The Ross Cause

Opening Statement

Technical Engineering issues certainly make for boring reading. However, a majority of the material below is not technical and instead reveals the inappropriate actions taken by some WHITESTOWN OFFICIALS and their consultants.

We encourage you to read the INTRODUCTION first, and then work your way up from the bottom of this page. We believe you will find there is much more to the story… link

Concerned Citizens

Please take advantage of these critical resources:

CONCERNED CITIZENS for Open and Honest Government link

NEW HARTFORD , NY, blog link

WHITESTOWN, NY online link

Quick Links

INTRODUCTION link

TIMELINE OF EVENTS link

NOW...the rest of the story link

THE DETAILS link

OTHER LINKS, RESOURCES:

TOWN/VILLAGE employees link

Committee for Open Govt link

Whitestown, NY Online link

Greater Utica Faultlines link

Concerned Citizens for Open and Honest Govt link

Utica Observer-Dispatch link

Freedom of Information (FOIL) Act link

LINKS, RESOURCES

TOWN, VILLAGE EMPLOYEES

Town of Whitestown

Town of Whitestown official website

Town of Whitestown elected officials

Town of Whitestown Town Supervisor Charles (Chuck) Gibbs

Town of Whitestown Attorney William (Bill) Schmitt

Town of Whitestown Highway Supervisor Salvatore Granato

Town of Whitestown Codes Enforcement agent David (Dave) Neary

Town of Whitestown Town Councilmen:

Town of Whitestown Town Clerk Mary Finegan

Town Engineer Karl Schrantz/Shumaker Engineering

Village of Yorkville

Village of Yorkville Mayor Bruno Petruccione

Village Clerk Helen Petruccione

Village Engineer Al Zangrilli/Zangrilli Engineering

Diocese of Syracuse

Diocese of Syracuse Executive Director Mark R. Lazaroski

Shumaker Engineering

Shumaker Engineering
(please note that many Town of Whitestown officials have been erroneously listing Shumaker Engineering as Schumaker Engineering AND have been attempting to shield Karl Schrantz' as Town Engineer representative)

Shumaker Engineering President and Managing Principal Linda M. Shumaker, P.E.

RESOURCES

Committee on Open Government

NYS Committee on Open Government (COG). Robert Freeman is a valuable resource for anyone seeking information.

Whitestown, NY, resources by and for residents

Whitestown, NY Online - invaluable resource for local residents.

Concerned Citizens for Open and Honest Government

Concerned Citizens for Open and Honest Government - another invaluable resource for local residents, shedding light on the activities of local government officials.

Concerned Citizens for Open and Honest Government - Blog.

Concerned Citizens for Open and Honest Government - Blog entry: I'm Innocent I Tell ya'! - a must read!

Faultlines

Greater Utica blog by Strikeslip.

Utica Observer-Dispatch

Joseph Kieta, Executive Editor, 315-792-5004
jkieta@uticaod.com

Below is a partial list reporting on NY officials' failure to comply with FOIL requests and misbehavior on the part of Town and Village officials.

8/2/08: Tree clearing raises permit issues in Whitestown - featuring the same Town officials with which we are dealing, who refuse to step up and enforce laws with fellow officials on behalf of the Ross', they here appear to attempt to convey they are doing their job. You be the judge.

7/8/08: Letter to the Editor, Don't Waste Time Seeking Codes Information

6/23/08: Records missing at Utica City Hall

3/4/08: Upcoming open government forum relevant to all of us

6/23/06: Utica not releasing codes information

Federal Freedom of Information Act

U.S. Dept of Justice Freedom of Information Act

U.S. Dept of Justice, Freedom of Information Act, full text