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To the editor:
Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would allow the state law enforcement officers who protect our parks, forests and water to retire after 20 years. That is what all of the other police officers in this state can already do ("Hochul vetoes 20-year pension plan for state's specialized officers," The Chief, Oct. 11).
She claims she did this because the cost is not funded in the state budget. The cost is $6.6 million a year and a one-time retroactive service cost of $70.3 million. She wants us to believe that she cannot find these funds in a $229 billion state budget.
The legislature passed this bill nearly unanimously, with a single “no” vote in the State Senate. If state lawmakers want to, they can override her veto.
Richard Warren
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