Tax Dollars Buy A Bar
In the continuing Rochester, New York Fast Ferry saga, we have yet another interesting turn of events. On the heels of rejecting two plans by companies looking to start a ferry service between Rochester, New York and Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy and the rest of his politically astute council buddies have instead given the green light for a nightclub/bar at the Port of Rochester. That’s right folks. It’s another example of your tax dollars hard at work in New York State.
From the beginning the whole fast ferry business out of Rochester has been a joke. Millions and millions of dollars were tossed at what was, for the most part, a sinking proposition from the get-go. Then when a pair of companies come up with a proposal to get the ferry running again, Rochester City Council says no. Instead, they decide to approve a nighclub/bar for the location! Amazing, now the millions of dollars spent using tax payers dollars, will support a place for alcohol and over-indulgence. This, on top of the fact that Mayor Bob Duffy has been doing nothing but whine about how he feels Rochester doesn’t get enough state money to balance the budget.
Here’s an idea Mayor Duffy. Maybe you should stop running to Albany every other day to beg for money, and spend more time trying to figure out how to balance your own budget. Green-lighting a bar is not the way to balance a budget. It’s simply a feeble attempt to fill space in a building venture that was taking on water from the beginning.
Just my two cents,
Dr. Rus
