WE'RE BACK

Has it really been four years?  It seems like yesterday we were dealing with that whole village mess.   Can you imagine a village under today's economic conditions?  The village committee would be holding a bake sale at 4 & 43, just to get money to pay the light bill at the village hall! 

Any way, we're back, and so are they!  By "they", well DANA of course, or the Defreestvile Area Neighborhood Association, formally known as the "Village Incorporation Committee" (VIC), now known as the "Greenbush Party" (GBP), new name, old game, old players.

Yea, we know, DANA said they weren't part of the village committee, and the village committee said it wasn't part of DANA, and Clinton said he never touched Monica.  At the end of the day, he wasn't telling the truth either.  You just can't believe everything you hear anymore, and we don't expect you to believe everything we have to say either.  As in the past,  we'll post real information, information you can use to make your own informed decision. We'll show you the facts, figures and documents, as compared to the hype, half truths and the lies that being propagated others. 

OK, back to DANA, VIC, GBP , or what ever they want to be know as this week.  After the village issues were settled, we had some time to sit back, reflect, and do a little research.  There were a few things we wanted answers to.  First, where did DANA/VIC get all that money?  It's been estimated that DANA/VIC spent in excess of $250,000 trying to control development in the Defreestville area.  We have our doubts it was raised from within their organization,  no other organization in town has ever raised that kind of money.  The Boy Scouts, the fire Departments, the ambulance, little leagues and even the political parties, all hold organized fund raisers, yet never come close to raising this kind of cash. 

Second, if they were given the money by a third party, what was the motivation of that third party?  Anyone who would fork over that much cash, had to have a reason, and we want to know what was it?  If DANA/VIC accepted the money, wouldn't that make them a PAC, or Political Action Committee, which by law would be required to file a financial disclosure? 

Last but not least, why was DANA/VIC listed on a website of an organization that raises money for 501(c)(3) organizations (tax deductible charities), when DANA/VIC wasn't/isn't a 501(c)(3) organization?  Could this have had anything to do with their attorney being on the board of directors?  Were people mislead into believing their deductions were tax deductible?  A search of the IRS website fails to produce any organization resembling DANA as a 501(c)(3).

FOLLOW THE MONEY

In politics, if you "Follow the money" , it leads to the "BOSS", which explains why DANA/VIC didn't want to disclose where they received their funding.  But when you consider they somehow raised, and spent an estimated $250,000 (some estimates are higher), without ever holding a fund raiser, it would appear that some outside influence or influences were involved.

Who were the influences, and what did they want so badly they would give thousands of dollars to DANA/VIC?   We think we have the answer, but you're going to have to wait for the story to unfold.

NEW NAME, SAME OLD GAME

DANA/VIC/GBP also has some interesting political connections that need explaining. One needs only to look to the January 2006 appointments made by the then, new administration, basically a who's who list of DANA/VIC.  Anyone who even remotely opposed the village, and worked at Town Hall, found themselves without a job.

So at the end of the day, was the village idea really a community effort, or a tactic by a political party to control the most sought after piece of real estate in Rensselaer County?  When you put it all together, it starts to make sense.  In the coming weeks well be posting the information we have, which we believe will explain what was really going on, who was behind it, and what they hoped to accomplish.

In the mean time, pass the word that we're back, and check back often as we update the information we have.  Feel free to use the link at the top of the page to email us, your thoughts, feedback, or just to say hello.