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Court4Fred
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Posted - 05/23/2006 : 9:13:43 PM
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| and then Ravs will latch onto the next sucker. He's a parasite. |
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 Posted - 06/27/2006 : 11:55:02 AM
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I know the title says it all but I have to say it again. When does it start getting better? I mean really c'mon. Let's go over A FEW things.
Since John Hanlon has been mayor there has been a huge increase in this city's bureaucracy. We have someone in charge of signs at DPW. We have someone in charge of constituent services, and I still would love to know what that means.
Let's go over to the incompetence column. Say what you want about Dick Dell Isola, but that man got things done. Under Barry Doyle the Devens School looks like a swamp/dump. The front of it is all hacked up and there are 5 ft. weeds on the side, and I legitimately mean 5 ft. We have people like Jerry Sheehan who have no idea what they're doing and it is showing throughout the city, mainly that the city is filthy.
Let's go over to the how things suck throughout the city column. Thanks to this mayor there is a huge strain with the Common Council and the Board of Alderman. The Common Council and the Alderman, for the most part, do not like and trust Hanlon anymore. You see it in their faces, actions, and the way they vote; and good for them for standing firm. Also, I love how this administration wants to make every position part time. It saves money according to them. If it's one thing this administration knows how to do is save money right?
Also, if you have been up to City Hall lately everyone up there has changed since this administration has took over. They look stressed, mad, and look like they hate their jobs and where they work. Who can blame them? Johnny Boy takes away the walkie talkies from departments that need them and he does away with casual Fridays for city employees. These may seem small but it epitomizes the Hanlon administration.
It is my sincere hope former Mayor David Ragucci is laughing at all of this. When it came to "Proven, Experienced Leadership" or the "Start of Something Better," I wish the voters had voted for "Proven, Experienced Leadership," because this administration doesn’t know the meaning of the phrase.
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bbpolitical
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Posted - 06/27/2006 : 3:25:01 PM
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I have to disagree with you on Barry Doyle. He is in no way responsible for weeds on the outside of buildings. That is a landscaping issue not a maintenance issue. I think he has been doing a fine job so far and if he gets the budget he deserves and does what he says he will do with it, this city may see the best infrastructure service it has seen in the past 20 years.
As for poor landscaping, that is the fault of whoever in the mayors office contracts out the work on the outdoor upkeep. I would be willing to bet that since the Early Intervention center has occupied the old Devens school, no companies have done any lawn work at all. The existing schools are very well taken care of externally, however.
Michael
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Posted - 06/27/2006 : 3:49:01 PM
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According to what I have been told by the Mayor’s Office, Facilities Maintenance is in charge of the Devens School because it is under the city. I asked who cut the weeds in front of the Devens and I was told FM.
Also, why would FM do the front of the Devens but not the side? So, not only did they not do a good job, but it is their job, according to the Mayor’s Office, to keep the outside and the inside somewhat clean. I see a janitor outside of the Devens trying to do the best he can just about everyday at various times through out the day. And all janitors come out of FM. I don't want any fancy landscaping at the Devens School, I think people just want it cut in the neighborhood, I know I would.
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bbpolitical
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Posted - 06/27/2006 : 8:55:22 PM
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Originally posted by Genuine
Michael,
According to what I have been told by the Mayor’s Office, Facilities Maintenance is in charge of the Devens School because it is under the city. I asked who cut the weeds in front of the Devens and I was told FM.
Also, why would FM do the front of the Devens but not the side? So, not only did they not do a good job, but it is their job, according to the Mayor’s Office, to keep the outside and the inside somewhat clean. I see a janitor outside of the Devens trying to do the best he can just about everyday at various times through out the day. And all janitors come out of FM. I don't want any fancy landscaping at the Devens School, I think people just want it cut in the neighborhood, I know I would.
I will reiterate that Facilities takes care of facilities, not the yard. There is nothing in the budget that covers mowing, for example. Barry Doyle's crew doesn't mow the grass outside of city hall or any of the other school buildings according to him. This was verified by the auditor at the budget hearing. The reason I know that he isn't responsible for it is because Counciller Simonelli had the same misconception and asked about it at the Budget hearing. Mr. Doyle replied that landscaping does not fall under his department. He added that the whole system of who does landscaping is under reconsideration.
Since the city council and alderman at the budget hearing spent about an hour and a half grilling Mr. Doyle on every employee, I learned that he has no lawn mowers or landscaping people working for him. His guys ONLY fix broken equipment and change internal light bulbs or unclog toilets, in addition to cleaning hallways and changing trash cans. He stated that any other services are contracted out or done by other departments. If someone at city hall told you otherwise, they were not informed or were misrepresenting the facts. It sounds like the whole system of funding landscaping falls under the budget for other departments, ie, school committee, etc and is a very grey area to say the least.
I do agree that the side of the old Devens school has overgrown a bit, but the front is not in any better shape really. It has open patches and weeds everywhere. I think its unfair to expect the janitor to take care of it since he isn't paid to do that. Also, since since he only has 9 employees (-2 on workers comp) and has to take care of city hall, both libraries, the rec center/911 building, city services, and police/fire departments first, the devens school building is probably pretty low on the list.
PS> I saw a city vehicle for mainenance out on the street,running fine. I beleive this was the one that the fire department gave to mainenance since it is clearly an older fire vehicle with a city seal slapped on the side. Mr. Doyle asked for a new vehicle in his budget because one wasn't working, and if I'm not mistaken, this was the one. It appears that Mr. Doyle was overstating the problem with the vehicle, but perhaps someone could correct me on what the story is here.
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Posted - 06/28/2006 : 12:13:26 PM
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Under the Ragucci administration, FM took care of all of the schools that were given back to the city. I saw many janitors with weed whackers and lawn mowers and talked to them about who was in charge of the schools. I wish Mr. Doyle had cleaned the side of the Devens like he did the front, until all this gray area becomes black and white. Why do one area and not the other?
If the whole landscaping thing is being reconstructed I wish either FM or DPW would do something.
Also, what bothers me about the Devens is that it's a breeding ground for West Nile carrying mosquitoes.
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bbpolitical
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Posted - 06/29/2006 : 12:53:24 AM
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Originally posted by Genuine
Under the Ragucci administration, FM took care of all of the schools that were given back to the city. I saw many janitors with weed whackers and lawn mowers and talked to them about who was in charge of the schools. I wish Mr. Doyle had cleaned the side of the Devens like he did the front, until all this gray area becomes black and white. Why do one area and not the other?
If the whole landscaping thing is being reconstructed I wish either FM or DPW would do something.
Also, what bothers me about the Devens is that it's a breeding ground for West Nile carrying mosquitoes.
Well maybe the guys featured in the Independent in the photo with Hanlon will do it then
I am an average resident of Everett who would like to see more communication about anything and everything to do with Everett |
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louie
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Posted - 06/30/2006 : 3:19:46 PM
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it starts getting better when we find a brazilian mayor lol
or when we find an honest person to run for mayor |
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Court4Fred
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Posted - 07/01/2006 : 2:58:08 PM
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| I did hear that McGonagle was considering a run, and DeMaria. Van Campen, too. |
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richie
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Posted - 07/03/2006 : 7:31:01 PM
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| hey has anyone see the bright colors on the parkway? They took jersey barriers and painted them bright yellow in front of the check cashing store now we have red lettering and yellow barriers welcome to brazil |
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Court4Fred
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Posted - 07/19/2006 : 1:35:43 PM
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| So, will anyone tell us when it's going to "start getting better?" There is graffitti all over the place. Everett Square is filthy, and the streets are still dirty. WE have parks full of summer workers who don't do anything - they don't even have the tools to do the job. That's 60 thousand bucks of your tax money wasted. We have a scandal brewing in the procurement office, with the firing of Jack Garron and the "awarding" of the trash contract. Now computers have been seized. So, does the start of something better happen next year? |
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louie
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Posted - 10/24/2006 : 08:51:02 AM
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| wait I am sure the people who watched the aldermans meeting last night must still be spining their heads.. I still don't understand what the out come was of that forensic audit who mayor no. 2 vetrano said they found partial evidence (wonder what that could be) why doesn't mayor no. 1 hanlon just come clean with everyone give to the papers we as tax payers have a right to know or don't we. |
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Court4Fred
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Posted - 10/24/2006 : 1:29:29 PM
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| Partial evidence? That's like being a little bit pregnant. Of course - this crowd doesn't have much credibility anymore, after accusing the city council of an open meeting law violation and insinuating that the DA was investigating - which was a lie. So, how can you believe anything any more? |
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justme
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Posted - 10/24/2006 : 7:31:04 PM
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Why would anyone believe anything the current administration says? Mr Honesty & Integrity doesn't know the meaning of either of those words! I wonder how long it's going to take to bring this city back to financial stability and how much my taxes will have to be increased to do it.
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massdee
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Posted - 10/26/2006 : 2:18:15 PM
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When does it start getting better?
