Subject: West Nile & Mosquitoes; Comments: Biting

At the Rye City Council meeting Monday night, Hen Island agitator Ray Tartaglione was at it again, and his comments were biting.

Tartaglione, known for his one-man band Hen Island antics with Mr. Floatie, charged locations in Rye have tested positive for West Nile virus according to his sources at the Westchester Department of Health. He was suggesting the City knew this and had not disclosed this fact. During the meeting Tartaglione refused to release any report or name his source inside the Westchester Health Department.

Tartaglione's vitrol included telling Rye Mayor Doug French "you are a disgusting individual who should be relieved of his position today" and then nailing the Rye City Manager with the comment "you are a liar Mr. Pickup."

Then today (Wednesday) Rye Mayor Doug French forwarded a report from the Westchester Department of Health detailing an inspection of Hen Island on July 19th where one batch of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus (although most of the report says all other things for the most part are in order).

Mayor French said "As you may know, the City relies on the County DOH [Department of Health] -- as most local municipal governments do -- to provide the necessary expertise and guidance on health and environmental matters to ensure the safety of our residents and acts accordingly based on their directives.  The complaints about sewage, potable water and mosquitoes were once again investigated by the County DOH and attached is the latest report.  Please contact the County DOH directly should you need further information or have any questions." The report was conducted in response to a complaint filed. One would have to imagine it was Tartaglione who complained.

This report aligned with a report of 17 cases of West Nile found in June and July listed in the Westchester County web site; three of the cases are listed in Rye (exact locations are not named). Further, Rye Nature Center head Christene Siller told MyRye.com yesterday "Westchester County monitors several locations throughout the area for West Nile.  Our site is one of several places in Rye where this monitoring occurs. There is no official report that I have been given by the County as to whether the Nature Center tested positive or not this year."

Comments

[Ray Tartaglione]

Mamaroneck Firefighter and Hen Island homeowner Ed Volpe’s co-worker gets caught with foot in his mouth. (Volpe is also Doug French’s Meadow Place neighbor) Read the comments in the loop and the Journal news!

http://theloopny.com/blog/new-west-nile-case-in-mamaroneck-is-72-year-old-man/#comment-12031

http://www.lohud.com/comments/article/20120927/NEWS/309270087/UPDATED-Mamaroneck-man-believed-contracted-West-Nile-virus

[Ray Tartaglione]

"Family of West Nile victim tries to fly him home"

http://www.lohud.com/article/20120928/NEWS02/309280057/Family-West-Nile-victim-tries-fly-him-home

The WNV victim in this case lives 1.9 miles from Hen Island. (Just across the Post Road from Greenhaven) The County Health Department surveyed the neighborhood around the man's home today and found no breeding sites. All they had to do was travel 1.9 miles and they would have found millions of mosquito's breeding on Hen Island.

Unfortunately the City of Rye (Mayor Doug French) and the County Health Department (Deputy Health Commissioner Morrissey) has made enforcement into a political football and now it is costing Westchester residents their lives.
I am sure you will be shocked, amazed and appalled after watching this video on how the City of Rye and the County of Westchester allow and encourage mosquito breeding here in Westchester.
https://vimeo.com/47034186

[Ray Tartaglione]

Mamaroneck man fighting for his life from West Nile Virus.
Interesting how the Maroneck Mayor is warning everyone yet in Rye Mayor French says "No Problem Yet"

http://larchmont.patch.com/articles/mamaroneck-man-ill-with-west-nile-virus

I am sure you will be shocked, amazed and appalled after watching this video on how the City of Rye and the County of Westchester allow and encourage mosquito breeding here in Rye.
https://vimeo.com/47034186

[Ray Tartaglione]

Mayor French,
I thought you might want to send condolence message to Allison who just lost her grandmother to West Nile Virus. I have attached a link below so you may communicate with her directly on the West Nile Survivors and Supporters page.

Deputy Mayor Jovanovich,
I thought you might get a kick out of it since you made a joke about people dying from West Nile Virus at the last City Council meeting. Maybe you can tell Allison a joke about her Grandmother's death that would make her feel better. And maybe you can forward this to Deputy Health Commissioner Rick Morrissey at the County Health Department who is also trying to make light of the positive test result findings on Hen Island. Please feel free to CC me on any correspondence.

http://www.facebook.com/groups/406191450760/permalink/10151228229305761/

[Ray Tartaglione]

http://www.healtheharbor.com/gallery/pages/water/water1.html

[D]

Listen to their words. When have they ever been in favor of the "pursuit of happiness" for the individual? They've only promoted what government's vision of what will make you happy. You'll be happy if we restrict what trees you can cut down. You'll be happy if you don't contain any standing water on your private property. Listen to their words..... when have they ever made a decision based on whether the private land owner was happy?????? When has the Council said, "Since you own the land and since your happy, then we're happy, It's your life."???? When have they ever asked if the land owner was happy? The rhetoric is always from the perspective of the government, never from the perpective of the private land owner. Even the politicos who are somewhat backing Hen Island's right to collect rain water base it on some government report or some government's recommendations....... It's never based on the individual rights of the property owner. Property owners have no rights. The phrase "the pursuit of happiness" for the property owner is just an illusion . Just like it is in a communist state.

Listen to their words.

[Jack A. (Mr. Floatie's ass-istant)]

You are starting to sound kooky again!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOILKHmZBwc

Jack A. (Mr. Floatie's ass-istant)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUDT-VsHDN4&NR=1

[Come And Get Me]

Mr. Tartaglione,

You are a full fledged communist who tries to use the government to do your bidding. I guarantee you will never stop Hen Island from collecting rain water.

[Come And Get Me]

Linus,

I think this country has had enough of communists like Sack, Lattimer and Astorino. I'm actually looking forward to the day they try and take Hen Island's rain water away because that is the day every American will wake up and smell the coffee. It started with the trees in Rye and people have had enough of people like Mr. Flotie trying to use the government to do their bidding.

[linus]

the smell of mr. flotie seems to have polluted our pilitcos
Lattemer, Astirino and Sack

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