Yonkers’ Lesnick on Paterson’s State of State
Yonkers City Council President Chuck Lesnick had this reaction to Gov. David Paterson’s State of the State address delivered earlier today:
“I applaud Gov.Paterson for his leadership on creating an economic recovery and development plan to help us navigate these difficult economic times. We must all work toward the goal of doing more with less. We have begun to take that painful but necessary step in Yonkers.
“Still, there is a green lining in every cloud and I applaud the Governor’s proposed efforts to increase clean energy by having 45 percent of its electricity produced through energy efficient and renewable energy measures by the year 2015. This initiative will not only put more than 50,000 New Yorkers to work but will also provide our children with a cleaner environment in the future. In addition, his plans to provide incentives for companies that go green and clean up polluted sites within an Empire Zone is a great way of promoting business and the environment together.
“Finally, I wholeheartedly support Governor Paterson’s Healthy Food/Healthy Communities initiative which addresses childhood obesity with incentives that encourage healthy foods sold in urban areas. This will not only help individuals lead healthier lives but address our long-term health care cost goals.”
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Fatuous and patronizing. As in smug and self-satisfied. Fix the potholes and get rid of all the Yonkers political fat. When you’re an Assemblyman (where you’d fit right in), we’ll be more interested in your ( sadly predictable) statewide views.
This Lesnick guy is a liberal loon who is completely out of touch. The only “green” anyone should be worried about is the lack of it—money—and the need to make drastic cuts to balance the books.
A million nuisance taxes, like Paterson wants and Lesnick applauds, is just poor leadership all around.
Do something worthwhile and important. Take on the unions and the special interests. And forget about your “Green Nirvana” till you get your priorities straight.
Lesnick and Paterson are like Nero fiddling while Rome burns.