NCVOA Member Newsletter
Theme: 2009- A Year of Uncertainty
A New Years resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.
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On behalf of all of the members of the NCVOA, we woul;d like to take this opportunity to wish one and all a very Happy New Year.
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Cover Story -
January 2009 General Membership M
When: Tuesday, january 13, 2009
Where: La Marmite Restaurant
Guest speaker: John Galligan, NYCOM will discuss LOSAP( Length of Service Awards program) and its financial impact on municipalities.
Feature Article - From the Presidents Desk
Dear Mayors and Trustees:
Happy Holidays! I hope this holiday season has been special for you and your family and that 2009 is filled with continued good health and happiness. ................
Feature Article - NCVOA Editorial
Governor Paterson’s budget proposal for 2009-2010 includes language for dissolving villages by way of eliminating small villages. Please read on to see our response to this challenge….
If you can't convince them, confuse them
President Harry S. Truman once said, “If you can’t convince them, confuse them.” It sounds like the mantra adopted by some ......
Feature Article - Mark Your Calendars
NYCOM Winter Legislative Meeting
February 22-24, 2009
Crowne Plaza, Albany, NY
Feature Article - Renovations are in Order
Congratulation to Bellerose Village Mayor Donna Sherrer and her staff on the acquisition of a $200,000 federal grant for the much needed renovations for their firehouse.
The grant, thanks to an earmark, by Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy of Mineola was announced by U S Department of Homeland Security. Bellerose, with a population of 1173, was the only local government agency in New York to win a noncompetitive Emergency Operations Center Grant in fiscal 2009 award.
Feature Article - The Last Word
"There has never been a statute erected to the memory of someone who let well enough alone."
Jules Ellinger