Want to ask how he is working to lower your taxes or any other question?
You have that chance on a live telephone town hall meeting hosted by Astorino tonight from 7 to 8 p.m.
To ask a question, or just listen in, call toll-free 877-228-2184 and enter event ID 19135.
Live audio of the tele-town hall will be streamed on www.westchestergov.com. To avoid excess Web traffic at the beginning of the call, listeners are advised to log on between 6:45 and 7 p.m.
Residents are also invited to submit questions in advance via email (askastorino@westchestergov.com) or social media. Use hashtag #askastorino on Facebook (facebook.com/westchestergov) or Twitter (@westchestergov).
“The tele-town hall is a way for me to speak directly to Westchester residents and answer their questions,” Astorino said. “There is a lot to talk about. I will give an update on key issues and then answer questions.”
Last month, Astorino delivered his state of the county address, during which he detailed the substantial progress that has been made on all three of his priorities as county executive: protecting taxpayers, preserving essential services and promoting economic growth.
The full video of the speech can be viewed at www.westchestergov.com.
This event will be the fourth “Ask Astorino” tele-town hall.
How about reducing the size of County government? Reducing spending and have a special committee that is not hand picked but educated enough to carefully monitor all spending on the County level and on the local level. Also, property and school taxes should be based upon ones overal income and what their situation is and not based upon what someones property is valued at. There should be some kind of fairness involved with regards to property taxes and school taxes. School Districts need careful monitoring of all spending. There is just too much wasteful spending going on out there and we need to address it now. Including doing away or limitinmg all personal expenditures on every level of government. We need to bring back honesty and integrity to Westchester County. We also must put and end to all these senseless Police Shootings of innocent young black men and the Police Cover-ups. We need to set new standards for the hiring of all County and local Police Officers, New training that includes sensitivity training, constitutional rights enforcement and we need to set up rewards for all officers who come forward with information on corruption or misconduct within their department or a fellow officer and make it so they are protected from retaliation or lose of job for blowing the whistle on another fellow officer. We must have accountability and integrity in Westchester, including transparency in our government.
Police need better and higher standards of accountability here in Westchester. If you want to call that a beef too, go right ahead. In fact everyone in a position of trust should be held to a much higher standard of accountability in my opinion, and not just the Police but Politicians, lawyers, fireman etc. We need to bring back integrity and honesty to Westchester County, and in NYS. Its time we raise the bar up higher omn every level of government. Nomore slap on the wrists for corrupt politicians in public office or convicted politicians who sit back and collect a pension. We need these changes in order to make life better for everyone and keep people honest.
Its time we set an example for these politicians who think they are above the law.! We must give harsh sentences for all people that are in a position of trust in order to send the right message to others who are corrupt or thinking about it. We need to start by monitoring all politicians and their spending and we must reduce that spending through careful monitoring of all expenses. We need to reduce the size of County government and local government by consolidating departments and cutting back on un-needed wasteful spending. We see so many fire dept SUV's and Highway Dept trucks parked at a residence or in a different town or shopping? Why? We need accountability in every City and town and village here in Westchester. We need transparency and honesty.
More people are leaving Westchester County then ever before. Even our zoning laws are unconstitutional and way to intrusive on the average homeowner. There has to be some kind of fairness when these laws are written. Most local town boards have no understanding whatsoever of Constitutional rights of the people. Its time that our Constitution and the rights of the people be protected on every level of government. This is what our forefathers fought so hard for, and we say that those rights of the people must be enforced at all costs.
How about setting up a committee to over-see all spending in our County and on the local levels? How about a committee that looks into corruption and misconduct here in Westchester? How about setting up rewards for information leading to arrests? Also, protection and rewards offered for honest Police officers who blow the whistle on another officer? Protection from retaliation or lose of job and not only within the Police depts but in every government dept thru out the USA. We need to keep everyone honest from going astray. Besides its the right thing to do.
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