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Town Begins Process To Make New Speed Limits Legal!

There was a public hearing at the 8-18 town board meeting to lower the speed limits on Eden Evans Center, Lake Street and Versailles Plank Road. New speed limit signs were posted earlier this Spring. If you received a speeding ticket, you may want to call Supervisor Fran Pordum and ask him how you get [...]

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Orchard Park Board To Drop Insurance For Members

QUESTIONS FOR EVANS $42,500 SUPERVISOR + $12,500 BUDGET OFFICER PORDUM Will Evans eliminate health insurance for future town board members? Orchard Park, a much wealthier town, only funds the position of budget officer at $2,000 a year and might eliminate it as a paid position. Will you, Mr. Pordum, significantly reduce or eliminate the position [...]

2010 Budget Is Online But Not On Town’s Website!

The Town of Evans charges $10.50 for a copy of the 2010 Tentative Budget. Last year it was only $3.00! To View of Download the Evans 2010 Tentative Budget – Click Here! Lets look how surrounding towns make copies of the budget available. Brant: Budget was not online but clerk offered to scan and email [...]

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Freedom of Information Requests

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Town Denies Freedom of Information Request For Merger Savings Documents

Before the November election, Fran Pordum claimed there would be a $130,000 savings if Town Clerk and Tax departments were merged.  Evans Taxpayers United requested documentation showing how this figure was calculated. The FOIL law requires an explanation for a denial. Mr. Tresmond does not state there is no document(s), but rather states ETU already [...]

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Still No Property Tax Cap in New York State

By JOSEPH SPECTOR Gannett Albany Bureau ALBANY – The state Legislature left the capital this week without a deal to lower the property-tax burden on New Yorkers, a key issue heading into the critical state elections. The state Senate passed a property-tax cap Tuesday, a measure backed by Gov. David Paterson, but it faces an [...]

Reducing The Cost Of Government

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Reducing The Cost Of Government

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Orchard Park Address Retiree Benefits While Costs To Evans Taxpayers Skyrocket

On 1-1-2010, two current Evans elected officials will retire and be eligible for taxpayer paid benefits FOR LIFE! While Orchard Park addresses these costs to taxpayers, Pordum, a double dipper himself, has made no public statement as to how he’s is addressing these skyrocketing costs. Maybe in his next supervisor’s column he can address this [...]