The Omertà Report

KingstonCItizens.org recently has weighed in against a proposal to bring in a Shooting Range in Midtown Kingston, citing a law in the 1980's which banned the use of discharging firearms except in the case of law enforcement and for purposes of self defense. Now I would argue that a shooting range's purpose is for self defense and therefore their point is moot but that's not the issue as far as I'm concerned. My concern is not the shooting range and whether or not it's dangerous to have in the city, it's not.  Ms. Martin states on her dopey website that this is not about a position on gun ownership and I absolutely believe her, thats not the issue, this is about her attitude against private business in this city which is a sentiment that unfortunately is shared by the current administration and that my friends is far more dangerous than any shooting range could ever pose to this city. Remember that the common counsel gave Rebecca Martin an award and recognized her for her efforts to keep out Niagra Bottling plant that would have brought in hundreds of jobs to the city, Abasta!

Here you have a Doctor, a well educated individual that is looking to invest his own money to bring in a business to Kingston and once again we are saying no thanks, Kingston is closed for business. Unless you want free cbg money to plant a tree, compost or save a fish, we don't want to hear from you. It's not the job of the City to stop development, the city has no right to tell this Doctor that he can't open a gun range to teach people self defense and provide a safe place to train people on public safety with his own money, what planet are these people on?!  Ms. Martin goes further to state that the noise of the gun range will decrease the property value in the area, va fungool! We are talking about Prince st not West Chestnut sweetheart, there will be no effect in property value, you cant give homes away in that neighborhood and the reason being is because of  the anti business climate that exists in this city, which is why especially in that area you continue to see vacant store fronts increased crime and lack of opportunity. Its the job of the government to get out of the way of private business and the rest will take care of itself, we don't need people like Rebecca Martin getting awards from the city and attention for hindering buisness and creating an atmosphere that ensures the people that live in Midtown will continue to be poor and stupid.

CHANGE-  Meter collections in this city really leaves a lot to be desired. First let me be clear we are not talking about the people that write tickets or the people that collect the meter money, that process is pretty solid. After the money is collected is the issue, we hear the Comptroller's office installed cameras a few years ago, a lot of money goes through that office and it's right thing to do. However the meter money is not counted or stored in the Comptroller's office even though that department is in charge of parking enforcement. Meter money is stored with zero supervision in the bus department and clouted by bus employees, it's crazy, you are talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars that go through that office with zero accountability. I'm not saying that there is any funny business going on but it's simply not appropriate for the city bus department to have anything to do with it. It's like sending the Internet guy out to collect a stray dog, it's not his job.  Mayor Noble should end this practice immediately its just common sense.

To the surprise of no one  Congressman Chris Gibson has announced that he is exploring a run for Governor of NY, I have always been a fan of Andrew Cuomo, he's one of us, he's a political animal that will cut your throat, he takes no prisoners and is just a great politician. Gibson will give him a fun for his money though in the end Andrew will come out on top.

Zepher Teachout will without question be the Democratic nominee for Congress, her early backing by the Working Families party all but assured that the party must get behind her if they want to take that seat back, there is no way a Democrat could win that district with one line, a split ticket would all but assure the GOP holds that seat.  Teachout also has shown she will be able to raise money, she raised 48k within 24 hours of her announcement and  has raised hundreds of thousands already since then. Teachout will have a tough time winning that district as an ultra liberal from Vermont, she makes Noble look like Ronald Reagan.