Pelham Manor Corruption Clean-Up Continues.....

Pelham Manor Corruption Clean-Up Continues.....

..... Residents to seek Court Removal of Trustee Neal Schwarzfeld

     Residents of Pelham Manor, disgusted in their village's management of their local government, have been meeting around town.  They point to disgraced former mayor, Bertrand Sellier, as "one of the lightening rods that symbolizes a corrupted government," and according to one longtime resident, adding, "Sellier knowingly lied and misled the residents of Pelham Manor." ..... MORE .....

     "Another lightening rod of self-dealing and corruption is trustee Neal Schwarzfeld, and he's gotta go."

     The Village of Pelham Manor voters made it clear in the last election that while the "ladder system" may have worked in the past, the proper actions and integrity of local leaders were more important that the coronation of select insiders to become the mayor.  

     Specifically, trustee Neal Schwarzfeld had "worked" his way "up" the ladder system and had expected to become mayor.  Initially, it appeared that Schwarzfeld would become the next mayor by default, by being the only choice for voters on the ballot.

     But then the voters' disgust swelled, and one hapless example of mismanagement followed another. One outrageous incident involved the Mossielo/Ruggerio/Pierpont lawless cover-up of events surrounding the Pelham Manor Police Officer Michael Tillistrand accident.

     And Neal Schwarzfeld was the Police Commissioner at the time of the Tillistrand accident and cover-up.

     A group of residents are getting ready, just like the citizens of Monticello did in recently insuring the removal of Gordon C. Jenkins from his elected position as Mayor and Village Manager of the Village of Monticello.

     They point to New York Public Officers Law, Section 36, which states as follows:

“Any town, village, improvement district or fire district

officer, except a justice of the peace, may be removed from

office by the supreme court for any misconduct, 

maladministration, malfeasance or malversation in office.

An application for such removal may be made by any citizen

resident of such town, village, improvement district or fire

district or by the district attorney of the county in which

such town, village or district is located, and shall be made

to the appellate division or the supreme court held within

the judicial department embracing such town, village,

improvement district or fire district.  Such application 

shall be made upon notice to such officer of not less than 

eight days, and a copy of the charges upon which the

application will be made must be served with such notice.”

     For now, the group is focused on Neal Schwarzfeld's "now long-established history of condoning, and in fact encouraging, unscrupulous conduct that such actions and inactions connotes a pattern of misconduct, abuse of authority and gross dereliction of duty.  This petition will present a catalog of Schwarzfeld’s acts and inaction in four generalized categories of "Removable behavior.... including, documented obstruction of governmental administration....bid rigging, ticket-fixing ...the creation of a hostile work environment and wrongful influence, and other offenses regarding the Village of Pelham Manor Trustees and Employees, and residents and visitors ... committing the Village of Pelham Manor to Millions of Dollars worth of unnecessary liabilities and expenses, and all funded by the taxpayers of the Village of Pelham Manor."

     We are informed that numerous attorneys have been interviewed for the filing of the Schwarzfeld Removal Petition.  We are further told that more information will be released for posting for the public's review.

     We have also been asked to spread the word that if anyone wants to sign-up as another "co-petitioner" in the Schwarzfeld Removal Petition, send a confidential email to this site at PelhamManorNY@gmail.com, and you will be put in touch with the attorneys/petitioners.

Stay tuned.......