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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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Supervisor Releases “Realistic” Budget With Levy Reduction & Increased Reserves!

Supervisor Releases “Realistic” Budget With Levy Reduction & Increased Reserves!

And you were hoping Fran Pordum did this? Fiscal responsibility is a year around task. Other towns are cutting costs. Why not here in Evans? When you see Fran Pordum, ask him to call Amherst Supervisor Barry Weinstein for some cost cutting suggestions.

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 [...]

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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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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Catalano VS Parker: Round Two!

“Derby Bob” responds to Evans Town Prosecutor Michele Parker.  

With Pension At Stake, Work Logs Are Elusive Measure Of Integrity

In Evans, Supervisor Fran Pordum & Assessor Jeanne Ebersole didn’t even get listed in the town resolution to report statndard work day to the state pension system. Ebersole’s work day logs were refused under a freedom of information request. Instead of using his Supervisor’s Column as a local restaurant guide, maybe Pordum use the space [...]

Let’s Elevate Standards For Local Officials

Hamburg Taxpayer Group Sends Letter To Area School Districts

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 [...]

Offering Foreclosure Protection

Questioning Recent Decisions That Were Made In The Town of Evans