Don Sage Accounting questions for Gov. Patterson

From :Donald Sage
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 10:51 PM
Subject: Accounting
21 June 2009

Governor David Paterson
State Capital, 2nd Floor
Albany, NY 12224

Dear Governor Paterson:

As the legislative year nears conclusion where is the accounting to the sportsmen for our $53.2 Million? NYS sportsmen received $13.2 Million from the Federal Government – where is the breakdown of expenses for these funds? License sales bring in over $40 Million – where is the breakdown and accountability of these funds? What actions have you taken to stop the stealing of our sportsmen funds? What actions have you taken to insure every conservation/ environmental fine, penalty, and settlement goes into our conservation fund and not the general fund? What checks and safe-guards have you put in place to guarantee the entire $14 Million you, Smith and Silver – in your secret budget – are taking from sportsmen is returned to their programs? What actions have you taken to refund the conservation fund for the illegal expenditures by your predecessors? The only personnel eligible to be paid from the conservation fund are the fish hatchery and game farm employees – No One Else. No one else works for the sportsmen and conservation fund! When are you going to eliminate Enck, Grannis and the gang of thieves taking our sportsmen dollars?

Instead of worrying about mental deficient queers, perverts, sexual deviates, etc. what actions have you taken to protect our 2nd Amendment rights? We have all seen the cowardness of Silver and Smith, and their refusal to allow pro- 2nd Amendment representatives a voice. This shows in the idiocy of Silver’s Assembly’s anti-gun legislation now before the Senate. Where is your voice recommending the Senate ignore and reject every Assembly Bill? Where is your statement that you will support the Constitution and Bill of Rights and will veto every anti-gun bill that is passed?

What action have you taken to eliminate all appointed and non-civil service positions in state government? What action have you taken to reduce wasteful spending and to eliminate such worthless agencies as the Adirondack Park Agency? Where are these reductions to aid the taxpayer? What steps have you taken to eliminate taxes based on ownership of property and switch to income based only? What programs have you implemented to reopen illegally closed roads, reclaiming the 3,000 poisoned waters of the Adirondacks, improving access to and more multiple uses (motorized) of existing state lands, and cancelling all land purchases by the state? What programs have you implemented that limit the state to purchase of conservation easements only and keep all land in private ownership?

The Federal Government and other states – all recognize the importance of sportsmen, habitat management, outdoor recreation and the economic benefits they bring. When is NYS going to get on board? Snowmobiles and ATV’s could bring millions of dollars to the economy if state lands supported trails. Reclaiming and restocking waters would bring more anglers and more economic dollars. Habitat improvement, timbering/ forest products, and active recreational management would increase wildlife numbers and species for many varied and versatile groups to enjoy, and bring in money for the state. By simply cleaning your house you could turn NYS’s economy around. Please take this action and eliminate state waste, useless agencies, and appointees.

Sincerely;


Donald Sage
P.O. Box 123
Paradox, NY 12858
518-585-7250