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Resident criticizes 'posse' at Johnson City meeting; councilman clarifies equipment spending
Summary
During public comment at the Town of Union meeting Feb. 4, resident Carol Laskowski criticized turnout at a Johnson City Board meeting, calling it a 'posse.' Another resident asked for clarification about highway equipment authorizations; Councilman Thomas R. Augostini explained the $718,144.70 cap.
Carol Laskowski of 37 Edwards Street used the Town of Union public comment period on Feb. 4 to criticize what she described as a "posse" that attended a recent Village of Johnson City Board meeting following a mayoral election, saying she wondered where those people had been previously and that "they don't have Johnson City in their heart." The minutes record her remarks but do not show a formal board response to the specific allegation.
A second resident, identified in the minutes as John from Rhodes Road, asked for clarification about the second finance resolution on highway equipment. Councilman Thomas R. Augostini responded, explaining that multiple items each meet the $30,000 threshold but together fit under the $718,144.70 authorization recorded earlier in the Finance Committee resolutions: "There are several items needed and they all cost at least $30,000, but the total is no more than $718,144.70."
The board’s minutes note these comments during the hearing of visitors; no formal action was recorded in response to the criticism of the Johnson City meeting. The public-comment exchanges took place after the committee reports and before department reports were filed and the meeting adjourned.
