An Avuncular Avocation

Dear Nieces and Nephews, Remember Uncle Phil, from Clark, Patterson, Lee (Orange County Government Center and Sewer expansion study with Delaware Engineering) and also of CGR fame (Reference the Nursing Home Report that predicted doom and gloom for County-run Nursing Homes http://reports.cgr.org/details/1707 ) He is casting his net over the political landscape of Orange County to see what he collects. He is a "fisher of men"!

 

His fondness for Orange County stems from his altruistic tendencies and because his wife is from the Hudson Valley. His highly misunderstood campaign contributions to County Executive Steve Neuhaus, Legislators Bonelli, Cheney and Benton (and employment -albeit short lived-for Benton) stem from mere fondness for these people, not from hopes of return favors. Wink-wink!

The designs presented by Clark Patterson Lee for the new addition to the Government Center will take a building complex that is interesting (even if you do not appreciate Paul Rudolph’s work, you must admit it is interesting) to plain butt-ugly. And OC will be spending more than they would if they just built a new government center. But never fear! Uncle Phil knows best.

Uncle Phil is now in league with Delaware Engineering, D.P.C. to undertake a study to expand treatment capacity from six to nine million gallons per day. AND the study parameters include Chester and New Windsor in addition to the original communities served by OCSD #1. Wow!

Find more capacity, for more communities, at a plant that has reached capacity for the communities it now serves, with no additional places for treated effluent. Just the Ramapo River, which provides drinking water to points south. Yummy! Let’s move to New Jersey and drink some of that!!!

But don’t worry, Uncle Phil Clark will devise a way to do this.

How?

And, did you know the Phillip Clark team of Clark Patterson and Lee also does the bridge inspections for the NYS Thruway Authority and the inspections of all Erie Canal structures? They certainly do! And they also list the City of Rochester and Monroe County as clients.

Back in 2010, Uncle Phil contributed to the unfullfilled gubernatorial campaign of David Paterson in the amount of $500.00 and the same to County Legislator candidate (Monroe County) Vincent Esposito in 2011. In 2013, he gave $250 to Mayoral candidate (not kidding about the name) Lovely Warren in the City of Rochester.

In 2013, Mr. Phillip J Clark of Pittsford NY, shared his largess with the Steve Neuhaus campaign giving a contribution of $2500.00 (see? He does like Orange County better.) In 2012, 2011 and 2010, Phil gave $2500 in each of those years to former Orange County Executive Eddie Diana. And remember, as reported in the THRecord, January 31^st, he also gave $7500 to the NYS GOP to apparently help with their expenditure on Steve’s campaign mailings. Uncle Phil then made an additional contribution to the State GOP of $2500.

http://www.recordonline.com/article/20150131/NEWS/150139887/0/SEARCH

It does pay to play, it just costs more in Orange County.

Note to DAIN PASCOCELLO: When you point out that other companies contributed but did not get contracts only means that Steve would win no matter what.

It’s similar to hedging your bets.