Former Library Trustee Rose Palazzolo Wants Her Position Back!

My name is Rose Palazzolo. I am running for election on October 9, 2012. I was a Library Trustee from 2008 to 2010. I have asked that you vote for me in 2010, 2011, and now again in 2012. The reason I was not re-elected was #1 - The Library Union interviews the candidates and the decides if they believe you agree with their agenda they will back you. They will tell your Union Members to vote for you. They will tell the patrons who to vote for whom live in their neighborhood if they live in Smithtown.

                   #2)  They send post cards to all active members of the CSEA Unions who live in Smithtown, and were former or current members of the Smithtown School District, The Smithtown Library District, the Town of Smithtown and the County and the State.

                    #3)  Since the turnout of voters is  usually small they were able to reelect Nesconset Trustees with no trouble at all.

                    You might say, how does Rose know that? I know that because they put the CSEA Emblem on the other candidates Flyers who they want elected.

                     I am beholden to you the Smithtown Library user and the Smithtown Tax payer. I am not beholden to the Library Union.

                     Smithtown Library was short changed because of the power of the Nesconset Trustees and other Trustees who were not fair in how the Smithtown Library was built. They claimed there was not enough money to complete the second floor.

                      However, they found the money to change the elevation of the Kings Park Library Building for 1 point 2 million dollars besides giving them a new entrance and a basement. They gave Commack a new Basement and they put the Library Offices on the Second Floor in Nesconset which supposed to be used for storage only.

                      These changes were agreed to in February 2009. by all the Library Trustees Which was to make more space at Kings Park and Commack and the offices were to stay at Smithtown.

                       The Library Trustees in 2010 were dominated by the Nesconset Trustees and in December 2010 the last month I could vote because I was defeated they put the offices into Nesconset not for the $89,000.00 they claimed it would cost but for $200,000.00.

                        They found money for all changes but not for the Second Floor at Smithtown main, which now has a flat roof and looks like it is only one story from the out side. They took away the Historical look of the Library. The Smithtown residents do not realize what actually happen as no one from Smithtown Civic Association ever came down to here about what was happening. The residents from the Smithtown Branch where the Library is located never came to a meeting. The residents who came the meeting were mostly Nesconset residents a few from Kings Park and a few from Commack, and you could count them on your hands. The only time Kings Park Residents turn out was when Kings Park Civic Association came down with their own Architech and told the Library Board what they wanted. I was Head of The Buildings and Grounds Committee but a meeting was arranged withe the Kings Park Civic, Dave Flynn and some members of the Library Board of Trustees to make changes to  the Library Plans for Kings Park tomake Kings Park Civic happy. However, no one cared that I was unhappy with the plans for Smithtown Main The power of politics.If Kings Park Civic did not complain that building  would look different today. Do not forget, President Vallone comes from kings Park and he wanted a second floor added to Kings Park and was told they couldn’t do that as there was no basement big enough in that building to put on a second floor.

This is why I want you to elect me, so you can read in the minutes my motions and how I voted on other motions. The best thing you can do is to try to attend at least two meetings a year. The August meeting  is the most important meeting, If more residents attend then the Library would be more accountable to you.and me.

Sincerely

Rose Palazzolo