Author name: Mike Verminski

This ad hoc video walks through Roscoe Conkling Park from the perspective of use. Throughout the video there will be grand scenes and drone footage of the City of Utica which cannot be seen from any other vantage point. Starting out just before dusk, video ends with rolling sunsets across the landscape of Utica.

Ride along with Mike Galime

February 14th, we were going to discuss the budget. We ended up in a conversation about what it means to commit to the office. This clip outlines how I will do just that, but also the fact that of the four candidates in the Mayoral race, I’m the only one with something to lose. All the others simply

The team on air pressed me on my goals in getting the city departments back to their purpose within our city government. We arrived on the topic of the public safety commissioner, the current state of crime in the city, and how in the past I’ve worked through these issues. Communication is key. As Mayor I will be

Surpluses, ARPA money, and budgeting. How we deal with programmed dollars is extremely important. It was good to air out how current monies have been distributed under the current Mayor, and how current dollars from Federal and State entities are programmed, however, while administering within the current sandbox that we are dealt, I was able to

On the heels of receiving the Republican endorsement this interview was my first time on 100.7 since announcing. My opponent, Bob Cardillo, was on the air just prior to me, and chose to make false claims about what I do for a living, how the Republican committee selected it’s ticket, and how I will proceed when

Mark from Talk leads of a discussion on crumbling roads. What we get into is how public tax dollars are spent in the private sector. How we deal with spending NYS programmed dollars within the City – and how we can make sure that if NYS continued to pump our taxes into the private sector, we can

Keeler asks for my take on Stewart’s. The discussion, similar to Part 1 of this interview, I’m discussing how we could have communicated with the people, how the Mayor has advisory control over the boards, and get into how our council people chose agenda over government, created a divide, and cause a breakdown in how we

This is a discussion on the “complete streets” proposal.  Dealing with both my role as Council President, but as a current candidate as Mayor, discussing the process we could have taken, the lack of process that actually took place, and how the city decided to interact with the community.   I’m getting to the heart

Friday the 13th, January 2023, was a good day.  Announcing that you are running for Mayor is no small endeavor.  This took much planning, and a desire to dive in headfirst fully committed to everything that is to come, both in the campaign and in potential victory – taking on the role of Mayor. I’m