www.PanoramaHispanoNews.com September/Septiembre 2015 Vol. 26 - No. 9 Dunkirk Continues Mishandling Federal HUD Grant Proponen aprovechar la crisis Funding and City Budget para crear un nuevo Puerto Rico Por: Antonio R. Gómez By: Mark Frost Un nuevo llamado a forjar otro Puerto After a scathing report last year from the Rico aprovechando la crisis económica y state comptroller regarding the mishandling fscal que sufre hoy el país fue formulado of grant funding to the city of Dunkirk. en un escrito frmado por el presidente de Mayor Dolce on Tuesday August 18, la Junta de Directores de la Fundación por 2015. Asked the city Council to make A Puerto Rico, Jon Borschow, y el economista total of 13 budget transfers that would y presidente de Estudios Técnicos, José be made under 64-2015, including eight Joaquín Villamil, que proponen que el in the general fund and fve in the water mismo se fundamente en una realidad donde treatment fund. The largest transfer is “la mezquindad política ceda a la unión de $45,000 from contingencies in the general todos por buscar soluciones”. fund to a repair/maintenance line for “Aún en momentos como el actual podemos City Hall and to cover the cost of hiring aspirar a un mejor Puerto Rico”, afrman seasonal workers which was not included en el escrito publicado en el más reciente in the original budget, but with Mayoral número de la revista Perspectiva, que elections just weeks away, many wonder publica Estudios Técnicos. why hire additional workers if we don’t “Uno en que la mezquindad política ceda have the money. The water fund would a la unión de todos por buscar soluciones, transfer $5,000 from its contingencies line en que mirar el futuro de noviembre en to a water main/maintenance line under for the projects already completed like the joining in to say funding is being sought to noviembre ceda a unavisión concertada water distribution. So far this years budget Sea wall and business facades on Central cover any shortfalls left in the project after de un mejor futuro para las nuevas transfer have surpassed a half million Ave. ensued during the council meeting the city failed to seek matching funding generaciones", agregan. dollars and most from contingencies fund. between Fiscal Affairs Offcer Rich Halas on time or failed to follow guidelines to Ese otro Puerto Rico, subrayan, "debe A discussion about funding and budgets and Gugino, with Mayor Anthony J. Dolce receive the grant funding from the county. See MISHANDLING on page 3 See APROVECHAR on page 22 Time to Rethink $1T Drug War Cash es llamado “el candidato adecuado en el mejor By: Carlos DePonce momento adecuado, para las escuelas de Bufalo. Illegal drug overdose deaths have rocketed Por: Carlos DePonce: into a crisis policy challenge, claiming a Kriner Cash es el superintendente de staggering 1800 New York lives last year, las escuelas publicas de Bufalo. El ex three times our traffc fatalities. In Buffalo, superintendente de Memphis fue elegido Rochester and Dunkirk deaths more than para el cargo el 18 de agosto, con el doubled. Unfortunately, we are hearing apoyo de los siete miembros de la usual y same-same from most of our political dividida junta escolar que asistieron a la leaders: tinker around the edges with good reunión. ideas that will help (but not nearly enough) En una conferencia de prensa inmediata and toughen up on the drug war. después del voto, el presidente de la Junta, The global 50-year, $1 trillion war on drugs James Sampson comento que Cash "es is a fagrant policy failure in urgent need of el candidato adecuado, para el momento a thorough, evidence-based rethink. Here adecuado esta comunidad." Sampson le are the facts: Since 2006, drug trade violence stemming pidió a la comunidad darle la bienvenida al Supply interdiction drives up violence and largely from U.S. demand has killed over superintendente y le mostrarle que Bufalo El nuevo superintendente se dirigió a los drug supplier profts. 342,000 in the United States and over es un lugar amoroso. "Él tiene muchas medios de comunicación. "Estamos en una Global illegal drug demand is now $320 100,000 people in Mexico alone. ganas de ser parte de esta comunidad", dijo época del Renacimiento en Búfalo y este es billion annually. U.S. taxpayers spent $7.5 billion last year Sampson. See RETHINK on page 3 See CASH on page 3 Vote Thursday September 10/Vote El 10 de Septiembre! Su Voto Cuenta! Vote Willie Rosas for Dunkirk Mayor – Endorsed Democratic and Independent Party Candidate! 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In Switzerland, property The recent loss of water customer such as the town of Portland will add pressure to the crimes among enrolled heroin addicts dropped by 90 percent. city water budget. In 2001, Portugal became frst in the world to decriminalize all drugs and to make drug To balance next years budget, the city of Dunkirk will have to layoff signifcant numbers treatment services fully accessible. In Portugal as generally in the 24 other nations of Police, Fire and City workers to bring the budget into balance and raise taxes and water adopting drug decriminalization, use rates did not increase. Drug violators are referred to rates. treatment providers, but not compelled to accept services. Drug-related deaths since 2001 A run down from the last audit indicated The City of Dunkirk spent more than $1 million have declined by 80 percent. Rates of past-year drug use have decreased. New AIDS cases from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community among drug injectors resulting from dirty needle sharing declined by 93 percent. In most Development Block Grant (CDBG) program on unauthorized or questionable activities, of the U.S., sterile needles are illegal to possess and one-third of all new AIDS cases result according to an audit issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The fndings from dirty needle sharing. have been referred to HUD for further review. For marijuana, Washington should grant states the power to legalize and regulate like Auditors found the city could not provide adequate documentation to support claims paid alcohol. For New Hampshire, I’d allow sale at state liquor stores if locally approved. with CDBG funds or demonstrate how federal program requirements were being met. Require childproof packaging and labels disclosing potency and health effects, including Several transactions were recorded in a manner to apparently hide the true nature of the the fact that MJ use involves performance and brain developmental effects (though far less transactions. in the aggregate than tobacco or alcohol).