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WITH A CLEAR AND SHARED VISION OF THE FUTURE, MONTGOMERY CAN ESCAPE THE FATE OF NEWBURGH, MIDDLETOWN, ROCKLAND COUNTY AND LONG ISLAND, to name a few.

Here are some to-do's for our Town Board:
1. Pass a “Whistle Blower Law”, for public employees. The “Tax Abuse” endured by the Village Residents for the last 40-50 years cannot be allowed to happen again. Public employees in a position to know about fraud, harassment, theft and abuses of power must be able to come forward without fear of retribution.

2. Revise the Town Ethics Law to match the elective position’s term of office. The current Supervisor has abused this law by technically abiding with it as written but not being faithful to its intent.

3. Shine the light on the long standing debate on sharing services within the Town & other Municipalities. The objective is for Taxpayers to avoid paying double and to avoid the confusion & aggravation caused by needless duplication. New Paltz applied for and received a $50,000.00 State grant for a professional review of duplication of services to be provided to the Voters for their review. Mike Hayes does not want to study it, review it or engage the public with it. Why? As and elected official Mike Hayes is obligated comply with all State Laws, he chooses not to? Why? He and our Town are currently breaking the Law.

4. Include Citizens in Planning for the Future - From 2004 to 2007 I obtained Grants and other State money to have Expert Professional studies done on our Drinking Water, Sewer, Waste Water Discharge, Health & Environment, Historic & Cultural Inventory, Tourism & Education, County Airport Zoning study, and a plan for Complimentary Commercial & Residential Zoning called the Behan Report All this expert work was being reviewed by Citizen Committees to finalize for presentation at Public Hearings for approval by the Voters.

Mike Hayes put aside all of the above in favor of the “Seat of the Pants” approach. Mike’s planning is done in conjunction with insiders and his own home based business expertise in fixing bus and tractor engines. As in the Old Days, citizen input is not needed, he and his friends know what should be done. Mike Hayes’ approach is a plan for haphazard growth, unknown cost’s for taxpayers and a sure thing for his friends.

5. Recurring Problems with Revenue Producing Projects must be dealt with. The Town’s regulations are routinely ignored. There should be consequences for those developers, builders and Businesses who don’t live up to their promises or do sub-standard work. Businesses who receive Empire Zone Benefits must be held accountable for Creating and Retaining the promised jobs in their proposals.