Thursday, October 9, 2008

Republican and Democrat Legislators Vow To Override Boss Steinhaus Veto of Electrical License

Republican and Democratic Dutchess County Legislators will be voting soon to override the veto of the electrical license sent down by County Executive "Boss Hog" William Steinhaus. Mr. Steinhaus, you might remember, scheduled a public meeting to gather information on what the public thought of the proposal. He said he would base his decision on that public meeting. The only problem was that he didn't even bother to show up for it. He was afraid to see for his own eyes that 54 Dutchess County residents showed up and 52 spoke in favor of it. The bill has also the support of 66% of the Legislature and of both parties. Enough to override his veto.

But....when one has a political ax to grind and plays politics over public safety, it's dam the people and the hell with the facts. You see, Boss Hog sees this as a democrat issue. And he hates the democrats. He can't put that to the side even for a minute. He very clearly states that in the opening remarks of his weak excuse of a competent decision. He masks the veto as his attempt to save the people from ECONOMIC harm. That is pure non sense.

Tell me, how does a $350 annual fee for a license ECONOMICALLY affect the many customers a business has over the course of a year? Now let's compare that to unlicensed, uninsured, uninspected, unsafe installations that come from people who are afraid to prove they know the electrical business. Installing wiring in, lets just say for example, YOUR MOTHERS house?

The next electrical fire or God forbid - a fatality, that occurs in Dutchess County as of this date because of an electrical fire, is on Bill Steinhaus's head. To all of the bi -partisan legislators who have promised to override this veto - thank you for standing up to this political bully. Give Dutchess residents the piece of mind that comes with knowing the electrician they hire is licensed, insured, competent, inspected and SAFE.

Resist the arm twisting and threats that will be coming down hard on you and vote for the safety of the people that you represent. Show Steinhaus he is wrong for putting politics before safety.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

How can anyone not want a licensed electrician to do the work. You think anyone can run electric, it looks so simple, until your house burns down because you did something wrong. Steinhaus quit laying politics and start worrying about public safety. Even the City of Kingston has a licensing law.

Anonymous said...

City of Kingston's licensing law requires an electrician a one million dollar insurance policy (or somewhere in that ballpark). How many non union, non affiliated, individual electricians can afford that kind of insurance. They can wire a house in TofU, but not in the city. That's fair.

Anonymous said...

Why veto a law that will save lives, and is good for the economy.

Anonymous said...

Steinhaus is a jerk, no - a pompous jerk. The sad fact is that most people in Dutchess (and Ulster) already believe that you HAVE to be licensed to be an electrician. I hope that the legislators do override his veto to show him that his time being a dictator is over.

Even his fellow republicans can't stand him. He is just a bully. Boss Hog is a perfect description! lol

Anonymous said...

Way to go dutchess legislators. This is the right thing to do, override his veto for public safety.

Anonymous said...

12:53
WE have quite a few non union, non affilated LICENSED electricians in Kingston. Jaffer, Sass and Arace come to mind off the top of my head. Call the building department for a list of licensed electrician and plumbers. Many are non union, non affilated and cost MORE than union firms.

Anonymous said...

Having a license for people working with electricity in our homes just makes good sense. To make it a political issue is immature and ridiculous.

Anonymous said...

Maybe they should have been testing our water in Dutchess all along because there is something wrong with our County Executives mind.