Saturday, September 10, 2011
Sept.9th 2011 Briar Criar
BRIARCRIER
Sept. 9, 2011, Friday Noon, The Briar's Rest., N. State Road, Briarcliff Manor NY Rotary Club
TODAY IN HISTORY
1830: Charles Durant flew a balloon from New York City across the Hudson River to Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
MEETING LEADER: Dean Dykeman
PLEDGE: Sy Yuter PATRIOTIC SONG: Sy Yuter PRAYER: Dr. Bob Amsterdam
HAPPY THOUGHTS: Rod, his son married; Shelley, the Club's ball field opened and she had a great visit at Bishop John's church; Bishop John, Shelley is now an Anglican; Kris on two books; Anne Cargill, after tutoring, her grandson got great grade on exam; Dean with the weather; Ken passed advanced amateur radio exam to get his amateur radio call back.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Welcome back Eric Messer. COMMUNITY DAY SATURDAY
SPEAKER AND SUBJECT: Assemblywoman Sandy Galef On What's New in Albany
Summary of Talk
Government reform is in the forefront of Sandy Galef's objectives for the 2012 legislature. Governor Cuomo has been a strong governor so the budget was enacted easily. The Village and Town of Ossining's courts have been combined. She is dedicated to providing the best representation possible. She wants to make New York more competitive to live and work. Among the bills she has sponsored or supported are: Fiscal Reform; Tax Cap Bill; Mandate Relief; Local Court Consolidation: Regional Economic Development and Paper-Free Legislature. Also, environmental matters including hydrofracking moratorium and completing streets to improve traffic.
Elinor Yuter, Reporter
Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter
This Friday's talk at The Briar's: From Leader to Luminary, Andrew McGill, 516-581-4899
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