A NO BRAINER IF THERE EVER WAS ONE: STOP DWI ADMINISTRATOR OR POLITICAL APPOINTEE?
CARMEL, NY – Putnam County Legislator Dan Birmingham (R/C/I- Brewster) is calling on his colleagues to protect the position of the Stop DWI administrator in the 2010 county budget. County Executive Robert Bondi has eliminated the Stop DWI administrator in favor of keeping a political appointment in his own office – that of the County Executive’s Chief of Staff. The Chief of Staff position has been vacant for months due to the resignation of the prior incumbent.
Birmingham Sounds Alarm on New DMV Fees
Citing multiple fee increases for automobile owners Putnam County Legislator Dan Birmingham (R, C, I – Brewster) warned residents of the coming storm. Beginning September 1, 2009 residents of Putnam County will be required to pay additional fees regarding their automobiles. As approved by the state budget this past spring, Driver License Fees and Vehicle Registration Fees will be increased by 25%.
“In a county where the vast majority of residents rely on automobiles to get to work these increases are absurd,” Birmingham said. “These latest fee increases only reinforce Albany’s tax and spend addiction which severely hurts the residents of Putnam County.”