You might imagine that November 3rd was an exciting day for Bobby Ament. After spending the previous six months of his life actually caring about the Town where he lived (recently moved home to)…only to find a Town Government that apparently possessed too much dignity to want to work with him…he could claim victory.
Irondequoit’s Pied-Piper had led his loyal following to vote against the evil establishment in Irondequoit, and a new day had dawned with the election of (One-man office) Comptroller Mary Joyce D’Aurizio. Ignore the national Democratic mood that could have allowed a Pet Rock running on the GOP line to run a competitive race. Ignore all the other people who had relentlessly opposed the Heyman administration for four years. Nope – in his mind, Bobby Ament elected Mary Joyce D’Aurizio.
I can only imagine the day, back in mid-October, when MJD cut the deal. All those “Vote Change” signs would now become “Fresh Leadership” signs. Translation: Bobby the Bully would now go to the same houses, and force the same unfortunate voters to place a new lawn decoration in front of their homes.
And on November 4th, Comptroller/Superivosr-elect D’Aurizio probably would have done anything for Bobby. Until, of course, she came to the same realization that so many others had before: the guy's f%&cking crazy!!!!
However, unfortunately, for Comptroller/Supervisor-elect D’Aurizio, there was no way in hell Bobby wasn’t going to redeem the cash value of his good deeds performed on her behalf.
Thus, the only question was: 1)What project would Bobby insist the town execute immediatly and 2)How long would it take for him to turn on the current administration, just as he’d turned on the previous one.
And just as the 7 year old cries when she doesn’t get the pony she wants for Christmas, thus declaring her hatred for her parents forever: Bob Ament wanted an Ice Skating rink, didn’t get one, and has thus declared war on Comptroller Emeritus D’Aurizio.
However, being the expert strategist he is, trying to hide his true anger, he is having his better half throw the punches. Below is the email being distributed by, of all people, Mrs Bobby Ament. I’ll let you read it for yourself, and will extract only one passage that left me tearful and thankful we have such a loyal patriot in our Town.
“The only person who cares is the one NOT on the payroll.”
God bless the Town of Irondequoit. And God Bless Bobby Ament.
Dear Friends, I know that many of you are waiting with baited breath for the installation of Irondequoit 's 2 full size outdoor ice rinks! One was to be dedicated to hockey for our teams who only get 50 minutes per session of ice time at Lakeshore and one for family skate. Bob secured donations for the large portion of the funding required to create the rink (specialty liners and materials). The original location was to be Camp Eastman with a dedicated cabin to serve as a warming hut.
Problem #1: Director of Parks and Rec, Mike Spang, gave Bob incorrect slope information regarding the terrain of Camp Eastman ; it was only when a friend of ours surveyed the land with a highly technical GPS system did we discover the slope was untenable. Then, the plan was to relocate one rink to the land behind Pinegrove Community Center and one to a school property within EICSD.
Problem #2: The Town waited and waited and waited in securing the secondary locations under the domain of Superintendents Crane and Allen.
Problem #3: Because the Director of Parks and Rec, Mike Spang, waited for over two weeks for a response from Home Depot, who was to supply additional materials we are too far behind schedule to build this year, and missed the arctic cold snap to freeze the rinks. The Town of Irondequoit would have had to come up with approximately $1,000. for materials which Home Depot would not cover. So, because of their inaction and inability to pay, our community has no outdoor skating. The Town of Sweden managed to fund a $50,000 ice rink for their community. see D & C article: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20100120/NEWS05/1200318/-1/GREECE/New-outdoor-skate-rink-succeeds-at-Sweden-Town-Park)
So, while the town pays roughly $70,000 per month (no typo there) in overtime, they can't manage to find $1,000 for ice rinks which in the past dotted our community. If Mike Spang had not wasted weeks, Bob would have raised the money to move forward and we could all be skating right now. Bob still offered to fund raise the remaining $1,000. as of last week and have the rink installed by last Friday, to no response from the administration. It seems as though the Supervisor who earns $63,000 and the Parks and Rec Director who earns $85,000 don't feel outdoor activity is a priority for our kids. The only person who cares is the one NOT on the payroll.I urge all of you to e-mail or call Director of Parks and Rec Mike Spang and Supervisor Mary Joyce D'Aurizio and tell them that FREE projects for the betterment of our community should be acted upon SWIFTLY. For your convenience, you can feel free to cut and paste the following messageDear Supervisor and Parks & Rec Director:I/We are extremely disappointed in your inaction and lack of commitment to the youth of this community in failing to act on the ice rink project. I/We hope that this will not be repeated in future projects offered to the town.
Their emails are: mjdaurizio@irondequoit.org, mspang@irondequoit.org
Please please please take a minute to do this. It is absolutely unconscionable that our town administration failed to make a few simple phone calls to ensure that our community would have a winter activity for all. Future projects, including library renovations and sports fields are waiting in the wings. These are problems which have plagued the town for decades. They may wither on the vine if you don't let them know you care! As always, you are welcome to forward this onto your friends.
Future posts will be dedicated to topic relevant to this issue, namely:
1) What plant from the woods behind his Pinegrove mansion Bobby must be smoking to make him think this would only cost $1,000?
2) Will Mary Joyce D’Aurizio demand that Bobby return the mixed tape she made for him?
3) Will Mike Spang and Mrs. Bobby Ament face each other down in the six-sided ring of fire?
Stayed tuned, folks and enjoy the (snowy) drive.
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