10/28/13
It’s
Municipal Election time in New Britain; the two daily newspapers are definitely
ideologically and heavily bent toward the left, the liberal cause. Those of us
that wish to read articles that are skewed more toward conservative views on
issues or middle of the road views need to read authors such as Chris Powell of
the Journal Inquirer of Manchester.
Mayor O'Brien's
tenure has been described by the two locals as something only a bit short of wonderful
while they cite the “so called” accomplishments of this hopeless twit.
O’Brien
claims he’s saved so much money by doing such things as consolidating
departments while at the same time touting his successes in creating jobs,
purely a fairy tale type lie. To date there has been no accounting of how
much money was saved. The only jobs that have been created have gone to cronies
like Brigitte Brown, Phil Sherwood, Dave Pudlin, Roy Occhiogrosso’s firm, Matt
Dabrowski and Francisco Cuin (both being paid by HRA whose taxes O’Brien
waived), Sherwood’s replacement, Fernando (?) Marroquin, and an Executive Aide
from Berlin, etc. Now, rumor has it that the wife of Tax Collector candidate,
Greg Gerratana has been “given” the job of Common Council Secretary. The
Committee that selected her (not unanimously) included Gerratana’s aunt
Alderwoman Suzanne Bielinski and Alderman Michael Trueworthy. The last time
Trueworthy and Bielinski hired a person to be a Council Auditor the person had
to be let go for fudging time sheets and costing the City
$ thousands.
Conflict of interest, you decide. Does anyone see any savings here or jobs
created that benefitted New Britain citizens? Give yourself a gold star if you
answered no.
Now, how
about the benefits of consolidation; I have had occasion recently to talk with
many representatives of City departments regarding different issues. All
say the same thing, to wit, it has become increasingly difficult to attack
problems in the City such as blight, police functions, public works issues and
the proper functioning of other departments as a result of staff reductions
brought about by consolidation. I don’t call that promoting the General
Welfare, I call it ineptness, incompetence, lack of leadership qualities, lack
of innate intelligence, without proper education and political ambition, fueled
by cronyism and corrupt practices and without compassion for the citizens of
New Britain. The O’Brien Administration is a “train wreck.”
Your vote
for Erin Stewart and her team on November 5th go a long way toward a return to
honesty in government in New Britain. Vote Team Stewart - Row A.
Lou Salvio
New Britain
1 comment:
Charles Krauttheimmer described a liberal as someone who doesn't care what you do so long as it is mandatory.
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