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dadoo
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 Posted - 09/06/2009 : 11:05:22 PM
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Violation Number One
Sale of the Old City Yards to Wood Waste of Boston.
In a Board of Aldermen's Meeting when told by the Board
that they felt that the Old City Yards should be put back on
the market to see if the City could get more money for the
property the Mayor took the side of Wood Waste of Boston
and stated on video "There is no way we could get more
money for the property" then he continued to talk and
convince the Board to allow the Sale to continue.
Wood Waste of Boston is now and always has been a
contributor to the Mayor's Campaign.
Wood Waste of Boston purchased the Property and resold it
making a 3.6 million dollar profit thanks to their relationship
with Mayor DeMaria.
Violation Number Two
Firing of Employees due to their assisting Federal and
State Investigations.
Mayor DeMaria has fired several employees over his first
term as Mayor and most of these terminations were directly
due to the employees involvement with Federal and State
Investigations.
Due to on going litigation the names of the employees are
not going to be named on this website.
The investigations into GTA Landscaping, direct violations of
State Procurement laws regarding vehicle purchases and
equipment purchases not to mention receiving campaign
contribution in his office at City Hall resulted in the
termination of several employees after they assisted the
authorities with information.
Violation Number Three
Mayor DeMaria using his position as Mayor of the City
of Everett to get his Brother a better position within
the MWRA.
This violation is one of the worst violations committed by
the Mayor in our opinion.
Keep in mind that the Mayor's email's are public information
and that the only Office that's email's are not is the
Emergency Services, and the Solicitiors Office.
On September 9, 2008 Mayor DeMaria emailed his brother
Carmine concerning his conversations with MWRA
supervisors concerning getting his brother a better position
within the MWRA
Full Email Content
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Mayor DeMaria has been distorting information since
he took office about Wood Waste of Boston and the
dealings within the City of Everett.
The State Ethics Commission when done with their
investigation will make sure he pays for what he calls
being Mayor of the City of Everett. |
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justme
Advanced Member
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Posted - 09/07/2009 : 3:40:20 PM
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| Okay, he's done things he shouldn't have which isn't really a big surprise. What does it actually mean to us? Anything? Or is it just a lot of noise? |
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Posted - 09/07/2009 : 4:15:52 PM
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| I think the firing of city employees is alot of noise he can hire and fire whoever he wants. Woodwaste is no suprise we all knew something was up and helping the brother its the mwra that looks terrible. The brother named names of people that were doing things illegal within the mwra and I dont see evidence where Carlo pulled strings for him. Hes going to get a ethics violation for Woodwaste and being to personaly involved. These rulings are public information well find out soon enough. |
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justme
Advanced Member
1428 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2009 : 5:23:16 PM
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Again, what does it mean to us? Anything? He's still going to be mayor, he'll still be surrounded by his unqualified groupies, and he'll just be sneakier about what he's doing.
He may get a slap or a fine, but we still have him in the corner office. Right? |
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Tails
Administrator
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Posted - 09/07/2009 : 8:31:41 PM
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It doesn’t mean anything to us, in my opinion it’s like getting written up and having that letter in your file where you work. I wonder now if there is anything in the charter about removing a mayor over violations. Probably not, but something to look into.
Look at Hal Abrams who was first choice over Frank Nuzzo…..he was let go that same day…….over an "Ethics Violation" that this administration could not even be bothered to look up. I believe that is the only reason why he is not the code enforcement director today.
The Mayor has two more years, if he’s lucky, and if the right person runs against him then his term ends. So yes, he will still be mayor for now, but if the Ethics Commission finds that he was in violation on any of these claims........whether it be Wood Waste or the firing of a bunch of employees due to cooperating in an investigation, then that is public information forever. He can try and be sneaky but it's very difficult today. I'm torn about the e-mail.
If the rumors are true that he's been reading employees e-mail's, that to me in the biggest violation because I think there's some kind of Electronic Privacy Act.
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justme
Advanced Member
1428 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2009 : 9:05:53 PM
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Bottom line, we're stuck with him for two more years and since he owns his own business, the ethics violations won't have any impact on him at all. Unless Stacy finally realizes she's married to a scumball and dumps him.........
As far as him reading emails......... It isn't a violation of anyone's rights. The computers are city property and are there for business use, not personal use. Anything on them, just like the email posted on Citizens for Everett, is public information.
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Tails
Administrator
2682 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2009 : 9:28:56 PM
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Your absolutely right about the e-mail, it's here - You must be logged in to see this link.
Then I guess that leaves me with helping his brother get a job. That's "if" his brother is a grade 25. From the sounds of the e-mail, the MWRA does that kind of stuff all the time. That's awful. |
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carlost everett
Member
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Posted - 09/08/2009 : 4:12:01 PM
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Sad and pathetic that this type of news illicits such a hohum response. How sad for us that we've gotten use to this kind of WRONG behavior. Any one of the three things listed is horrible and should be dealt with; but alas, we have grown acustomed to corruption and wrongdoing.
Honestly.... that's the reason it happens. We find it acceptable. And to boot... he'll be defended. Gross. |
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Fran
Senior Member
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Posted - 09/09/2009 : 09:07:24 AM
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| Yes I'm hohum on it since I'm still waiting for FBI to come done on a former mayor that has been rumored for almost 15 years. Show me something more concrete that a website that obviously has a personal axe to grind. I've not grown accustomed to corruption and wrong doing but I've grown accustomed to not getting too excited over rumors driven by a person's personal agenda. |
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dadoo
Member
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Posted - 09/09/2009 : 10:23:25 AM
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When asked by Alderman VanCampen
about the Beautification Account
Mayor DeMaria stated on 5/11/09 that as
long as he was Mayor there would be
money in the Beautification Account.
On that date the balance was in the red
by -$33,333.21.
And the balance still is in the red today.
Copy of Account Balance
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Tails
Administrator
2682 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2009 : 1:16:48 PM
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| I thought this was all donated money? How can that be possible to be that much in the negative over flowers? Those vendors where paid……… so where did the money come from? I just don’t get it. |
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tetris
Moderator
2040 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2009 : 3:01:50 PM
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I don’t pretend to understand how to read the city’s general ledger reports and normally when I see a set of parentheses around a balance, I’d also assume that it represents a negative amount.
However, when you look at the details of the report page provided, something different happens. When debits are posted to the balance, the number amount of the “negative balance” gets smaller and when credits are applied to it, the amount gets larger. This is exactly the opposite of what you would expect to happen with dealing with a true negative balance. In fact, it’s what happens when you are dealing with a positive balance.
As I said before, I don’t know how to read those reports but something here is not making sense.
And Tails, think of it this way. The city has a pool of money that they pay bills from, The line items are only an accounting method of keeping track of the amount of money they have to spend on a particular expense and how much they have actually expended on that expense, In reality, it’s probably a little bit more complex than that but that the general theory behind it. |
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massdee
Moderator
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Posted - 09/09/2009 : 5:39:32 PM
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Although this information doesn't make a difference for the next two years....we are stuck with Carlo, I think it is good for the voting public to be informed about these issues.
The voting public has a choice to do a write-in or leave the mayors ballot blank in November and that can send a strong message. I personally don't believe Carlo is as popular with the voters as he thinks he is. I am really curious to see the numbers after the election.
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justme
Advanced Member
1428 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2009 : 9:18:18 PM
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I agree Massdee. Carlo seems to think everyone loves him, and I'm sure there are some who do, but I doubt it's as many as he thinks.
It also appears he's putting a lot of effort into wooing the Brazilian population............. I wonder how many of them can vote? |
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massdee
Moderator
5299 Posts |
Posted - 09/10/2009 : 9:57:50 PM
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Speaking of the Brazilian population, I received a reverse 911 call today from the mayor to inform me about a "cultural festival" on Norwood Street on Saturday. Is that really the proper use of the reverse 911?
Personally, I don't think so!
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Edited by - massdee on 09/10/2009 10:02:21 PM |
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