Hey folks, 4 days to elections. We have a golden opportunity to change the course of Malta's downtown for the better. Sprawlsville can do a lot of damage over the next two years. Sue Nolen will keep us on track with the downtown. She's has an excellent track record of 16 years as a town councilwoman. Sue spent 12 of those years working with a Supervisor who cared about his board, employees and community and what they thought. Sprawlsville has fought every decent initiative that has been brought forth under his reign.

Give Sue the opportunity to prove herself. After all, it's only two years! If nothing else, Sue will restore Malta's government to a democracy, with equal votes, and dictator Paul can be removed.

WRITE IN SUE NOLEN FOR SUPERVISOR. BE PART OF THE PHENOMENON - "A HUGE WIN BY WRITE-IN VOTE"

Dear Sue,

Please give me a reason to write you in and not bullet vote Cynthia. I don't like Paul's style, but I don't get excited about your plan for downtown because I have only heard why you're different from Paul.

Regards,

Whitey

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Originally posted by Whitey:
Dear Sue,

Please give me a reason to write you in and not bullet vote Cynthia. I don't like Paul's style, but I don't get excited about your plan for downtown because I have only heard why you're different from Paul.

Regards,

Whitey

I still don't have your vote Whitey???

Whitey, I hope Sue does respond to you. I think it's important for her to outline the differences.

But aside from the downtown issue, are you ok with a supervisor who witholds information from his fellow board members regarding town matters? Are you ok with a supervisor who belittles his department heads? Are you ok with a supervisor who plasters his face all over shiny political flyers that spread untruths about his fellow board members and then cries foul when his TRUTHFUL indiscretions are brought to the public? Are you ok with being told you can't speak at a public town forum because he doesn't want to hear what you have to say? Are you ok with rampant negative political behavior in the town clerk's office (unless of course you're from the right side of the tracks)? Are you ok with one person bullying another person? If you're ok with everything above then bullet vote for Cynthia. Your inaction will not help to perpetuate change.

I still don't have your vote Whitey??? [/QUOTE]

You definitely have mine Dave!

Not this time Planner. If you can get your crap together on time next time around, I'll consider it. You've been doing better in recent months.

I'm not OK with any of the things you outlined about Paul, but I'm also not OK with how Sue conducts herself in meetings. I also know that materially inaccurate hits were made against the deputy supervisor regarding an easement trying to put BASIC UTILITIES to his home. I can look past those things and consider the benefits, but I am at a loss as to what they might be.

edit: While I'm validating my elitism- also John Hartzell is a clown and Ruisi is a teabagger. Both lack judgment and honesty.

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Originally posted by Whitey:
Not this time Planner. If you can get your crap together on time next time around, I'll consider it. You've been doing better in recent months.

I'm not OK with any of the things you outlined about Paul, but I'm also not OK with how Sue conducts herself in meetings. I also know that materially inaccurate hits were made against the deputy supervisor regarding an easement trying to put BASIC UTILITIES to his home. I can look past those things and consider the benefits, but I am at a loss as to what they might be.

edit: While I'm validating my elitism- also John Hartzell is a clown and Ruisi is a teabagger. Both lack judgment and honesty.

Thanks Whitey....I think....

If you only vote for one councilperson, it will insure one of the republicans you do not support will be elected. I believe there are fewer people more qualified than a planner to run in a local election that is centered around planning. Don't waste your second vote.

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Thanks again everyone!

Statistically, it can't hurt, then. If you don't win this time, though, run next time like you mean it.

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Originally posted by Whitey:
Not this time Planner. If you can get your crap together on time next time around, I'll consider it. You've been doing better in recent months.

I'm not OK with any of the things you outlined about Paul, but I'm also not OK with how Sue conducts herself in meetings. I also know that materially inaccurate hits were made against the deputy supervisor regarding an easement trying to put BASIC UTILITIES to his home. I can look past those things and consider the benefits, but I am at a loss as to what they might be.

edit: While I'm validating my elitism- also John Hartzell is a clown and Ruisi is a teabagger. Both lack judgment and honesty.

Sprawlsville had the opportunity to protect the Deputy by making sure that permits, etc. were properly filed in the Town Clerk's office. They weren't. The Deputy's neighbors were outraged that they were promised the same thing that the deputy got (by Sausville) and it didn't happen. How's it look to you?

With regard to Sue's conduct at meetings; granted she's had her moments. I'm sure it's very frustrating to deal with the behind the scenes political crap that Sausville is involved in. It affects every aspect of town government and every citizen in Malta, whether they know it or not. So, ok, she needs to work on that. Even Peter has temporarily left a meeting out of frustration with the supervisor.
Sue wears her heart on her sleeve, but she's fearless, sometimes those traits combined don't work out.
Teddy Roosevelt said "it is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short up short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat..."

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Whitey:
Dear Sue,

Please give me a reason to write you in and not bullet vote Cynthia. I don't like Paul's style, but I don't get excited about your plan for downtown because I have only heard why you're different from Paul.



In 2002, a wonderful person walked into the lives of the people of Malta. Her name was Heather Atkinson Mallozzi. Heather interviewed for the position of Director of Planning. When she left the interview, all 5 of us board members just shook our heads and said "Wow". The ideas that this woman had were incredible.

She talked about creating a downtown to bring people together in a livable and walkable community. We all listened to her ideas and became followers of it. That was the start of our "Downtown Plan". Time, citizen input and hundreds of thousands of dollars later, our zoning was adopted and our vision of our community was established.

I could picture in my mind, parking my car close to the activity, (like hundreds of places that attract us on vacation), walking to stores, going to a variety of restaurants, sitting out at outdoor cafes and meeting your neighbors. I really want my vision along with everyone that worked on it also, to come to fruition.

I am very saddened to hear that our current Supervisor wants to propose a moratorium on building. This should not be done. If it happens, we will postpone the inevitable, but in the meantime, we will get sprawl. I have talked to hundreds of people about our downtown plans, and if 5 were against it, that would be alot. Change is very hard on some folks but eventually they adapt to it, and wonder why they feared it. There has been talk of decreasing the size of the downtown but I feel that the economy will decide how far north or south that it will be built. We are naturally going to have a growth spurt with Global Foundries locating here, but with our plan in place, we are ready for it.

I have lived here for 30 years and proud to say that I have been involved with planning in some form for at least 25 of those 30 years.
I want to keep "Heather's" vision and thank her for stepping into our lives when we needed her most.

We will also have a peaceful "Meditation Garden" in Heather's name at our Community Center.

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Originally posted by QB:
Sprawlsville had the opportunity to protect the Deputy by making sure that permits, etc. were properly filed in the Town Clerk's office. They weren't. The Deputy's neighbors were outraged that they were promised the same thing that the deputy got (by Sausville) and it didn't happen. How's it look to you?

It looks like that's something anybody can do and you shouldn't trust Paul any further than he can't still hit you with a rock. I'm currently having the title changed on my wife's car and after the first three business days, I've been on the DMV's *** about it every day for a week. You can't drag the deputy into that mess because Paul promised his neighbours something. Paul promised raises in exchange for the Highway dept for getting Tom Adriance out of office and now he can't pay for them. Paul talks out of his ***. It's what he does.

As far as Sue goes, she could use some more practice calibrating before she psychos out like she does almost every time she gets bold. I understood Peter's walkout to be more like taking a break while Paul rambled on. Like taking a bathroom break during the boring parts of Titanic between the nude scene and the shipwreck.

P.S. Thanks, Sue. Do more like this in the future.

Just curious - how does one go about casting a "write-in" vote?

I've never voted that way before.

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Originally posted by hokieian:
Just curious - how does one go about casting a "write-in" vote?

I've never voted that way before.

I'm no expert, but I've been told that each voting machine has a little window (way) above each column for write in votes. In the case of Sue Nolen, you go to column 5 (above, but in the same column as the other candidates that are running for supervisor), slide open the window and write in her name. Then go on to pull levers for the other positions (or write-in for Dave Plante for Councilman above and in column 9)

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Originally posted by Whitey:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by QB:
"You can't drag the deputy into that mess because Paul promised his neighbours something".

No further comment!

Paul promised raises in exchange for the Highway dept for getting Tom Adriance out of office and now he can't pay for them. Paul talks out of his ***. It's what he does.

I understood Peter's walkout to be more like taking a break while Paul rambled on.

Sorry Whitey, not so.

That is right QB - if you have any questions about how to do a write in you can ask for help at the polls too. The inspectors will explain it.
Maggie

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But aside from the downtown issue, are you ok with a supervisor who witholds information from his fellow board members regarding town matters? Are you ok with a supervisor who belittles his department heads? Are you ok with a supervisor who plasters his face all over shiny political flyers that spread untruths about his fellow board members and then cries foul when his TRUTHFUL indiscretions are brought to the public? Are you ok with being told you can't speak at a public town forum because he doesn't want to hear what you have to say? Are you ok with rampant negative political behavior in the town clerk's office (unless of course you're from the right side of the tracks)? Are you ok with one person bullying another person?

Who does this refer to? Based on what is stated on this blog, it could refer to either the actual candidate or the write-in candidate. I have only encountered one person doing this as represented at a Board meeting. It should be better clarified if it is to change minds.

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Originally posted by QB:

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Originally posted by hokieian:
Just curious - how does one go about casting a "write-in" vote?

I've never voted that way before.

I'm no expert, but I've been told that each voting machine has a little window (way) above each column for write in votes. In the case of Sue Nolen, you go to column 5 (above, but in the same column as the other candidates that are running for supervisor), slide open the window and write in her name. Then go on to pull levers for the other positions (or write-in for Dave Plante for Councilman above and in column 9)

Correct, that's basically it QB. For example, we have the Supervisor column in column 5. You will see Paul Sausville and Rick Morse in this column. When you look directly above this column, you will see the door for a write-in candidate. Once you open this door in the supervisor column, it will lock out Paul and Rick, preventing you from pulling their lever and casting a write-in ballot for the same person (i.e. voting twice).

It's a little easier with Cynthia and I. Since there are two columns for Town Board, you can pull her lever in the first column, and then open up the write in window in the second column to write my name in.

A mailer should be going out to all residents in Town from Sue on how to cast a write in vote, but I can let her elaborate.

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Originally posted by Lynda Bablin:

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But aside from the downtown issue, are you ok with a supervisor who witholds information from his fellow board members regarding town matters? Are you ok with a supervisor who belittles his department heads? Are you ok with a supervisor who plasters his face all over shiny political flyers that spread untruths about his fellow board members and then cries foul when his TRUTHFUL indiscretions are brought to the public? Are you ok with being told you can't speak at a public town forum because he doesn't want to hear what you have to say? Are you ok with rampant negative political behavior in the town clerk's office (unless of course you're from the right side of the tracks)? Are you ok with one person bullying another person?

Who does this refer to? Based on what is stated on this blog, it could refer to either the actual candidate or the write-in candidate. I have only encountered one person doing this as represented at a Board meeting. It should be better clarified if it is to change minds.

I've seen your rantings - no deal!

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Originally posted by Just Maggie:
That is right QB - if you have any questions about how to do a write in you can ask for help at the polls too. The inspectors will explain it.
Maggie

Correct Maggie. If you have questions once you are in the booth, make sure you just step through the curtain and out of the booth to talk to an inspector, DO NOT PULL THE RED HANDLED LEVER TO OPEN THE CURTAIN!!!! It will register you as having voted and you will not have a second chance to go back.