Michael P

Dad of twins, Cortland County Administrator, Emergency Manager. Opinions are my own.

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

Jon Stewart on election night: "We're all going to have to wake up tomorrow morning and work like hell to move the world to the place that we prefer it to be." #DailyShow

[Jason Garnar @jasongarnar]

Broome County received its best fiscal score EVER! I'm proud of the work we've done to control spending & limit our short-term borrowing, all while cutting taxes. Taxpayers deserve to know their tax dollars are being spent wisely. https://t.co/DXsJSZ1tob

[Jason Garnar @jasongarnar]

Proud to propose the fifth-straight tax cut for County taxpayers! #BroomeBudget2023

[Jason Garnar @jasongarnar]

Hello, Avelo! For the first time in 20 years, we have new passenger air service at @flybgm! Starting in November, @AveloAir will fly NON-STOP to Orlando and Fort Myers. Book your flight today at https://t.co/8uTTE6sBdc

[Broome County Government @BroomeCountyGov]

New air service arriving at @flybgm this November!!! @AveloAir will fly non-stop to Orlando & Ft. Myers! Book flights now at https://t.co/KMrfA1Lvbd!

[Jason Garnar @jasongarnar]

Delivering my 2022 State of the County address tonight at 5pm and my office will be live tweeting the highlights. #BroomeCountySoC

[Jason Garnar @jasongarnar]

Today I present my proposed 2022 Broome County Budget at 5:00pm. Watch it live here: https://t.co/MJZeoskGao

[Jason Garnar @jasongarnar]

The Lieutenant Governor has been a great friend to Broome County and I look forward to continuing to work with her as our Governor.

[NWS MARFC @NWSMARFC]

With river flooding in the forecast, now is the time to prepare, particularly if you have property or interests along our rivers.

Flood inundation maps are available for many of the larger streams across our area. Check to see the map nearest you at: https://t.co/lxZM487bK0

[Jason Garnar @jasongarnar]

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Today we received the highest number of #COVID19 positive test results in Broome County to date. Many of these cases are tied to people gathering socially and visiting local establishments. (1/2)

[NWS Binghamton @NWSBinghamton]

A fairly average Sunday #pawx #nywx for mid July. A few storms around this afternoon, but they are not expected to be strong. Dry most of the time; also less humid compared to recent days.

[The Associated Press @AP]

"When they fail, they don’t fail with warning. They just fail." Privately-owned dams are among hundreds nationwide identified as high-risk and in poor condition, yet they are more difficult to regulate, according to an @AP investigation. https://t.co/h6FtKiEpPr

[Kelly McKinney @kellymnyc]

"Emergency management is a lot like running a political campaign

"Every piece has to work. You’ve got to have a plan, and you’ve got to work that plan

You don’t know when election day is, but you have to be able to turn your organization on and work it"

https://t.co/exAP6AQIm3

[IAEM @iaem]

Ex-administrator: 'We've got to stop looking at FEMA as 911." https://t.co/7tGpbQaJ0z #FEMA #IAEM #HurricaneDorian

[Michael P @PonticielloM]

Enjoying the evening! @ High Meadow Tree Farm https://t.co/v35TRjc9sj

[The New York Times @nytimes]

The United States’ birthrate fell for a 4th consecutive year in 2018, bringing the number of people born in the country to its lowest level in 32 years https://t.co/IwO7E2bIg3

[HSAC at SPP @HSACouncil]

"Beginning next March, census workers will hand-deliver paper questionnaires and printed instructions for the national head count to all households in and around wildfire-ravaged Paradise, CA, as well as hurricane-devastated Mexico Beach, FL." https://t.co/HHCtkqezST

#campfire

[Hazard Center @tamuHRRC]

Study calls on feds to invest in local volunteer disaster response, recovery groups https://t.co/2nnOejXfFu

[NPR @NPR]

An NPR investigation found federal disaster spending often makes existing wealth inequality worse.

Put another way: After a storm, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
https://t.co/wHbECrRP8l

[NPR @NPR]

Thirty-two percent of U.S. fourth-graders aren’t reading at a basic level. Scientists say the popular theory that people learn to read through context-based guessing is wrong. https://t.co/dki0ZNtF5g