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Village Of Angola Mayor
Successful In Recent Government Dissolution Petition.
Mayor Carlson succeeded in transforming
Angolas tax base while eliminating any chance for residents
and businesses to receive village tax savings.
Mr. Carlson engaged in
numerous acts of coercion and the denial of public information
during the petition process in Angola. The mayor was
successful in preventing change in our community and his
creative tactics denied residents a right to vote for change
and present data in the Supreme Court order issued by the
village government. Therefore, it is conceivable to render
the truth by publicly sharing the facts. A timeline of events
and the efforts of the mayor to block crucial steps is
provided herein. Supreme Court documents reflect this data as
submitted on May 21st , 2004.
June 2003
Meeting with Board of Elections Commissioner Ralph Mohr.
Obtained copies of village law statues and a sample petition
format for village government dissolution (Section 19;
Subsection 1914).
July
2003 Numerous
meetings and correspondence with Erie County. Offer letter from Erie
County to fund financial study for Village of
Angola or Town of Evans in
sharing services.
Sept. 15, 2003
Petition signatures began on Sept. 15, 2003 (Day
1).
Sept.
21, 2003 FOIL
village clerk, requesting information on petition filing
process.
Response dated 9/21/04 -
review election law and village law regarding petitions
Nov. 12th,2003
Meeting with Board of Elections to request data on petition
filing process.
Response: filing process NOT
outlined in village or election law, consult with your village
hall.
Jan 12th,
2004 Petition
signatures ended on January 12, 2004
(Day 120).
The window of
petition signatures is 120 days.
Jan 18th,
2004 2nd
FOIL request (hand delivered) to village clerk and Mayor
Carlson Requesting data on petition filing.
No Response
Jan 25th, 2004
3rd FOIL request to village clerk and Mayor Carlson
Requesting data on petition filing process.
Response dated 1/29/04 -
Visit the village hall to view election and village law books.
Jan
29th, 2004
Meeting with Board of Elections and Bouvier, OConnor to
request data on petition filing process.
Response: Filing process NOT
outlined in village or election law cover sheet, petition
binding requirement & petition filing rules provided
given proof of the
Village Clerk refusals and false responses.
Feb
10th, 2004
Petition (filed late) to Village of
Angola Clerk at 9:45am.
Feb.
2004 Village
Mayor Carlson calls nine (9) residents coerces residents to
submit letters requesting removal of signatures from petition.
Feb.
2004 Supreme
Court Show Cause Order issued by Mr. Carlson Letters from
residents provided in the order.
April 2004
Supreme Court Hearing No judge, no court proceedings or
testimony, attorneys unsure of the next step in this process?
April
2004 Judge
renders a decision petition for village government
dissolution invalid due to date of filing. Filing a completed
petition must be on day 120 of any Section 1914 petition
cycle.
The ability
and power of our village government to coerce, block and
ultimately end any chance of reform for a community is
embarrassing to admit. Is there a purpose or objective in
withholding a financial analysis indicating the impact of
sharing services? According to village law, a government
dissolution - ALL contractual village employees
are retained a merger of village to town services will lose
jobs! The service of elected officials to deny residents an
option for tax savings is absurd. It is poor leadership,
unethical business practices and time to consider a new mayor
on Tuesday, March 15th.or none at all.
Paul
Pinto
(549-1262)
paul_pinto@att.net
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