What I achieved in 2005 proved two important points; a third party candidacy is not invariably a third place candidacy, and with little dollars, I produced big results. Those points are meaningful in 2009, because there will be a third party candidacy, and because Binghamton’s next mayor will need demonstrated ability to get more mileage [...]
In 2005 then Democrat candidate Matt Ryan was warning Binghamton, New York’s voters that they should not vote for me, because I was going to cut fire and police. In 2009, Mayor Matt Ryan, who will soon be seeking re-election, is also seeking a 10% cut in Binghamton’s police and fire. Apparently a municipal golf [...]
Dear Binghamton Republican voters: Did you know your leaders made Matt Ryan mayor? Sounds crazy, but it’s true. How did it happen? Weeks prior to Election Day 2005, your local GOP leaders knew their candidate had no chance to win. That’s why they didn’t bring in then Governor Pataki for a late campaign stop, which [...]
After Binghamton’s 2005 mayoral election, I frequently got compliments on the campaign, and encouragement to run again. I thought people were being polite, and that eventually, it would stop; but it didn’t. Losing that election by so little was not easy. But it was not so hard as to make me think the effort was [...]
#1 Recently, the mayor of Binghamton claimed the city’s Ely Park Golf Course could not “legally” be sold. A brief review of my 1st year law school property exam study notes ( yes, I still have them) shows otherwise, and a further review of the pertinent entries in the New York Jurisprudence 2nd confirms, it [...]
Below is a Guest Viewpoint I wrote that was published in the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin on January 30, 2003. Judging from the seemingly endless and extremely tiresome calls for “consolidation” in the Binghamton/Broome County, New York area, it is worth repeating… Recent calls for a “new” Broome County government “blueprint” apparently admit what has [...]
For nearly two decades, high ranking City of Binghamton officials from both parties have insisted, with an almost religious fervor, that the city’s very existence hinges on the federal grants it gets, currently about 3% of its total budget. But, the local property tax levy is by far the largest source of city revenue. State [...]
