The city was awarded $604,425, of which nearly $375,000 will to directly to the Troy Police Department. The remainder will be split between the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s Office, the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office and the Rensselaer County Probation Department.
The funds will be used to purchase GPS devices. * A mistake, yes. It's not pleasant for the unfortunate resident. However, if you want aggressive policing, the occasional mistake is going to occur.
WHAT IF THEY HELD A DOG & PONY SHOW...
and nobody came?
TROY - It was the empty seats that made a statement Monday night, at an information session about a plan for a city-wide reassessment in Troy.
The public and the City Council were invited, but none of the nine council members showed.
And then, the disappointment.
"The fact that they didn't show up tonight to hear the question and answers and presentation is not a good sign for the residents," said Mayor Harry Tutunjian. "They're elected to make tough decisions and when they choose to stay away, it's disappointing to me."
Another bad sign for the residents is a Mayor that sends notice to Council members two days before the meeting is scheduled. Perhaps, if Council members received notice before Saturday, July 5th, some may have showed, including his his own party.
On the other hand, as a seperate branch of government, they are not at the mayor's beck and call. If the meeting was so important, perhaps the Mayor could have coordinated this better. It's all very disappointing.
THE FIGHTING 21ST
Phil Steck, Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 21st congressional district, is calling for immediate federal and state action to allay the fears of Mohawk River Valley residents of more disastrous flooding.
“It is a disgrace that state and federal officials have done nothing while the people in this region live in fear of the next big flood,” said Steck, who spent the weekend personally knocking on doors at the homes of over 200 residents in the Villages of St. John sville and Fort Plain. “After all we’ve seen in New York and across the country, you would think the politicians in Albany and Washington would have learned.”
Stech also received another endorsement:
Albany ’s 4th Ward City Councilwoman Barbara Smith, a prominent black feminist, has endorsed Phil Steck in his campaign for Congress. Smith’s written work on racism, gender and class, have appeared in a variety of national publications.
As for Tracey Brooks:
In the wake of repeated local gun violence and the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, Congressional candidate Tracey Brooks today asked local communities, law enforcement agencies and gun safety advocates to join her in a renewed pledge to keep our kids safe, keep guns off our streets and out of the hands of criminals.
Brooks also supports:
-Requiring firearm license applicants to be 21 years old to carry, posses, repair or dispose of firearms.
-Banning the sale, use or possession of 50-caliber or larger weapons.
-Childproofing devices and legislation that prohibits weapons, like pistols and revolvers, without mechanisms incorporated into the design that effectively preclude an average five year old from firing it.
-Bills, like the Children's Weapon Accident Prevention Act, which require safe storage of weapons.
-Weapons safety programs in our schools and communities.
Brooks is also set to announce a major endorsement today, Vinnie Barbarino style:
Who: Congressional Candidate Tracey Brooks; Cohoes Mayor John McDonald; friends, supporters and special guest
What: Tracey Brooks will receive a significant endorsement in the 21st Congressional race.
When: Thursday, July 9, 11:00 AM
Where: Marra's Pharmacy, 217
Darius Shahinfar gathered enough signatures to make the ballot for September's primary.
Former Assemblyman Paul Tonko appears to be doing absolutely nothing. He also appears to be winning.
And finally, Congressional candidate John Aretakis bids adieu to his Washington ambitions, restoring a level of dignity to the race that is very disappointing.
* Yes, we know they entered the residence that was in the warrant.
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