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Tails
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 Posted - 02/22/2009 : 09:55:52 AM
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On 2/9/09 Wood Waste went into a planning board meeting to subdivide land on lower Broadway.
There is a For Sale 6 Acres on the Old City Yards. Do the math, the City Yards is only 2 acres.
Judith Murphy, an advocate for Mayor DeMaria during his campaign, and very open supporter, and who's daughter is now Assistant City Solicitor (Who has been in meetings FOR Wood Waste) will now be a member on the BOH, who are the ones that are supposed to be controlling Wood Waste.
BIG TIME conflict of interest. |
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tetris
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Posted - 02/23/2009 : 8:49:22 PM
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I don't know why members of the city council have such a hard time asking direct questions.
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"Whereas" and "Therefore" made a comeback. Could they make up their minds? Are there any drunks on the City Council?
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I'd say I was half wrong about the wind turbines but I still didn't hear anything definite.
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Looks like they still don't have the pot ordinance completely drafted yet. You have give it to the two outsiders that show up for this piece credit for continuing to show up every time that it is on the agenda.
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A ladder truck and two pumpers. New/rehabbed fire stations. Let's borrow some more money. And don't layoff anybody. It must be nice to live in Jason Marcus' world. Obviously, some of this needs to be done but it's unrealistic to ask for it all at once. And why does the Mayor have to have such an attitude when he first takes the podium lately?
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Alderman Matewsky just didn't get it when it was pointed out to him that since he already spoke to the Mayor about this and the Mayor agreed, there was no need for him to keep going on and on about this piece.
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Wow! Information overload. It will take a while to digest all that.
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Good to hear that the projects that the city submitted aren't necessarily dead yet.
Where does Alderman Marcus keep disappearing to in the the middle of the meetings for extended periods of time lately? |
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massdee
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Posted - 02/23/2009 : 9:05:08 PM
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Marchese didn't ask the important question. Would Mrs Murphy's position have anything to do with the Wood Waste issue?
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Ditto, Tetris. (Tetris, you made me chuckle with that one.)
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In a perfect world we would want every firehouse redone and all new fire equipment, but with this economy it's not going to happen. I would be grateful if we are able to replace one firetruck. What planet does Marcus live on!
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Matewsky was right about one thing, crime in Everett never makes it into our local newspapers.
#17 & 18.
Let's all just wait and see what really gets done. I'm with RVC on this, you don't know who to believe anymore.
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Tails
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Posted - 02/23/2009 : 9:05:47 PM
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| Wood Waste and the fire truck. You said it....information overload! I don't understand why the Mayor is now getting upset over a fire truck, and a simple question. He takes it so personal. I thought the conversation with the deputy was going fine until he stormed the podium with his bad attitude. |
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Tails
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Posted - 02/23/2009 : 9:10:24 PM
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Your right about Marchese. He did not ask the right question so it might be a question for state ethics. That's just my opinion. It was brought out again that her daughter is working on this case. I would say that is a conflict of interest, if she's signs off or has anything to do with Wood Waste fighting a BOH Cease and Desist, especially since it looks like that may happen.
All this could have been avoided if the Mayor just did that from the beginning. |
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Marie
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Posted - 02/23/2009 : 9:24:27 PM
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I think the mayor is afraid he is losing votes over Wood Waste. I am to the point that I don't believe anything that comes from this administration on the Wood Waste issue. They have lied too many times. I think the mayor is trying to save face. It doesn't matter what he does anymore. The two elected officials that have done the best work on this are Councilor Simonelli and Alderman Van Campen. If anything gets done we have them two to thank.
When will the City Solicitor show up to a meeting prepared? She has the agenda well before the meeting. She should be able to answer simple questions. I am tired of hearing, "I don't know" or "I haven't read the ordinance". The city is getting ready to issue a violation to Wood Waste and she hasn't read the ordinance!!!! That is ridiculous!!!! She is making John Krochovic (sp) look competent. Sorry but I have no faith in the city's law department. Maybe the mayor needs to rethink his appointments. |
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tetris
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Posted - 02/23/2009 : 9:39:05 PM
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I thought it was very belittling to possible candidates for the Charter Review committee to speak in those terms. Sure, they may not understand all of the ins and outs of Everett government/politics; but let's hope that will be a good thing. I'm sure that any serious candidate for one of those positions will be willing to listen to the input of the elected officials as well as any other concerned citizens of the city.
That said, I hope that all of the candidates for one of those positions will realize the incredible responsibility that they are attempting to undertake and come to the position with an open mind. I'd hate to see somebody interested in one of these positions only to get their foot in the door of Everett politics or to serve as a surrogate for a particular point of view. |
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Tails
Administrator
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Posted - 02/23/2009 : 9:44:23 PM
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Don't be fooled Marie. The administration is always contradicting themselves. They said tonight they hoped to have the consent agreement signed anyday now. They were even corresponding with Wood Waste's attorney today.
Don't think for a second Thibeault does not know that violation is coming, he knows, and he could be in on it and be okay with it. More procrastination and buys the Mayor more time. Even if he does go through with a cease and desist, the common council will make it out like "WE ASKED THE MAYOR TO DO SOMETHING AND HE DID" He did NOT. Thibeault knows everything the administration is going to do. |
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Marie
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Posted - 02/23/2009 : 10:03:27 PM
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| Oh, I am not fooled one little bit. I don't trust the bunch of them. The mayor isn't going to do anything to pi ss Thibeault off. He needs his backing and money. I hope everyone realizes that was just a song and dance routine tonight. Anyone following this issue knows exactly who is running the show. |
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Tails
Administrator
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Posted - 02/23/2009 : 10:04:56 PM
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Originally posted by tetris
I thought it was very belittling to possible candidates for the Charter Review committee to speak in those terms. Sure, they may not understand all of the ins and outs of Everett government/politics; but let's hope that will be a good thing. I'm sure that any serious candidate for one of those positions will be willing to listen to the input of the elected officials as well as any other concerned citizens of the city.
That said, I hope that all of the candidates for one of those positions will realize the incredible responsibility that they are attempting to undertake and come to the position with an open mind. I'd hate to see somebody interested in one of these positions only to get their foot in the door of Everett politics or to serve as a surrogate for a particular point of view.
I'm going to have to re watch this part but from what I saw, it sounded to me like a certain individual that is on the board would have liked to run for this.
I'm glad the city council is making a gentlemen's agreement not to run, but this crap with "Whereas" and "Therefore"..........I do not like at all. Not only was it poorly written, it just added to the confusion. I don't care who they say wrote it, sounds like a wannabe or copycat attorney to me. That's not what Charter Review is about. |
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massdee
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Posted - 02/23/2009 : 10:17:41 PM
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I was just wondering, do you think there are some from city hall out celebrating tonight?
"Deb" |
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tetris
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Posted - 02/23/2009 : 10:24:07 PM
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For anyone interested, the following is the section of the city ordinances (Section 1-8) that Alderman DiPerri was referring to when he was talking about the fines that would be associated with the notice that Wood Waste is supposed to be receiving tomorrow. These are the fines that would apply since there is no specific fine associated with this violation.
Section 1-8. General penalty.
(a) Whoever violates a provision of this Revision or any other ordinance or by-law of the city, whereby an act or thing is enjoined or prohibited, shall, unless other provisions are expressly made, be liable to a penalty for the first offense a twenty-five dollar $25.00) fine, second offense a fifty dollar ($50.00) fine, third offense a one hundred dollar ($100.00) fine, and fourth and subsequent offenses a three hundred dollar ($300.00) fine.
(b) If any violation continues, each day's violations shall be deemed a separate violation.
(c) Such violation shall be noticed in the form of a ticket written by an enforcement agent under the authority of the Non Criminal Disposition Ordinance under Article II ofthese Revised Ordinances. (Rev. Ords. 1976, Pt. 2, Ch. 1, § 8; Ord. of 03-18-2004)
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Tails
Administrator
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Posted - 02/23/2009 : 10:32:50 PM
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WOW. Thanks.
If he keeps violating section (b) of the ordinance (which he is) who is it that writes the separate violation? Would that be the city solicitor and I wonder how far she could go on that? One thousand dollars a day is the law, I believe. |
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massdee
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Posted - 02/23/2009 : 10:33:00 PM
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Do they get a fine when the ticket is issued? Or do they have a period of time to correct the issue and if not corrected then the fines start? It's not quite clear.
"Deb" |
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tetris
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Posted - 02/23/2009 : 10:51:15 PM
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Then again, I found this section in the Zoning Ordinance.
SECTION 13. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.
Whoever shall violate any provision of this ordinance shall, for each offense, and for each and every day that such offense continues, be subject to a fine of not more than twenty dollars ($20.00).
Lots clearer on the enforcement but the piles ain't going anywhere for $140 a week. |
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