ANOTHER GREAT LETTER FROM BOB ANDERSON ON 'FULL TIME' MAYOR WIEGMAN'S HEALTH BENEFITS

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The following letter appears in the 7/2 edition of THE GAZETTE and is re-printed here with permission:

To the editor

What would you do with approximately $7.50? Take the kids or grandkids out for ice cream? Rent a bunch of Redbox movies? Have a cup of coffee and a bagel with friends or maybe buy a sandwich at one of our delis for lunch?

Stop dreaming! That is the contribution of every household budget in the village to the taxes that will pay for the “part-time mayor’s” family to have medical and dental benefits. He refused to pay for this himself, but he and the village manager ($170K per year) are exploring a loophole to the “part-time mayor’s" benefit.

Fellow taxpayers, this is the ultimate “Double-Dip”!  He not only gets you to pay for his benefits as a “part-timer” but here is the kicker: His household budget increases by the amount he previously paid. Let’s assume $12,000 - $15,000 (I think he’s frugal with his money, not yours) that is a personal bonus to him and his family, money they did not have before!

What would you do with that extra cash? That’s a lot of ice cream!

How can we stop the madness in Croton? Suggestions are gladly welcomed.

Bob Anderson

You may also have an interest in: 

--WHAT IS CROTON UNITED AND HOW CAN I LEARN MORE? http://www.everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/07/what-is-croton-united-how-do-i-learn.html 

--THE BOB ANDERSON JUNE 2014 LETTER http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/06/full-text-of-bob-andersen-gazette.html 

--THE REIBEL'S LETTER http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-reibels-619-gazette-letter-on-mayor.html 

--The 4/24 Gazette article with additional links: "In the village's 116-year history, this is the first time someone has used his place on the Village Board for personal financial gain", JOEL GINGOLD http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-gazette-42414-croton-budget-flak.html 

--SHAME ON YOU MAYOR WIEGMAN, The Brian Powers Gazette letters: 1) 5/8/14 letter http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/05/shame-on-you-mayor-wiegman-letter-from.html 2) The 5/29/14 letters detailing a disturbing series of email comments from the mayor http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-529-brian-powers-letter-disturbing.html