S.I. elected officials as lame as those in Queens

From DNA Info:

Elected officials and nearly two dozen residents rallied on the steps of City Hall on Wednesday to try and stop the development of the former Jesuit retreat house Mount Manresa, a week after crews began work on the property.

Councilwoman Debi Rose introduced a resolution to push the Savo Brothers, who have said they will build condos on the historic site, to instead preserve the 15-acre land in Rosebank.

"Today, I am pleased to have introduced a resolution calling on the new owners, the Savo Brothers, to protect and preserve in its current form the land known as Mount Manresa. Mount Manresa is Staten Island history.”

A resolution? They mean absolutely nothing, but look nice on paper. Staten Island Crap coming soon.

Council aide owes DOB $38,000

Council members don't pay tix on time

From the NY Post:

Don’t pay the fine, and you can’t park on the taxpayers’ dime.

Three members of the City Council found that out the hard way when their official government parking permits weren’t renewed because records showed they had unsettled summonses.

The amounts involved weren’t huge. But in two instances, the tickets were months overdue and in judgment. It didn’t take long for each legislator to pay up when contacted by The Post.

Steve Levin (D-Brooklyn) ponied up $630 to wipe out eight summonses accumulated between Jan. 11 and April 2 for four different infractions: missing or expired inspection sticker; missing equipment; failure to display muni meter receipts and parking in a no-standing zone.

Debi Rose (D-Staten Island) was snared by a red-light camera Aug. 10, 2011.

An aide said she didn’t pay the $75 fine immediately because she was fighting the ticket. But records show the summons was in judgment, meaning she lost her case and owed the money. The same was true for Ruben Wills (D-Queens), who didn’t resolve a double-parking ticket from Nov. 8, 2011, until last week.