I wouldn’t have believed it unless I had seen it with my own eyes.
While the New York State Comptroller continues to scour the Village of Piermont’s and Garmento ex-Mayor Bruce Tucker’s “financials” during OSC’s multi-year audit and law enforcement investigation, we should keep in mind that the Village of Piermont paid THREE HUNDRED AND SEVEN THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR DOLLARS (US$307,754) over to the Piermont Public Library from the local tax levy for the 2025–2026 fiscal year.
Perhaps this dollar-amount doesn’t astound you, until you consider that the Village is comprised of only about 2,500 people, and that the Village’s total annual budget itself is only about US$7,000,000 per year by way of comparison.
The Library Board of Trustees meetings are held on the second Wednesday of every month at the Piermont Library, and are open to the public.
Maybe it’s time that you started attending these meetings to figure out where all your money has been going. If you care, that is.
QUERY TO AI:
How much money did the Village of Piermont pay over to the Piermont Library over the past year?
ANSWER FROM AI:
The Village of Piermont paid THREE HUNDRED AND SEVEN THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR DOLLARS (US$307,754) over to the Piermont Public Library from the local tax levy for the 2025–2026 fiscal year:
https://www.piermontlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Library-Report-Nov-2025.pdf
How much money did the Village of Piermont pay over to the Piermont Library over the past year?
ANSWER FROM AI:
The Village of Piermont paid THREE HUNDRED AND SEVEN THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR DOLLARS (US$307,754) over to the Piermont Public Library from the local tax levy for the 2025–2026 fiscal year:
https://www.piermontlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Library-Report-Nov-2025.pdf
https://www.piermontlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Library-Report-July-2025.pdf
According to the library’s official financial reports, this allocation was disbursed following a successful public budget vote:
https://www.piermontlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Annual-Report-2024-Submitted-2.14.2025.pdf
July 2025 Tax Levy Payment: US$307,754
July 2024 Tax Levy Payment (Prior Year Context): US$301,716
https://www.piermontlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Library-Report-June-2025.pdf
https://www.piermontlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Library-Report-Nov-2025.pdf
The funds are collected yearly as part of the Village property taxes and transferred to the library district’s custodian:
https://www.piermontlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BYLAWS-Revised-March-2015.pdf
Pop Goes The Weasel
https://wordsforlife.org.uk/activities/pop-goes-the-weasel/
[Lyrics]
Half A Pound Of Tuppenny Rice
Half A Pound Of Treacle
That’s The Way The Money Goes
Pop! Goes The Weasel.
A Penny For A Spool Of Thread
A Penny For A Needle
That’s The Way The Money Goes
Pop! Goes The Weasel!
Round And Round The Chestnut Tree
The Badger Chased The Weasel
They Ran And Ran And Had Great Fun
Pop! Goes The Weasel!
Up And Down The City Road
In And Out The Steeple
Round The Town And Back Again
Pop! Goes The Weasel.
Half A Pound Of Tuppenny Rice
Half A Pound Of Treacle
That’s The Way The Money Goes
Pop! Goes The Weasel.
According to the library’s official financial reports, this allocation was disbursed following a successful public budget vote:
https://www.piermontlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Annual-Report-2024-Submitted-2.14.2025.pdf
July 2025 Tax Levy Payment: US$307,754
July 2024 Tax Levy Payment (Prior Year Context): US$301,716
https://www.piermontlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Library-Report-June-2025.pdf
https://www.piermontlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Library-Report-Nov-2025.pdf
The funds are collected yearly as part of the Village property taxes and transferred to the library district’s custodian:
https://www.piermontlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BYLAWS-Revised-March-2015.pdf
Pop Goes The Weasel
https://wordsforlife.org.uk/activities/pop-goes-the-weasel/
[Lyrics]
Half A Pound Of Tuppenny Rice
Half A Pound Of Treacle
That’s The Way The Money Goes
Pop! Goes The Weasel.
A Penny For A Spool Of Thread
A Penny For A Needle
That’s The Way The Money Goes
Pop! Goes The Weasel!
Round And Round The Chestnut Tree
The Badger Chased The Weasel
They Ran And Ran And Had Great Fun
Pop! Goes The Weasel!
Up And Down The City Road
In And Out The Steeple
Round The Town And Back Again
Pop! Goes The Weasel.
Half A Pound Of Tuppenny Rice
Half A Pound Of Treacle
That’s The Way The Money Goes
Pop! Goes The Weasel.
