My friend had a birthday today. She decided that the gift she would give herself was the re-birth of her blog. I thought, what a great idea and am thinking of a new topic to write about. I have to dust off the old camera and get back to the streets. What are the things that you have been thinking of? What can I say about Newburgh?
The City of Newburgh Civil Service Commission has the following open competitive examinations accepting applications through April 30, 2007.
Examination # 61976 Firefighter, exam date will be June 2, 2007. The starting salary is $38,192.
The requirements for the exam are a high school diploma or equivalent U.S. Citizenship, Orange county residency, NYS driver's license and no felony convictions.
The filing fee is $40.00 and a waiver of the fee is available for those who qualify.
Examination # 61979 Firefighter Spanish Speaking, exam date will be June 2, 2007. The starting salary is $38,192.
The requirements for the exam are a high school diploma or equivalent U.S. Citizenship, Orange county residency, NYS driver's license and no felony convictions. A Spanish language proficiency test will also be given.
The filing fee is $40.00 and a waiver of the fee is available for those who qualify.
The application packet can be picked up at City Hall 83 Broadway, Newburgh, N.Y. or on the internet: newburgh civil service.
Woodsy Owl the USDA Forest Service mascot used to say "Give a Hoot, Don't Pollute!" He's now got a new message "Lend a Hand - Care for the Land!"
Apparently that's falling on deaf ears here in Newburgh.
We do have regulations on garbage and we do have enforcement officers. The problem is that we have too much garbage.
Newburgh seems to have a disproportionate amount of ambient trash. It blows on the roadways and into yards, it gets tangled in fencing and stuck on the curbs.
But there are also the televisions, sofas, tables, mattresses, tires and chairs that the city charges to remove and no one wants to pay for.
Obviously a clean environment is healthier and more pleasant to live in.
There are rules for construction debris. It must be put in a dumpster and it will not be picked up by the city. Perhaps the city should ensure that the fines for construction debris are daily at least twice the cost of a dumpster rental.
Garbage must be placed in clear trash bags in the City of Newburgh. Paper, plastic, glass and cans must set apart for recycling.
Yesterday I needed to buy trash bags for home. My corner store offered to sell me a single clear bag for 50 cents or three for one dollar. They do have black bags on the shelf ten for one dollar. I went to Kmart, which does not sell clear bags. I went to Eckard pharmacy, I went to Rite Aid. I went to Target. None of these stores stock clear trash bags. I finally did find clear bags at Associated Supermarket.
Yesterday I went to the City of Newburgh's City Hall. While conducting my business I noticed, on a radiator next to the Tax Assessor's window a Watch Tower and an Awake magazine. These magazines are published by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society which according to their website " is a legal organization in use by Jehovah’s Witnesses." This religious organization's members perform a service called tracting in which they distribute their books, magazines and other publications to the community.
I have no issue with tracting in public or private. I do feel that the distribution of their literature at City Hall is wrong.
I went to the Tax Assessor's window and was greeted by a city employee whom I informed of the magazines on display in the building. She said "I didn't put them there and it's not my job to pick them up." She informed me that if I had a problem I could go upstairs to the executive offices.
I did go upstairs and let them know that I felt that it was an improper display whether authorized by the city or not. The people there agreed and stated that any employee who sees them should remove them.
