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Friday, July 28, 2006

Group Shuts Doors Because Velella Ain't Doling Out the Cash

North Bronx Westchester Neighborhood Restoration Association is shutting its doors after more than 25-years, living most of their lives off the largess of New York State taxpayers. During their time they received $20 MILLION in taxpayer money to keep their neighborhood group afloat. Their annual budget came out of the member items of former State Legislature Guy Velella, the disgraced former legislator who spent some time in jail for corruption.

But Velella was feted as a great gentlemen this week as the group held a dinner in the shadows of Yankee Stadium. He used taxpayer dollars to keep this group alive, a group that was filled with Velella political supporters.

The ex-senator got up and addressed the crowd as grants were awarded by the association. He received cheers from recipients of state funds backed by the money he secured for the organization before he was forced out of office.

Reehill said he is closing down the group because Velella isn't in Albany anymore to get what had become a $950,000-a-year member item for the association. He said the group's office furnishings and equipment, worth perhaps $1,000, likely will be given to another community group after an independent auditor completes the books for a state report.

A residual amount from the 2004 grant, about $90,000, was available to mete out to community groups as part of Wednesday's "fond farewell" dinner paid for by the organization, Reehill said. He said the dinner bill was paid with non-state funds.

Their annual budget of more than $900,000 is not being funded by State Senator Jeff Klein, Velella's replacement.

Sen. Jeff Klein, a Democrat who now represents the district, said Velella's North Bronx association served as an arm of Velella's political machine and was a waste of money.

Oh, it's not that Klein has a conscience not to spend taxpayer money in this manner. He also doles out plenty to local groups in the district, just not to a group that was friendly to Velella.

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