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Date Posted: Friday, April26, 09:45:pm
Author: shining that light
Subject: SO, WHO SHOULD WE BELIEVE?

Lance P poses the question on the Nextdoor app:


SO, WHO SHOULD WE BELIEVE?

The Mayor of Newburgh says one thing and the Mid Hudson News says another. I assume reported facts can be supported by public record.

According to our mayor:
“We made it known months and months in advance what we were going to be doing with this retreat and the cost, and it’s unfair for people to criticize us after we already had public hearings and meetings and had been transparent about those things..."

In referenced (linked) article the MHN states:
"The retreat and its location were approved just one month prior to it being held and the entire council voted for it without discussion. There were no public hearings about it before the vote."

https://midhudsonnews.com/2024/04/25/late-criticism-of-spending-37000-for-weekend-retreat-unfair-says-mayor/


Late criticism of spending $37,000 for weekend retreat “unfair” says Newburgh mayor - Mid Hudson News
midhudsonnews.com

LANCE P.
All I could find in archived "meeting minutes". This is from March 11, 2024 (see pix).


Kxxxx Bxxxx
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Historic Newburgh
•1d
LANCE
I questioned at the council meeting about $24900 for team-building. this was even before mohonk was "revealed". there was no response. in retro, wish I'd asked if there was an RFP for the company.
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Marcus S.


LANCE
Its not my monkey and not my Circus, but is this the best use of civic virtue? The cost was pretty nominal if the optics were WAY over what "the [voting] market" will or should bear. "The City of Newburgh is projecting $67.4M of revenue in FY2024, which represents a 7.5% increase over the prior year. Budgeted expenditures are projected to increase by 7.5% or $4.73M to $67.4M in FY2024."
Kippy Boyle
Kxxxx Bxxxx
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Historic Newburgh

Marcus
Property owners just got a 3% water rate increase, but we can't even get garbage cans in our neighborhood. The excursion was more than a poor optic; it's contrary to the value system of a city whose median income is under $40,000.

•14h
Kxxxx
And I agree with you. But I pay bou-coup bucks in a Bougie town for education (or under-education) of kids I never had nor want. Some don't even live here. What is your point? The poverty rate in Newburgh is a structural problem. Go after the absentee landlords.

Lorraine Mxxxx

Don't believe the city
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Michael Sxxxxx

•1d
Who wants to go to mohonk for retreat? All in favor say Aye
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Harriet Rxxxx
Newburgh Heights
•1d
I’m all for getting away for a retreat but are there 42 people who sit on the council or is it everyone who works at city hall because who pays for that the taxpayers because my road was suppose to be paved in 2023 and here we are 2024 and my road is still not done & im not happy about this at all I pay a lot of taxes a year and I think it’s selfish that I see certain streets paved and my street was on the list for 2023 and still not done and we are going into may I just want to know who’s paying for this?
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LANCE P.
Author
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Historic Newburgh
•1d
You paid Harriet...
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Pat J.
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Upper Meadow Hill
•1d
I would think there was someplace in the CITY of Newburgh that they could do this retreat at... or the Town... and support their taxpayers!
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Samantha Randolph
Historic Newburgh
•1d
Not to mention the mayor, from what I’ve read about him, seems to be on the defense all the time
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Donna Gxxxxxxxxx
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Carpenter - Castle
•23h
...who do you believe, me or your lying eyes...isnt that a song lyric, somewhere???
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C
Cxxxxxxx Bxxxxxxxxxx
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Cornwall
•20h
Watching Houses Burn & Responders put in Danger for Lack of Funding for Your Fire Department. We Cherish Our FD in Long Island & they are State of the Art.
Shame on you.
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Jim B.
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Historic Newburgh
•18h
Lance, thank you for putting this out there.
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Jxxxxxxxx Dxxxx
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Orange Lake Newburgh
•9h
This was extremely expensive lil retreat for the council members. Mohonk house is way too expensive! Shame on them! What extravagance.
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LANCE P.
LANCE P.
Author
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Historic Newburgh
•6h
The total amount they spent in one weekend is more than the majority of those who voted them into office make in a year...
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Marcus S.
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9D to East Main
•4h
Bothering them not one bit so long as venting occurs on this site.

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