Julie Killian of Forest Avenue, a 20 year resident of Rye, has been appointed to fill the seat vacated by Suzanna Keith. From the current six council members, she was voted in with five yes votes. Catherine Parker voted to abstain after she said she favored to hold the seat open until the election in the fall.
Killian ran for the seat against Charmian Neary of Midland Avenue and Jason Mehler of Milton Road.
Jim,
I think the Auto body Environmentalist has a catchy beat to it but this one is my all time favorite.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy0aBtzUbXQ
And if you want to relax a little try this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKM6N1Nj27s
All great examples of the "superb" leadership by Mayor Doug French in protecting the health, safety and welfare of the residents and the environment in Rye NY.
Posted by: Ray Tartaglione | July 20, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Mr. Regan,
Happy to see you are quite the "Environmentalist"!!!
Even former, recent, and present Presidents have fender benders every now & then....I'm curious, what do you do with your vehicles when they get into a fender bender or two - do you have them repaired or get a new one because you are "quite the ENVIRONMENTALIST???
Posted by: Jim Amico | July 20, 2012 at 08:45 AM
WHAT! NOT ANOTHER RYE POL!?!?!
NEW YORK STATE PLACES TAX LIEN ON COUNCILWOMAN JULIE KILLIAN'S MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR ESTATE
http://www.lausdeo10580.com/lausdeo10580/2012/07/new-york-state-places-tax-lien-on-councilwoman-killians-multi-million-dollar-estate.html
Posted by: tedc | July 19, 2012 at 06:37 PM
"The Autobody Environmentalist"
http://youtu.be/H2dKjLW6CJM
Posted by: Ronald Regan | June 22, 2012 at 07:17 PM
Hot enough for you today?
It brings back memories.
LET’S PRETEND
Fifty years ago on stifling late summer days when camp was over and the afternoon hours dragged on and school starting was still weeks away, I remember taking toy airplanes outside in the heat and “flying” them around my backyard – imagining piloting them high above a distant earth below – and bringing them to safe unbroken landing’s in far away airports in cities I was only then learning the names of. Most children I believe go thru similar phases of pretending. It’s an important early form of experimentation and cognitive development including the part encouraging abstract thought. Some children might try dressing up in their parent’s clothes; some might play army in gritty imaginary backyard “wars” complete with fake weapons (I sure did); some hold tea parties in their bedrooms for their friends – either real or wholly imaginary. And all of this is expected and natural in children. And then they grow up.
School is certainly a big part of growing up in America. And in school we learn about many things – including math and science and how forms of government work around the world and here at home. And with government we learn about politics and political parties and candidates and elected officials and what laws are for and how they come about. And as school continues into higher grades our teachers increasingly discourage us from pretending and focus us instead on learning by giving us tests that measure what we know as opposed to what we might make up. And then we leave school, begin careers, start families, pay taxes and obey the laws – it is after all, The American Way.
Local government exists to provide proscribed public services and ensure that residents of a town follow its myriad of regulations, codes and ordinances. It is - they say after all - the law. And it’s for our own good we’ve been told. And no one receives preferential treatment – no matter who they are – and no one is singled out for targeted punishment – no matter how much they exercise their rights to speak or what neighborhood they come from. And no one’s above the law – or beneath it. And elected officials still raise their hands and swear oath’s to uphold laws and interpret them in ways that establish public trust, ensure justice and maintain public credibility regarding codes established (in many cases) by our own parents and grandparents.
Among us today, regrettably, walk pretenders. These pretenders have nothing to do with early childhood development, nothing to do with abstract thought or artistic expressionism. These pretenders astonishingly are now employed - or sit elected - on the promise that they will govern and lead honorably. But now after being given multiple chances to do things properly, to correct past wrongs, to bring sunlight into festering municipal cover-up’s, to deal swiftly and cleanly with dishonesty, to speak candidly – they have failed to do so.
Instead - they pretend. And it’s not impossible that they have come to expect us to pretend with them. In this I believe they have fundamentally misjudged both us and the limits of their own self dealing. Thus it should not come as a surprise to anyone in this town that the reputational landings of this singular group of modern day local low-flyers will likely be neither safe - nor unbroken. Let’s all welcome Mrs. Killian. And let’s suggest she fasten her seat belt.
Oh - and this just out -
http://www.lausdeo10580.com/lausdeo10580/2012/06/new-york-state-issues-tax-warrants-to-gop-congressional-candidate-carvinover-90k-in-liens-placed-against-property-from-2006.html
Posted by: tedc | June 20, 2012 at 01:54 PM
Oh look, critisism from a faceless coward...what a surprise!
Posted by: Jim Amico | June 18, 2012 at 05:54 PM
Amico and Neary ...... what a pair .
Posted by: divman | June 18, 2012 at 10:22 AM
@ Charmian,
LOL, WOW, That's the second Suzanna Keith sighting I have heard about this week...thankfully for Rye there will soon be NO SIGHTINGS!!!
The truth becomes very obvious when someone avoids questions asked of him/her...you are wasting your breath!
Posted by: Jim Amico | June 17, 2012 at 04:56 PM
"Tony will cancel your Optimum Online and take away your keyboard"... "walking around with a wacky letter"... Again, exactly what are you talking about? Please explain.
Posted by: Matt Fahey | June 17, 2012 at 12:50 AM
While at Kelly's recently with a friend, I saw someone who appeared to me to be over-medicated. She was not in her happy place. She also was not a Democrat.
Let's add "over-medicated" to the list of words from which the Rye GOP should stay away.
You wandered off message on the hazing thing, Matt.
Now you're blowing up your spot here.
Aren't you afraid Tony will cancel your Optimum online and take away your keyboard?
Posted by: Charmian Neary | June 16, 2012 at 06:30 PM