More Inaccurate Information

“On August 7th. Perrotti, Paul was supposed to meet with DeAngelis, Pat so that Perrotti could turn over financial records to DeAngelis, the citizen.

Wrong. There was no date of August 7th that the MVFD was aware of. More like sometime in September. Whatever the day is, no documents will be turned over to Mr. DeAngelis and he will be told once again by the FOI Commission that he is not entitled to the information he is seeking because the funds are not generated from Taxpayer money.

      “Perrotti asked, through one of his attorney's to put off the meeting because BOTH of his attorneys can't be there.”

Wrong.  First. Chief Perrotti never asked to put off anything. Second, the MVFD has only one and one lawyer only.  The Town of Middlebury is sending the Town Attorney to protect the Town’s interests, not the MVFD’s interests. It has nothing to do with the MVFD. The MVFD lawyer asked for a continuance because she was going on vacation and will be on vacation until September.

“BOTH? He needs two attorneys because a citizen said, " please, sir, I'd like to see how public money is spent."

Wrong. The one MVFD lawyer is not Perrotti’s lawyer, but the MVFD’s lawyer. Mr. DeAngelis is not seeking to see how Town money is spent but rather how MVFD private funds are spent.  By law he is not entitled to this information and therefore he will not get this information. It is not Taxpayer money.  All Taxpayer funds given to the MVFD are available at Town Hall, and Town Hall has already provided him with all the information he is entitled to.

“The meeting may be put off for a week or so, but the day of reckoning is just around the corner.”

Wrong. Mr. DeAngelis does not dictate when a meeting will or will not take place.  That is up to the FOI Commission.  The MVFD looks forward to the day that this matter is finally put to rest.  It was not the MVFD who put off the July date.  In fact, Mr. DeAngelis and Mr. St. John would have enjoyed the company of not only the MVFD attorney, but many of the rank and file members of the Department.  We look forward to seeing Mr. DeAngelis in September.

“By the way, how come Perrotti has two attorneys and the Fire House Treasurer has none?”

Perfect score.  Wrong on all five points.  Chief Perrotti does not have any attorneys.  Nor does the MVFD Treasurer. They don’t need attorneys. The MVFD has one attorney only, and it is being paid out of MVFD funds, and not taxpayer funds.  So funds that the MVFD raises to help support two $1000.00 scholarships, the Little League, the Middlebury Food Bank, the almost $4000 towards the Bicentennial celebration, $8000 for new defibrillators to be placed around Town, supplies  and equipment for the Firehouse, and other charitable endeavors is being wasted on Mr. DeAngelis's frivolous FOIs.  This adds to the already $20,000 of Taxpayer money that Town Hall reports he has already wasted on FOIs directed at them.

Can anyone name one solid benefit to the community that has come from any of these FOIs?