They’re “Getting It” In Cortlandt
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- November
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Maybe the poobahs of Westchester County government aren’t catching on to the woeful economy, but it looks like the town of Cortlandt is trying to set an example in the way of belt-tightening leadership.
Town Supervisor Linda Puglisi said she and eight and other elected officials will not take raises in 2009. That’s a savings of $12,000 right there. Not a lot perhaps, but it’s the symbolism that matters.
Times are tough in Cortlandt, as they are everywhere. Puglisi saiid the town is getting one-third of the mortgage tax revenue it projected for 2008, or $700,000.
The supervisor also said that two-year contracts for 11 contractual employees, mostly bosses, will be amended from a 3.5 percent salary increase to 2 percent…a savings of $14,145. Union contracts, she said, are currently in stages of negotiation.
Other cuts:
50 percent reduction in consultants, saving $42,600.
One-third cut in seasonal hiring, saving $25,000.
Hiring freeze from 2008 to 2009.
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Phil Reisman is a veteran journalist and native of Westchester County. He began his career in 1977 as the head copy boy of a startup New York City newspaper that quickly went belly up. Reisman was not to blame for the newspaper's failure, or so he claims.
They sure don’t get it at Citibank. In the midst of a government bailout, they have no plans to rescind their 400 million dollar deal for naming rights to the Met’s new ballpark. I guess they figure why not, it’s not their money they are spending.
On another topic, I wonder if the vote to spend 8 million dollars to refurbish the playland bath house would pass if the vote were held today.