The HV News Lies received rather colorful comments from a reader penned as 'Stewart Cullen' who apparenty is rather upset by the blog topics on this site. Readers can only guess who this reader is based upon the comments were made shortly after the last blog was posted about Yancy McArthur's stop sign caper. However, while this site was intended to provide information to allow the readers question the actions and behaviors of those who govern us, this reader is rather lacking in seeing the bigger picture. Rather than sparking a 'ah-ha' moment, they take defense at what was written and are rather vocal about it. Unfortunately individuals such as this are unable to achieve a certain sense of enlightenment as they have only tunnel vision. They sadly, are and never will be intellectuals.
One comment that was written on this page was 'As for the lawyer... A terrific improvement over the dunce we had before that cannot even turn over records to the new lawyer! His work belongs to the town and should be turned over. And if there is nothing to turn over, why the
large bills? Barking up the wrong tree (again) are you? Get a life!'
This 'terrific' lawyer has demonstrated he has little to no knowledge of municipal law, including violating law by advising the town board that the former bookkeeper can have credit for the time she was not employed as well as stating that the stop signs (that Yancy McArthur is so feverently trying to remove for unknown reasons) was authorized by resolution. The town lawyer should probably take a crash course in municipal law because traffic devices are maintained through local law as per NYS Title 8, Article 44, § 1682. Local traffic-control devices. Local authorities in their respective jurisdiction shall place and maintain such traffic-control devices, conforming to the state manual and specifications, as they may deem necessary to indicate and carry out the provisions of this chapter or local
traffic ordinances, orders, rules or regulations or to regulate, warn, or guide traffic, except that a city having a population in excess of one million shall conform to the state manual and specifications only
insofar as such local authority in its discretion deems practicable.
Crash course in municipal law: What's a difference between resolutions and local law?
Resolutions can simply be voted on by the town board, however the procedure for local law is more involved. A majority vote of the town board must carry the proposal, however the law must be filed with the Secretary of State, whereas resolution do not.
The town lawyer should have done his homework on this one OR he could have just looked on the Hyde Park website and found the meeting agenda for December 21, 2009 that stated local law was adopted.
One comment that was written on this page was 'As for the lawyer... A terrific improvement over the dunce we had before that cannot even turn over records to the new lawyer! His work belongs to the town and should be turned over. And if there is nothing to turn over, why the
large bills? Barking up the wrong tree (again) are you? Get a life!'
This 'terrific' lawyer has demonstrated he has little to no knowledge of municipal law, including violating law by advising the town board that the former bookkeeper can have credit for the time she was not employed as well as stating that the stop signs (that Yancy McArthur is so feverently trying to remove for unknown reasons) was authorized by resolution. The town lawyer should probably take a crash course in municipal law because traffic devices are maintained through local law as per NYS Title 8, Article 44, § 1682. Local traffic-control devices. Local authorities in their respective jurisdiction shall place and maintain such traffic-control devices, conforming to the state manual and specifications, as they may deem necessary to indicate and carry out the provisions of this chapter or local
traffic ordinances, orders, rules or regulations or to regulate, warn, or guide traffic, except that a city having a population in excess of one million shall conform to the state manual and specifications only
insofar as such local authority in its discretion deems practicable.
Crash course in municipal law: What's a difference between resolutions and local law?
Resolutions can simply be voted on by the town board, however the procedure for local law is more involved. A majority vote of the town board must carry the proposal, however the law must be filed with the Secretary of State, whereas resolution do not.
The town lawyer should have done his homework on this one OR he could have just looked on the Hyde Park website and found the meeting agenda for December 21, 2009 that stated local law was adopted.
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