Township of Verona Community Survey/Municipal Survey Comments

Township of Verona Community Survey/Municipal Survey Comments
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Responsiveness of the Mayor and Town Council
Quadrant You Live In	Age	Years Living in Verona	Comments
Unanswered	30 to 45	6 to 10	I believe they spend too much time patting themselves and not enough time actually listening to what the public has to say. They do a good job of giving the impression that they do, but when it comes down to it, they really don't and what they want implement gets done no matter what the public feels.
North East	30 to 45	1 to 5	Only one council member, Jay Sniatkowski, is attempting to curb the speeding problem in town.
North East	30 to 45	6 to 10	Too much talk, not enough action. Lot's of "town meetings" with little or no real follow-up.
North East	30 to 45	Over 10	it is hard not to think that that Mr Huber's being forced out is not a personal vendetta on the part of Mr Detore, Ms. Schwartz & Mr. Condorelli against him. Mr Huber has more functional knowledge of this town than anyone on the Council, is always ready with an answer (or gets back to you as soon as he has an answer) & with the exception of Mr. Sniatkowski & Mr Robbins is without a conflict of interest or personal political agenda. This town deserves an explanation. Exactly how will we save money hiring an outside town manager who will require years to acquire the knowledge base Mr. Huber has. Clearly this move is bad for Verona & therefore reeks of politics as usual a la Treffinger.
North West	Unanswered	Over 10	A self sreving group with the exception of Jay.
North West	30 to 45	Over 10	It seems like lately the council wants to have control of everything putting aside the taxpayers thoughts, feelings and ideas.
North West	46 to 60	Over 10	the town has become shabby
North West	46 to 60	Over 10	what idiot allowed that bd of ed bookkeeper to get at $15,000 raise? And Treffinger and DeMiro and the rest of them? jeez....
North West	46 to 60	Over 10	Verona once again is in the hands of power-hungry, selfeffacing, totalarian Mayor who appears to run the Council with an iron grip. His orders to the Police Dept. and his determination to fire the Town's current Town Manager are totally uncalled for. If you attend town meetings OR watch on TV you'll see how much he MUST be in control of all aspects of town management. Mayor Detore is exactly what this town DOES NOT need.
South East	30 to 45	1 to 5	Mayor position s/b elected. Highly approve of Jay S. and Tim R's efforts to make change.
South East	30 to 45	Over 10	Jay and Bob yes...
South East	30 to 45	Over 10	seem likes too much personal agendas. one member can not even control her own kid.
South East	46 to 60	6 to 10	I think the Town Council is cordial in it's listening politely to residents speak about their issues. However, the Town Council has their own agenda which often doesn't reflect what the towns people want.
South East	46 to 60	Over 10	Current or former mayor's and council? Overalll, the actions and collaboration of former and current council members is another asset that builds value in Verona;
South East	Over 60	Over 10	The mayor and council are aloof to the public.
South West	30 to 45	6 to 10	Enforce Accountability with all Town management in every department. Weekly reports to the taxpayers not the Council and mayor.
South West	30 to 45	6 to 10	I very much appreciate the efforts of the mayor and council.
South West	30 to 45	Over 10	As a member of the Council, I may not always agree with the other members but I will give credit where it is do, I know we always are quick to return calls and letters that are given to us.
South West	30 to 45	Over 10	i think the mayor and deputy mayor are out for themselves and dont have the people first in mind-- i dont trust them-----
South West	30 to 45	Over 10	I pay my taxes on time. I have recently heard of a situation where someone owed 6 or 7 thousand and after this person tried to pay with an altered certified check the township went back to check on things more closely and found that the person owed double that amount! If that is true, how does that happen? Are there fines? I understand that the taxes are high...but I struggle to pay on time....shouldn't everyone have to do that? Is there a lot of uncollected taxes? Maybe collect that before raising my taxes again.
South West	30 to 45	Over 10	I think the council and mayor should be a little more respectful to those who disagree with them at meetings
South West	46 to 60	Over 10	The mayor remains aloof and distant from the public unless he can get his picture in the paper.
South West	46 to 60	Over 10	The way they treated the town manager at a meeting recently was horrible. Who do these people think they are?
South West	46 to 60	Over 10	The council appears to avoid including public opinion in its decision making process.