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I basically like the temporary sign ordinances in the Village and in the Town.

It is the lack of enforcement that I have a problem with.

The town revised the October 2006 version in March of 2007 after a dispute over essentially the restriction on free speech. Not that I expect the Town to admit it, but there was a behind the scenes discussion with the local chapter of the NYCLU that created a new version that that would avoid a lawsuit.

The town ordinance is section 185-138.1 which can be found online through the town website http://townofpittsford.org through the town code link on the left side. Use the link http://www.ecode360.com/?custId=PI1657 to get to the Town Code directly and enter 185-138.1 in the block on the left.

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Michael Slade, Democratic candidate for Pittsford Town Supervisor

My reasons can be summed up in three words:

Frustration.

Despair.

Hope.

Frustration: I’ve lived in the same house in Pittsford for more than thirty years now. During this time my interest in town government has waxed and waned. I’ll go to town board meetings for a time or two before becoming frustrated again over how tight knit and resistant to change it is. If you aren’t a member in good standing of the Republican in group, forget it.

Even if a Democrat wins a single seat on the Town Board they would be outvoted 4-1 so there would be only exposure of what is going on but not much of a change.

Despair: Over the years there seems to be less interest in what is going on inside our local governments.

When Andy Wolfe ran the Brighton Pittsford Post, there seemed to be at least some coverage, even if it did seem biased. Now the BPP looks like one person is writing the whole paper each week. Notice I wrote writing not reporting! The way to get good press is to send in press releases for verbatim or lightly rewritten coverage.

Gannett coverage of Pittsford Town Government has essentially disappeared. Coverage of Town elections barely is more than a listing prior to Election Day and the results the day after Election Day. Gone are the days of a reporter appearing at Board meetings or even following up on a press release. Of course there are the feel good Pittsford sections occasionally but little hard news coverage.

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