Emailed to: Tim Gordon
Dear Assemblyman Gordon
This morning’s mail brought my copy of the 2010 Staycation Guide under your name. Please note that today is August 25th.
It is apparently the last day of the Troy Rockin on the River Concert Series, otherwise everything else in the Music and Festivals section is past. I suppose you could argue that there’s a bit more time to take advantage of the area’s parks and museums but frankly, the idea of a guide to local attractions for cash-strapped constituents is probably about 3 months too late.
Normal people generally have to plan ahead to take time off. They plan their activities and budget money for these activities. They have the pleasure of not only planning them, but anticipating them, enjoying them and then remembering them.
This is very unlike the representatives in the NYS Legislature who feel that passing a budget four months late is all right, and that no one cares or will remember this gross negligence of executing the trust of government – to represent the citizens and to act responsibly for the good of all.
The arrival of this newsletter in my mailbox is just another reminder of the painful state of elected representation. I encourage you to not waste money by sending out trivial bits of too-late information and to explain instead how the elected bodies of this state intend to get back to the business of handling THE PEOPLE’s business on a daily basis, making considered decisions, acting in a timely and responsible manner, and handling our tax monies in a responsible manner that fulfills the purpose of government.
Mary Beth Frezon
Orientation::Quilter
https://quiltr.com
Yeeeeeeah. Promoting tourism to locals seems kind of odd anyway. If the region is already cash-strapped, wouldn’t sending further afield to bring people *into* the area be wise. As for timing, I’m sure you’re right in that the people planning this don’t know how hard getting time off is for average people, but I’d bet anything that it was planned to come out in April or May and it was just caught in bureaucratic muck every step of the way until it finally managed to squeeze it self out.
Absolutely the truth Rosemary – since the budget was supposed to be in place on April 1st (the perennial April Fool’s joke for New York State residents) – I’m sure this was prepared and has been hanging out waiting to go out ever since.
I don’t even mind targeting residents for this since taking advantage of what’s local is often something worth reminding people. I’m as bad as the next person in having good intentions for getting to local exhibits etc. I guess I need to take that advice about setting firm artist’s dates.