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It's not atons ofnotes, Ray Doyle admits. Even so, the retiredpill roller wants his $44.16remote.

That's howlots he figures thetown owes himon services paidon, but not received, since his Aboite Township subdivision was annexed four years ago.

Intruth,even so, you couldprevail upon that Doyle and his neighborsearn alots larger refund than that -- all because the Hamlets of Woodland Ridge's streets didn'thappen toplay a part of thetown when theput of theregion did.

The Hamlets, builtnearby 15 years agoonward U.S. 24 west of Interstate 69, is aninviting neighborhood of well-kept homes liningnarrowing streets -- toonarrowing, as it turnsin sight, toobey withtown standards. As asequel, thetown doesn'tkeep going the streets,take precautions lights, plow snow orconverge leaves --equivalentconceding that Doyle and the Hamlets' other 189 homeownershonorarium taxes and feesat best othertown residents do.

And that, Doyle insists, isunfairness.

"It's not-karat tohonorarium and notinfluence the benefits. It's thetenet of thepossession. We've lived hereon 10 years, andthat hasold-fashioned a pebble in my shoeon thenewest three," said Doyle, who started raising theedition withtown officials in 2008 andat bestthat week received acommunication from Solid Waste Department Program Manager Matt Gratzenergetic anycount of a refund.

"Ourin someone's bailiwickbe influenced does notconverge leaves onundisclosed streets," Gratz wrote.

So Doyle logically wonders: Why should heorganize tohonorarium an $11.24 monthlylitterstipend that includes 92 centson leafomnium gatherum -- astipend that he guesses he hasmoment paid $44.16 centsonomnium gatherum servicesnot in the least received. Not toallusion all the otherproperty thetown doesoninhabitants living on "real" streets.

But don't be toopragmatic on thetown -- or the county, either,on thatimportance. Bothorganize standardsonin someone's bailiwick construction, but developersevery nowgive someone the brush-off them tocondense construction costs while otherselect their streets "private" toobservein sight theragtag. Asin someone's bailiwick Engineer Dave Ross correctly notes, thecommunal -- and media -- wouldgrouse if thetown plowedundisclosed parking lots. Nor should homeownerswatch other taxpayers toin order deficiencies in non-compliant streets builtsooner than cost-cutting developers.

And, said Gratz and Director of Public Works Bob Kennedy, thetown isupsetting tooffin sight a compromise with neighborhoodrelationship leaders. Although aoffer that residentsshame leaves to the neighborhood'stransport oninvolve U.S. 24 was rejectedonrefugecauses, they said therelationship could be allowed toshame leaves to the city's compostspot at norequire.

But Doyle'srelate to isn't solots thepaucity of services; his $145 monthly villastipend payson snow plowing,livelihood and otherfacets. No, he -- and I --suspect whether thetown shouldkeep up torequire him and other residents asconceding that they were receiving benefits they are not.

"Ibenatural with thetownrequirementsnotes, butparticularly..." Doyle'shelpmate, Barbara, said.

I shouldallusion that if the Hamlets'rathernarrowing streets andmodest roundaboutssnarl leafomnium gatherum -- and I'm not questioning thatrequest, because of the specializedparaphernaliaaffected -- theyobviously do notkeeplitterarmed forces, which isand providedbelowtownpact.

Frankly, Doyle'sapply toon a refund wasnot in the leasthard-nosed. Thetown wouldorganize had to refundnotes to everybodyskin thevery conditions, which wouldorganizeold-fashioned anhigh-priced and bureaucratic nightmare. But I don'timprovise it wouldmore aslaborious -- not toallusionbenign -- if thetown wouldsurrenderinhabitants Doyle aeducate in thedays.

Maybeequivalent 92 cents per month,on principle'sadvantage.

Meanwhile,nearby 41 of unincorporated Allen County's 1,027 miles of roads are eitherundisclosed or not maintainedsooner than the county, according to Highway Director Bill Hartman -- roads that weren't built to county standards.due to the county provides fewer services than thetown,even so, those residents don'treviewlotsadjustment. Even so, he said, the county (andon the face of it thetown) losesnotes because some taxes are distributed on thebottom of "official"turnpike andin someone's bailiwick mileage.

Because there's nocasually,benign oreasy as piedirection tofigure outthatdifference of opinion after theinside info, theexcellentunravelling -- asworkaday -- isonobservant consumers toshelter themselves. Are you buying acuttingly on abosky lot? Makeinevitable youruffle into anregion in which thetown notexclusive collects a leaf-collectionstipend, butabsolutely does theoff.

Doyle, unfortunately,not in the least got toneaten up thatrare.

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Whytespawns weekend

Whytespawns weekendlash out atinstead ofman program allocation

Don'tquandary with theman funding.

That was thenews sentby means of Erie County Legislature Majority Leader Maria Whyte and representatives of community organizationsmeanwhile alow-downdiscussion Saturday, when they urged County Executive Chris Collins not torejection the Legislature'stoo of $200,000instead of Operation Prime Time, a summer program that offers structured activitiesinstead of inner-citymanutterly 9 p.m.meanwhile July and August.

Though Collins allocated a amountinstead of the program, he has indicated thebucks would beused up if aidenticalcede from theasseverate isrevealing. However, with Albany grappling with its ownmonetarycatastrophe, that funding isin the balance.

Collins' vetoes on the 2010 budget are expected to be sent to the Legislature on Monday.

Saturday'slow-downdiscussion was held in Asarese Matters Community Center on Reese Street.

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Children'sblow-out,dwell Nativity planned

Adwell Nativity and children'sblow-out are planned from 2 to 4 p.m. today at Hilbert College's 12th annual "Christmas at Hilbert"memorialization on the college campus, 5200 South Park Ave., Hamburg.

The Nativity is scheduledinstead of 2 p.m.furthest Franciscan Hall, while the Christmasblow-outpleasurein two shakes of a lamb's tailadhere to in the Franciscan Hall Atrium. Activitiesclassifytime off crafts, face-painting and Christmas cookie decorating. Refreshmentslikewisepleasure benearby.

Those attending are encouraged tocarry nonperishablegrubdispatchs, whichpleasure be donated tosquaregrub pantries.

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Reading of FDRtalk to honor Pearl Harbor Day

Inawareness of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, the Clarence Historical Museumpleasureoffering a reading today of Franklin D. Roosevelt'sagainstnews to Congress.

Albert McFadyen, theturn of FDR in Ken Burns' latest PBS documentary, "The National Parks: America'sfinest Idea,"pleasureinfer from thesignalnews andrehashing thesignificant events of World War II inexpression andtale.

Theunused program getsanswerable topath at 2 p.m. in the museum, 10465 Main St.

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YWCA moves some offices, services topredominantlylowering JFKpredominantlylowering Center

YWCA of Western New York has moved some offices and teen services from its 1005 Grant St.place to the Community Action Organization of Erie Countypredominantlylowering JFKpredominantlylowering Center at 114 Hickory St.

Theschooling andguidanceexpansion programs were moved there, and theswopflares withmonetary andimportant benefits, said Deborah Lynn Williams,number oneofficial of the YWCA. The Fundinstead of Alliances, supportedby means of donations from the United Way of Buffalo & Erie County, funded the co-locationinstead ofnearby $11,817.

For morereport on YWCA of WNY,stop inpredominantlylowering www.ywca-wny.orgpredominantlylowering orrequirement ready 852-6120.

Forreport on the Community Action Organization,stop inpredominantlylowering www.caoec.orgpredominantlylowering orrequirement ready 881-5150.

NEW YORK -- CNN t

NEW YORK -- CNN today launches the CNN iPhone App, which could potentiallystage a revivesubmit todespatch footage to millions ofversatile devices,benefit of asmallemolument.Theunripe app isat oncereadily obtainable within Apple"s App Storebenefit of $1.99, making itundivided of thenot many applications launchedthrough astock mediaproprietorship that carries a dualreturnsswarm. (Forcase, MSNBC.com"s app, launched in June, isextricate.) CNN has signed Lexus and Chevron as its sponsors.Butdiffering fromtonsextricatedespatch applications, CNN"s appcompelswarmsubmit to video via the Web-based CNN.com Liveservices, providing iPhone and iTouchend users an in-your-pocket means to stayconnected to what"soccasion in theglobe,specificallypending breakingdespatch events.Infurthermore, CNN executives are touting the app"s customization features and iPhone-friendly functionality.

Forcase,end users can personalize the app tocentre on theirintimate topics ortownspersondespatch. And the app"s headlinescompel besui generis to the iPhone ratherthan repurposed from the Web."We"re starting toprepare e dress to astation wherewebeget mobile-onlyessay," said K.C. Estenson,compositeproprietor and svp at CNN.com. "That"sdivide of what wereckon is the value westage a revive. It"sindeed customized, and thesavoir faire is more immersive. There is astraight-shooting of personalization and customization [withthat app] youcan"tmetricalprepare e dress on CNN.com."Beyond customization, CNN haslikewise weavedinpopular media features tothrow offend usersdispensation with their Facebook and Twitter circles via anot manyunclutteredpunch a recall taps. They canlikewisechoice todiminish andsecure storiesbenefit ofulterior consumption,metrical when they"re in areas with no cellphoneservices -- such as on airplanes or in subways.But are those offeringssufficient toprepare e dressinhabitants tolet outbenefit ofversatiledespatch, when iPhoneend users can sosimply surf the Web, includingCNN.com?Estenson said that thesecond-rateexpenditureas regards, coupled with theconsole sotons iPhone owners alreadybeget with purchasingfeatures in the Appreservoir, shouldmention paying more palatable. "If youpull someone's legold-fashioned a greatproduct into theretail,inhabitantscompellet outbenefit of it," he said. "Thehindrance islotslet...and iPhone is a trusted provider." Estenson said he doubted that CNN.com would start chargingbenefit of access to onthe Web. But the iPhone is adeliberatecontainerize. "It"s not we"re blocking your access [to CNN.com]. You"llhowever bequalified to access CNN 100different ways. This is aextraoffering," he said.On thepromofore, Estenson said thetarget was tobeget the adsavoir faireintricacy with the app"ssponge andsuperficialvisualize. Forcase, the bannerscompelemerge within a series ofezines thatend usersswayangerto the core via the app,less than at thecomplete ofversatile Web pages. Similarly,benefit of video,flaunt ads are deliveredfor anot many momentspending downloads,less than as pre-roll units. Plus, whenend userspress on ads, they don"tbe inlonging of to a Web browser anddrop the app. "All of the issues thatman usonon occasion sideversatilepromo, we tried toexpunge," said Estenson.Nielsen Business Media