sure it is worth it for you.
I am on the record as asking the city to adress this collectively, during the comment period in 2007-08, before these became law. My letter to the council from that time is below for your information. My chief opposition to this was that many of the flood issues in the Third Ward were not due to natural water ways, but due, instead to drainage structures and pathways built by the City.
Click the link to view the Common Council meeting of August 23, 2010, unedited and uncut.
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INFORMATION
Below are zip files containing information on the Rowhouse/ Townhouse proposal that will allow these in the R-2 Zone in the city. The R-2 Zone covers about one-third of Port Jervis, and is in all four wards.
Appliance Rebate Program Link:
http://www.nyapplianceswapout.com/
I've produced a video report regarding the sidewalk situation here in Port Jervis. Please take the time to view it at
Click the link to view the Common Council Meeting of June 28th, 2010
Click the links to view the Common Council Meetings of July 2010
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FEATURED VIDEOS:
Click the links to view the Common Council meetings of Septemer 2010, unedited and uncut.
Click the link to view the Common Council meeting of October 12th, 2010, unedited and uncut.
Click the link to view the Common Council meetings for December 2010 ,
Below is the video clip for the Alexa Meadows Senior Housing project Public Hearing on Beach Road
Click the link to view the Common Council meeting for January 2011
Click the link to view the Common Council meeting for February 2011
Click the link to view the Finance Committee meeting for March 21st, 2011
Click the link to view the discussion before the Council on the attempt to remove the Port Jervis Senior Club from the Farnum House. Please contact us with any questions or concerns you may have over this. Our position is clear--let the seniors stay where they have for many years, and provide a full accounting of all senior money held by the city.
Click the link to view the Code Committee meeting of April 4, 2011
Click the link to view the DPW Committee meeting of April 18, 2011
Click the link to view the Code Committee meeting of May 2, 2011
Click the link to view the Common Council meeting for May 23, 2011
