Adam

up front, yes, but they will attach the cost to any other property tax bills the owner might have. as long as he is current on his taxes seizure is moot

apologies then, though my response is valid, it isnt a relevant to reply to THAT quote and for the record i agree with you on the clock tower

As a Church, it was not subject to property taxes. Not everyone in Chemung County or Elmira practice one religion, so there are two reasons the taxpayers should not be burdened. Once it closed its doors in 2009 and was purchased in 2010 by Laurentiu Marian, a private Citizen, in 2010; it became that gentleman's "problem" to maintain and restore....or tear down if it so pleased him. But again, zero tax monies should be put into the building. From old photos and stories, Elmira was a beautiful place with many great examples of lovely architecture. While I would love nothing more than the opportunity to have witnessed it first hand; it IS the past. Just like in our personal lives; sometimes you have to hoe-out that which is no longer useful in order to move forward.

put some beans in, they are nitrogen fixers

you can take cuttings, or like i did, use a plastic container with potting soil, place it where there are 2-3 nodes along a green limb, moisten, then place cover and leave it for 2-3 weeks, it should root, and you can cut it at bottom of container and replant. youll need to put in some post & wire for the grapes to attach, pruning is beyond easy. the cutting i gave you is from Harold's root stock and thought they are seeded, are really sweet when ripe

worked today, thought i had some toys sold to make room for new ones, after 30 min drive from work and another 30 min waiting at agreed place, i believe i got punked....FB marketplace is more and more a PITA than its worth

kudos where they are Due im thinking its a split effect for trump; Minority woman running against trump picks dems up more of the black and suburban female vote especially if Trump veers from current behavior. May provide Trump more male/hispanic votes?

could be the couple were looking to exactly make a Federal case out of it to put the photog in their place. i guess if you want to refuse service for whatever reasons thats your choice, but at least be smart and instead of throwing your religious/cultural beliefs in someone's faces; simply say " im booked those dates"

yard work, put generator away with cords, picked up branches and got quote started for either standby or manual generators, well see when the amounts roll in which one, work tomorrow

https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/new-dormitory-homeless-shelter-to-open-in-elmira/ https://www.wskg.org/regional-news/2024-05-09/catholic-charities-of-chemung-and-schuyler-opens-new-homeless-shelter-in-elmira https://www.catholiccharitiescs.org/find-help/homeless-services/ https://www.stargazette.com/story/news/local/2024/05/08/elmira-new-homeless-shelter-catholic-charities/73611227007/ these links indicate that "individuals" of either sex are eligible to use the shelter on High street. https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/482k-per-month-the-cost-of-homeless-housing-in-chemung-county/ the above link describes the almost half million dollars/month spent by the County(taxpayers) to house families in 191 rooms across 11 motels in the area.

speaking of Veeps i found the following quite ironic/funny: "Joe Biden told the NAACP: “I know what a Black job is: it's the vice-president of the United States." now if someone wanted to use that supposed powerful retort from Joe against him, they could craft something along the lines of why Joe doesn't think POTUS would/could be a "black job"? particularly since hes adamant about not stepping down and clearing way for a Harris run at the job

tomorrow have first person coming out to give quote for standby generator. given the frequency and duration of outages anymore, its a good idea though i know if/when we get one the need will likely decrease

to the shelters that are still in the area and abide by the rules set in place

let me enter one bit of info then return to regularly scheduled convo: 133 of 535 identify as Black, Asian, Native American or Hispanic(https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/01/09/u-s-congress) that is 25% of Congress. As a Nation those same groups account for roughly 33% (2020 Census) of the population...there may be other mathematics involved to move that variability slightly one way or the other, but im honestly not THAT smart so for sake of discussion we will have to settle on a variance from National Demographics by 8% pretty damn reflective of the population. Therein lies the problem, you are entirely welcome to your opinions, but not to offer them as fact. You seem to be so hung up on matters of race you are wiling to just go along with what you are told by those that profit from such matters without stopping to inform yourself first. Be passionate about matters but Be accurate about them too.

only "part time" job that pays 100K+ per year where folks come out millionaires, and consistently beat the S&P index with their investment choices....cannot imagine for one moment why any of them would not want to give up the gravy. minimum age to run for POTUS is 35; maximum age for any public office/judicial appointment should be 71

should probably read it bit closer: I could find nowhere in the section indicating that "teach Christian religious beliefs in public schools" unless of course one stretches the idea of portable education dollars to achieve that idea. in fact in regards to the education section, the claims in the graphic above, would make Stretch Armstrong cry Uncle. Given the steady decline of performance results of American students over the last 3 decades, perhaps it IS time to return education responsibility to the States and its families. As for "cutting Social Security" the document does not address doing so in any manner. Heritage Foundation( responsible for P2025) has advocated for raising age for SS to 70, but Trump is on record as not being in favor of doing so. there is a LOT of information in the pages, but folks should really take the time to actually read it; im sure some of the above claims may be supported in the reading, but a Mark Hamill Twitter post should not be taken as fact-based evidence of some nefarious scheme involving a potential Trump Presidency

may be a stretch but maybe "silence means consent" is an argument that is being made?

they most certainly do, many times the victim is punished as much as if and when the bully is if things get physical. what could be better is for Administrators to no longer view schools as revenue generators. they have to have X amount of asses in seats for a set number of days in order to maintain their funding so all the little shitbirds get to keep on disrupting education with little to no consequences.

1. we ALL know that despite representing 30% of County population, the City sure as hell does not generate majority of the sales tax revenue. 2. hes trying to recruit the municipalities into the fight with the assumption the City will receive the lion-share of the benefit....well if hes that concerned about the outlying towns; then he wont mind if OUR shares are increased and the City's stays flat?

on this one i have to say Mr Brinn is in the wrong...last few posts he has made regarding municipal issues have been half-truths at best. As a public representative one needs to be sure of FACTS before posting things; opining on subjects based on hunches or "misremembered" numbers does the public no good and really tanks credibility. further: We the taxpayers outside the City of Elmira have been paying for the City-boner that is the first arena for many years, i would say that argues against any more of OUR monies going into the city. perhaps instead of picking fights with County offices, maybe Mr. Brinn and the City Council should put better energy into finding ways that are not pie in the sky wastes of grant monies, to actually bring steady revenues into the City?

i have some wood working items i could donate for raffle if youd like

of course not, sept 18th date leaves perfect amount of time for an October surprise

i think best thing DJT can do is not participate in the second debate....invoke the little league "mercy rule", not wanting to punch down etc. because he gets on stage again, he WILL be baited into a full on magga meltdown and squander any gains made in debate #1

when occurrences such as this happen in minority communities the automatic go-to is to blame the police. While this is not to excuse bad apples, perhaps the first though/reaction should be "how did things get to this point and why is no one learning from them?" instead of blaming the system, whites, men, police, phase of the moon; maybe look inward and see the breakdown of the nuclear family, the glorification of gang-life, rap, violence. While no demographic corners the market in these areas it does appear to be more popular amongst some(generally speaking). Perhaps cultivating self respect, community involvement, holding "community leaders" accountable for lack of improvements in said communities, less tolerance for ignorant behavior. this young person was out late, carrying a weapon that looks quite real, matched descriptions of suspects for robberies in that very area, RAN from police, brandished this weapon and struggled with them when caught. those choices were not impulsive; they were cultivated. you came here wanting open and honest discussion, well there you go

figuratively speaking to keep with the theme