Trueworthy: More Interesting Campaign Donations!

FRANKSMITHSAYSNB EDITORIAL:

You already saw the sizable donation made to Mr. Trueworthy's campaign by an attorney that Trueworthy was passionately fighting to award a "no-bid" contract worth at least $20,000 to.  Let's take a closer look at more of the information:

In November 2009, the council Democrats appointed William Candelori to the Mattabassett District Commission.  On November 17,  Mayor Tim Stewart vetoed that appointment, citing the serious financial impact this position may have had on the taxpayers and the city and he also cited the "questionable ethics surrounding Mr. Candelori's career, as well as the quality of representation during his term as Mattabassett commissioner and chair"   The mayor was apparently referring to Mr. Candlori's status as a convicted felon and former principal in the Colonial Realty scandal--which has frequently been cited as Connecticut's very own Madofff style ponzi scheme. 

Once again Mr. Trueworthy and his sidekick Sherwood went on a crusade to defend Mr. Candelori and in December they led the override of the mayor's veto of this appointment on a purely partisan vote (4 Republicans voted to sustain the veto, while 11 Democrats voted to override the veto--thereby appointing Candelori).

Once again, I have the question of whether Mr. Trueworthy was acting in the best interest of the taxpayers, or was he simply fighting for someone he knew would make sizable donations to his campaign coffers?  In this case keep in mind that the vote occurred on or about December 9, 2009.   Trueworthy's campaign records reveal that on October 14, 2009 William Candelori made a $250 donation (the largest allowed by law) to Trueworthy's campaign, and then on November 18, 2009, Shirley Candelori (of the same address as William) reportedly donated $100.

In this case was Mayor Stewart  right in trying to find someone else to run the Mattabassett District?

As you may have read, the Mattabassett District under Mr. Candelori's leadership, is now in the process of trying to commit the taxpayers of the 3 member towns to a debt of over $100 million for an extensive expansion of the plant.  The taxpayers of New Britain would be directly responsible for at least $70 million of this expense, which would most likely be much higher than the anticipated $70 million.  This expansion is so alarming that the leaders of the Town of Berlin have begun investigating the possibility of pulling their town out of the district and building their own plant in Berlin, but of course so far the Democrats on the New Britain council have been silent regarding such an enormous tax burden that might be forced upon their citizenry.

This story is almost incomprehensible that at a time when we are being forced to lay off an estimated 100 teachers because we can no longer afford their salaries, that our Democratic elected officials have no apparent concern over a plan to spend over $70 million for a sewer plant.

Whose interests are these Democratic Aldermen really protecting???

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