How upsetting it must be for the Zigenfus administration that democratic competition has come to Cohocton. When office holders run unopposed, they become so comfortable in their own self worth and importance that they can’t imagine that they are doing wrong. That’s the charitable assessment for the reason why town officials refuse to hear the voice of the residents.
But in Cohocton the record is far more sinister. The joy of passing out patronage favors and appointments for boards or paid political jobs has turned into a theater of the absurd. It would be a comedy if the tragedy was not so evident.
The corrupt dealing by the Town Board is for all to see. Residents who never before attended planning board meeting are coming out to see for themselves why the staged “dog and pony” show is the laughing stock of the entire town.
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