Doug French's Legacy Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KHQIHMTaAA "Doug you supposed to be the Mayor of this city and this is how you act? It is absolutely awful, you should be ashamed of yourself,ashamed of yourself!"

3rd grade again, really? Doug, if you take a peek at your below linked MLS listing it states that you put in a new heating system,electrical system and a new roof in between 1995 and 1997.If you were in the third grade in 95 how is it your kid is in collage today. http://www.healtheharbor.com/french/MLS-listing-French.pdf Mrs. Puritz should have told you if you lie your nose will grow.

"Armed with the sophisticated weaponry of digital technology as well as well-worn copies of the state “Sunshine Law,” they are unpaid community crusaders who have the time and determination to drill deep into the minutia of government business to find the truth, or at least some semblance of the truth." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2906eZqxifY This is what happens when you act like a third grader when you are an adult and worse yet the Mayor!

Mayor French, I understand in 2009 you were a well respected community leader. Can you please tell me what happen? We have no place for this in our community. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KHQIHMTaAA Unfortunately you will have to add this Phil Riesman article to your legacy. http://www.lohud.com/article/20130518/COLUMNIST08/305180033/Phil-Reisman-Citizen-soldier-one-man-menace-corruption-Rye?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CNews&nclick_check=1

Copied from this week’s Rye Record; Jovanovich Will Not Seek Reelection Monday, 06 May 2013 00:00 By Rye Record staff City Councilman and Deputy Mayor Peter Jovanovich declared his intention on Wednesday not to seek reelection this November. “It’s evident that Councilman Joe Sack will be the GOP nominee for mayor,” said Jovanovich. “As we disagree on so many significant issues, it makes no sense for me to be on the ticket.” He continued, “For one, I support our City staff. City Manager Scott Pickup’s performance in cutting expenses during the Great Recession, rebuilding the City’s reserves, and hiring a much-improved staff of managers has been outstanding. While he should have done a better job overseeing the Golf Club Manager, he has made great strides in remedying the situation. A much better Golf Club has opened this spring. “If Scott Pickup is fired, as Councilman Sack has recommended, this City will lose a good man, a man who has raised his family here. We will also lose a part of our good will as a community.” Jovanovich said that negotiating affordable labor agreements, protecting our neighborhoods through new land-use laws, and repairing our roads, bridges, and sidewalks —“rather than continuing to call for costly investigations and hire outside counsel to do work the City staff is capable of doing, and doing well” — should be at the top of our agenda. The pressure from higher salaries, pensions, and health insurance for City employees puts the tax cap at risk, noted Jovanovich. “The State mandates pensions, but we can control the rise of the other two costs through goal-driven collective bargaining. City Manager Scott Pickup has worked diligently to get the PBA to agree to contribute more to their health care costs. He needs the continued support of the Council.” The Councilman said that along with Rich Filippi, Doug French, and Suzanna Keith, he worked long and hard to plan and then help pass the infrastructure bond. “Councilman Sack voted against the bond, which voters approved 3 to 1 in last fall’s election.” Having served on both the Board of Architectural Review and the Planning Commission, Jovanovich said land-use issues are of growing debate. “Mayor French and I successfully resisted pressure to appoint ‘developer-friendly’ people to land use boards and commissions during our three-plus years on the Council. Rye’s land use laws need to be strengthened, not weakened.” With seven months left in his term, Jovanovich said he would continue to press for repairing Station Plaza, improving intersections and sidewalks near schools and downtown, and redesigning the Theodore Fremd/Purdy intersection. “There’s still much more to be done.”

Andrew, Here is it. Take a peek at Doug’s "Look at everything I accomplished" video. Doug French's Legacy: Part I http://vimeo.com/64093092

Jim, You can add the lack of pedestrian and child safety to Doug French's Legacy. If he doesn't care about the increased exposure to West Nile Virus that effects hundreds of Children that swim and sail along the shores of Milton Harbor all summer long, why would you expect him to be at the meeting? http://vimeo.com/64093092

Jim, Take a look at this video about the new composting toilets that Doug French has approved on Hen Island with one single permit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ewjG3vqcZ4

From the Rye sound Shore Review. Any comments? By CHRISTIAN FALCONE Councilman Peter Jovanovich, a Republican, is setting his sights on a possible mayoral run, The Rye Sound Shore Review has confirmed. Jovanovich, 64, sent an email to district leaders and others members of the Rye GOP last week notifying them of his interest in the http://www.hometwn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Jovanovich-1.jpg mayor’s seat. He said that he has been approached by people in town about a possible candidacy and felt it might be a good idea for the party to have a choice for its nominee for the top elected city position, though he hasn’t made up his mind yet. Jovanovich also said it might be beneficial for the party to air out some issues and come to a consensus about a platform for the upcoming election, where the mayor’s seat and three City Council seats are set to open. Jovanovich’s term is set to expire at the end of the year. But having a party—besieged by infighting since 2011—heal its collective wounds and come together may be a tough task. Since Mayor Douglas French, a Republican, took office in 2010, his administration has been at odds with Republican Party leadership. French ran on the 2009 GOP ticket with Jovanovich and the two took office in 2010. The two, along with former Councilwoman Suzanna Keith and Councilman Richard Filippi, ran on a change platform that spoke of improving the tone and tenure of City Council meetings and increasing government transparency. French, who later appointed Jovanovich deputy mayor in 2011, has already announced that he will not seek a second term in office. Councilman Joe Sack, a Republican, has stated that he plans to run mayor. However, Sack has been immersed in an ongoing feud with both French and Jovanovich since 2010. Jovanovich, who has spent over 20 years in Rye, planned to meet with the party’s screening committee, but, apparently, the two sides have been unable to confirm a date to do so, according to sources. The issues facing a Jovanovich mayoral candidacy is a possible lack support within his own party. Sources say that Sack has far more support amongst district leaders, who determine the nominees for the mayor’s and City Council seats. That would likely leave Jovanovich to primary—where registered Republicans would vote to determine the party’s mayoral candidate in the general election—as his only recourse to appear on the GOP line in November. The councilman was long thought to be uninterested in running for another term due to ongoing health concerns. During a period from October 2012 through the end of last year, Jovanovich missed six out of 11 City Council meetings. Over the past several months, as the city has endured increasing criticism for its handling of a Rye Golf Club management scandal and a Rye TV controversy in which senior city officials were accused of concealing a videotape, Jovanovich has become increasingly outspoken in defense of the city administration and in particular City Manager Scott Pickup, an ongoing target of scrutiny for his roles in both sagas. Jovanovich first sought elected office in 2005 as a Republican, but was defeated. That year saw a faction of the GOP break off and form its own coalition known as the Citizens First Party, which ran a mayoral candidate, Franklin Chu, that year. However, Chu and his Citizens First slate, as well as the Republicans, were soundly defeated by Democrats. Jovanovich is a former textbook publisher and currently heads a nonprofit, the Alfred Harcourt Foundation, that provides college scholarship money to disadvantaged students. Jovanovich’s wife, Robin, publishes The Rye Record newspaper, to which he sometimes contributes.

For everyone’s viewing pleasure, here is part 1 in a series on the legacy of Doug French. He sure did change the tone and tenor of our meetings! Doug French's Legacy: Part I http://vimeo.com/64093092

There are only two types of people that would continue to attempt to protect the Hen Island community. (A community that continues to pollute the waters and increase the threat of West Nile Virus in Rye.) Those from Hen Island that would not want to correct the problems and those who support Doug French’s efforts to help protect his Meadow Place friend and neighbor, Ed Volpe who BTW is now a member of the Board of Directors for Hen Island. Volpe did such a great job getting French to help with the cover-up they made him a member of the Board. Anyway here is Doug French's Legacy: Part I http://vimeo.com/64093092

Mike, I see you are still on that mission to completely ignore all the people from Hen Island that support my efforts, so why don't you just go away and stop all your BS that Hen Island complies with all building codes; http://healtheharbor.com/correspondence.shtml "Effective today, I intend to personally begin a disfellowship doctrine. I shall shun you along with others who have contributed their support to your lawsuit...."Others similarly situated" : Claudio and Barbara Iodice, Doug Austrian, Lori DeCaro, Dina Santangelo, Red Pfohl, as well as Martha and Peter Barotz...I don't expect you will miss my fellowship. As I have been less inclined to visit Hen Island, with all it's recent turmoil. Perhaps others will join in my commitment to completely ignore the people I have mentioned. Michael Johnson"

A quote from Jay Sears on August 8, 2008 after touring Hen Island. “Just a short boat ride from Rye's "mainland" it seems a world away. It seems like an idyllic place. Then you see how most of the 34 homes on the island handle human sewage (they don't). The septic systems (if you can call them that) are crude at best and in many cases just feet away from the Long Island Sound. One would be hard pressed to believe any of us land lubbers would get away with such creative plumbing anywhere else in the city of Rye.”

There is no access to Hen Island from Nov 1 to April 1. Nobody on Hen Island can send their kids to Rye schools AND here's the BIG ONE, the deed of Hen Island only allows it to be used for seasonal use. Correction; There is access to hen Island during the winter, I keep a boat in the water all winter for access and I use the Island during the winter as well as a few others who cottages are equipped with heating systems. Although I am not sure about the school guidelines for registration so you may be right on that one, I do now use Hen Island as my voting address. And as to your big one, nowhere in the deed does it state that the Island can only be used for seasonal use. If you think it does, please quote me the section. You have been singing these same songs for years with no facts to back them up but you’re BS. If you would like me to send you a copy of the deed I would be happy to do it. Just give me your e-mail address. BTW, the deed does specifically mention that residents of Hen Island will not pollute the waters of the Long Island Sound and Milton Harbor. And it does also include a utility easement that no municipality every required a connection to.

Doug and Scott, Here is another one of your great moves. Having Bob Schubert arrested to get him out of the Council meetings. That was just as good a Shew calling the psychiatric center during the Otis administration days. You should be proud! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV1I1MSIfUk

Doug I am not sure who Doug & Scott In Fairytale Land is but it’s not me. Keep sling your Sh*t, the only one that believes it is you. Watching all the BS you expect the public to believe at the Council meetings, I expect what you are trying to sell here. Thank goodness you will be gone in January. You could have saved the city a lot of embarrassment if you left after you were exposed on your STAR taxes. Do the City a favor and take Pickup and Wilson with you in January. You will save the new council a lot of time getting rid of them.

Doug, I know you are the Mayor but that does not entitle you to interpret city codes to fit the BS that you wish the public to believe. The code states residential buildings. A residential building is inclusive of a seasonal dwelling. If the code was written to be exclusive of seasonal dwellings it would state “except all seasonal dwellings. Maybe you should ask your city attorney for an interpretation. On second thought you better ask someone who paid attention in law school, she doesn’t realize what a conflict of interest is, so I doubt she could understand city code. Another thought Doug, are you acting out again because the Republican Party wasn’t willing to back you during the upcoming election? Are you pissed because your legacy is going to be “Rye’s most embarrassing Mayor”? Do you hold Mr. Floatie responsible for that? I would if I were you.

Jim, Don’t even entertain answering Doug. Here it is in black and white. Straight from the Rye City Code on Plumbing: http://healtheharbor.com/codes/potablewater.html And here is Rye’s code for the sewers. http://healtheharbor.com/codes/ryesewers.html Ask Doug where the county’s written permission to install 33 composting systems is and where is the proof that the old ones were closed according to the code. “Immediately after the construction of a sewer connection every sewage tank, cesspool or privy vault shall be emptied, cleaned, disinfected and filled with clean mineral soil, rock or gravel. Where a public sanitary sewer is not accessible, a building permit shall not be issued without submission of a copy of the written approval of the Westchester County Commissioner of Health, indicating that the premises may be adequately sewered by a separate sewage disposal system.”

I have heard of it Doug but it sounds more like a Psychological projection of yours.

“As long as we have grown men speculating and dredging up dirt on our neighbors and making it public for the sake of furthering an agenda, we can't expect any better from our kids.” Jim, I am not with you on this one. I think you should encourage your daughter to watch. I believe that it is great that the children of our communities are educated by seeing the mistakes and consequences of elected officials that were appointed to positions where they were never qualified to be in from the start. It is important for them to see just who is running our communities and the type of people they are and have been in the past. Seeing bad is sometimes good. Learning by experiencing it first hand is the best form of education, if you ask me. I for one grew up believing that all political leaders are honest and truthful. I wish I learned the reality of that one sooner. Take a look at the legacy that Mayor French is going to leave behind. He was a Mayor that has admitted to cheating on his Star taxes and renovating an entire home without any permits. He played a major role in the Dapolite scandal and the multiple arrests of Bob Schubert as well as protecting Scott Pickup in Rye’s largest scam on record, RGC. He almost gave away 3 million dollars on 1037 BPR. He allowed the installation of 33 sewage disposal systems on Hen Island without one permit required and also allows 33 cottage owners to increase the threat of West Nile Virus to our residents and children during the summer months. These are just a few of the legacies he will be leaving behind. http://healtheharbor.com/gallery/pages/MayorFrench_star-tax-evasion.html I think kids ask the right questions. The simple ones, like, why did he do that? If we would not let a pervert teach the kids, why do we let a thief run our city?

INL, (Doug) We don't need Charmian to answer. How about starting with addressing this problem that threatens all the kids that attend the clubs opposite Hen Island and in Green haven? Are you going to do it after the first child is diagnosed with WNV? Or are you too busy fixing bids with Pickup? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FojgSQne9q8

Charmian, Thanks for the backing but I am a little disappointed that you don’t think I look like Andy Pettitte. Truth is I would not know Andy if he was standing next to me. I never did get the baseball thing. On another note readers should be aware; there are only two types of bloggers that would respond every time I comment on this site. 1.) Those from Hen Island that have motives that would attempt to lead the public into believe that Hen Island is not polluting Milton Harbor and breeding mosquitoes. 2.) Those that are members of the French administration and wish to continue the cover-up above. At this point in time it is obvious that Hen Island is polluting our waters and the mosquito infestation is jeopardizing the lives of our children that attend summer activities at the clubs opposite Hen Island and in Green Haven. Last summer’s positive West Nile test results shows the proof is in the pudding (water). If anyone believes the fake Health Department report that requires us to empty bird baths in Rye but allows Hen Island to collect 33,000 gallons of stored stagnant water under the BS that it is covered, they need to return to common sense school. The real question is why Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Brett and Mrs. Killian are not concerned? As in the Scott Pickup fiasco, their silence condones Doug French’s objectives and we all know Doug French’s threshold for common sense by now.

Don't worry about my taxes, worry about how you stole STAR taxes from Rye school children. BTW my house is in Purchase not Portchester but you knew that anyway didn't you Doug.

I think Doug French is one of your biggest bloggers on this site, under a few different names including "investigate Vinnie's death". On another note; I would like to personally thank Doug. That decision was one of the best moves you could have made. You saved the entire community, the Republican Party and your family a heck of a lot of embarrassment. ATTA Boy!!!! One last thought, Now that French has left Pickup to swim in the sea of corruption by himself, with no life preserver. If whoever is running, uses a platform of investigating Scott Pickup, it's guaranteed to be a shoe in.

Comments deleted from the Rye Record website copied below. # French Surrenders, Jovi next? — 2013-04-08 20:49 French should have resigned. As a lame duck he should not be permitted to push his own personal or political agendas onto the taxpayers he has so miserably failed. The roads are so bad because French, [censored] J and Filippi took $5,000,000 from Rye operating funds without any authorization to do so. This money was earmarked for Rye's infrastructure but these guys took it from Rye's taxpayers and now our infrastructure is horrendous. I thought the bond that we were hoodwinked into voting for was going to go towards fixing our roads, sidewalks and sewers? French is worried about his career? Maybe Shew will return the favor and give him a letter of recommendation.