County Conservatives meet Tuesday night to decide on various races.
There could be fireworks over some State Senate endorsements. Amedore should be fine, but many Conservatives are furious with Larkin, Seward, and particularly Bonacic. If these 3 even show up, they can expect tough questions.
The most interesting fight will be for County Surtogate's Court. Matera and Graf were each expected to win their party's endorsement and did.
Kyle Barnett intends to primary. No word on McGinty yet.
Look for Matera and Barnett to battle it out with Matera going in to the convention with the advantage.
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Rich, Why do you say Matera will go in to convention with an advantage? I am hoping Barnett will primary as I feel that people and not committees should decide who they want. The powers that be at these conventions do not always predict the voting trend. Different climate out there now....people who previously were stymied with PC are letting it all hang out. They are choosing to make up their own minds and not always being in step with their registered party affiliations.
I say it because I believe it.
As a member of the committee, I have heard from different members as to who they are supporting.
Based on that, Matera has an early lead.
Jack Hayes should learn to not poke his Chairman with a sharp stick when running for office.
On a more timely subject. I am perplexed that Mayor Noble brought back from his dealings with the county a sales tax agreement with a term of 5 years, while at the same time has filed a lawsuit to nix an agreement the city has with another party claiming the agreement illegally binds future common councils beyond its term in office. Doesn't the city entering into a 5 year agreement with the county also illegally bind future common councils as the common councils terms are two years? Note in the city's lawsuit the city states the common council terms are 3 years, Corp Counsel must have confused his work for the city with his work for the school district.
From the lawsuit by the city:
“The term-limit rule prohibits one municipal body from contractually binding its successors in areas relating to governance unless specifically authorized to do so by statue or charter provisions,”
The lawsuit adds that “underlying the term-limits rule is the policy of the state of New York that elected officials must be free to exercise legislative and governmental power in accordance with their discretion and ordinarily may not do so in a manner that limits the same discretionary right of their successors to exceed powers.”
Under Mayor Noble's lawsuit theory the city sale tax agreement with the county can be no more then two years in length.
Cake or eat cake Mr. Mayor?
8:57...very interesting supposition. I hope the city of Kingston would have the expertise of corp counsel who could run with this. Not sure if they do.....
Where is Bernie Gray when we need him? The Common Council just gave Kingston a death sentence with no appeals by approving the Sales Tax agreement. RIP
Don't lump all of the council into that vote. There were three who were swimming against the tide....
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