To
The Editor:
Last
week, the Board of Directors of the Greater New Britain - Berlin Chamber of
Commerce chose its new president. The Board chose, former New Britain Mayor,
Timothy T. Stewart. The COC Board comprises successful business leaders from
throughout the region.
Reporting
on this news, one local newspaper writer chose to ask for comments from two
partisan Democrat political hacks, current New Britain State Rep. Rick Lopes
and current New Britain Alderman, David DeFronzo.
Lopes,
a former New Britain Alderman under Mayor Tim Stewart and former Aide under
State Sen . Donald DeFronzo is most infamous for his ethical lapses while an
alderman and the same while he was an Aide to State Sen. DeFronzo. He was
reprimanded for his transgressions.
Said
David DeFronzo about Stewart, "I can say without hesitation that he is a
very polarizing public figure," "He has not had an effective working
relationship with many of our state and local officials, and I don't see how
that can possibly be of benefit to the chamber or its members. I ask, Dave, why
don’t you name at least one of each kind - local or state? "DeFronzo
said that he's concerned about the possibility of a conflict of interest
concerning any tax money the city gives to the chamber, and that the council
should review the matter.
Now
while I respect DeFronzo’s “rights”, he is little more than a political
diletante. While on the Council under Stewart he supported all of Stewart’s
budgets; regarding conflicts, DeFronzo had no problem voting to appoint his
father in law to be Council Clerk and said nothing about Majority Leader
Suzanne Bielinski’s and Mike Trueworthy’s appointment of Bielinski’s niece (by
marriage), Jessica Gerratana to be Common Council Secretary, at an inflated salary.
Right Dave, you know about conflicts and polarization!
At
this point, forget about what Lopes and DeFronzo say, their words are vacuous,
rather, know what they do and judge them by their works.
Lou
Salvio
Lou,
ReplyDeleteAs someone who clearly loves this country, maybe the former mayor simply doesn't like communists? That might certainly explain his supposed inability to say anything positive about so many of New Britain's elected officials.
Isn't it ironic that the 2 individuals being criticized by these Democrats used to be Democrats themselves?
ReplyDeleteStewart Keeps Getting Better and Better
ReplyDeleteBy JOHN ALTAVILLA, The Hartford Courant