That’s “Chris mas” (minus the T) because I read an article in the Buffalo News today: Collins adds 10 to transition team
• Former state Attorney General Dennis Vacco, who was among the Republicans who thought Collins would make a good county executive. After serving a term as attorney general, Vacco became a lobbyist and was accused by the state Lobbying Commission of irregularities in the way it filed documents. Vacco’s wife, Kelly, is the GOP’s preference for a vacancy on the Erie County Water Authority.
• Former state Motor Vehicles Commissioner Nancy A. Naples, who as Erie County comptroller in 2004 said the government was not running a deficit when it was, as outside auditors would prove. She resigned as comptroller in 2005, before her term expired.
• Lobbyist Marina Woolcock, a former aide to County Executive Joel A. Giambra. Woolcock is president of the firm Government Action Professionals Inc. It includes former Buffalo Mayor Anthony M. Masiello and former Deputy County Executive Carl Calabrese.
• State Sen. Mary Lou Rath, R-Williamsville, who helped Collins campaign and is the daughter-in-law of the first Erie County executive. Her son, Edward Rath III, will join the County Legislature in January.
• Alphonso O’Neil-White, president and chief executive officer of HealthNow New York, the county’s health care provider.
• Dan Gernatt, the chief executive of Gernatt Asphalt Products, which has been a vendor on county road projects.
• Anne Leary, an activist instrumental in preventing a Wal-Mart from landing in East Aurora.
• Mark Celmer, former president and chief executive of Multisorb Technologies.
• Paul Harder, chief executive of the Cliffstar Corp., a private-label juice company in Dunkirk.
• Robert Sadler Jr., vice chairman of M&T Bank.
The top 4 are old-school politicians. Nice gift for County Ex-elect to give by appointing these people to his new cabinet. As if Bob Wilmers isn’t enough, he’s added someone else from M&T Bank. How can we expect this company to “clean up” Erie County when they can’t handle the maintance of their own branches, and hire security for more than two days a week?
Alphonso O’Neil-White is on the board of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, which I’ve been told is anti-union and not helpful to the small businesses of our area.
Dan Gernatt, Gernatt Asphalt Products is a big-time campaign contributer to the Republican National Committee, Reynolds for Congress, the Bush/Chaney campaign 2004, and Nancy Naples to name a few.
Paul Harder, We can all sing: “It’s a small world afterall” now…. Assemblyman Mark J. F. Schroeder worked for Cliffstar Corp., a private-label juice company in Dunkirk.
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I am fed up with people being fed up. The negativity in this town is absolutely unbearable. Give Collins a chance. Let’s try something new - give newly elected officials a year to see how they perform - then complain if you think it will actually accomplish anything.