“The Middlebury Volunteer Fire Dept is no more or less than
"Dept 35" in the Middlebury budget. It receives more than $ 300,000 of
taxpayer money per year and is accountable to every single taxpayer in
this town. There is no "special" status held by the fire dept that makes it
different from public works, etc. in terms of how it operates as a town
department.
End of story.”
Wrong again. Since hydrants were taken out of the MVFD budget the actual MVFD budget is about $214,000. Mr. DeAngelis gets it wrong again.
That is $214,000 that is taxpayer’s money. Mr. DeAngelis has every right to see how that $214,000 is spent. That would include fire pay and fire incentive pay. All that information was available at Town Hall. They are the ones that pay the bills.
However, Mr. DeAngelis tries to keep ignoring that there is the MVFD Inc. which does not operate with taxpayer dollars. Not the same animal. End of story.
“Perrotti has 60 passenger school bus bring people to FOI meeting he could have used a Mini-Cooper station wagon..
So this big bus pulls up at FOI headquarters and 9 or ten people,
including Perrotti get out. This led some people to observe:
a. big bus for so few people,
b. some of the people were big,
c. why a bus,
d. who paid for this bus? If you really want to know FOI the Fire Dept.”
Can you fit 10 firefighters in a Mini-Cooper? I doubt it. Yes the bus was big. The MVFD hoped to get a bigger crowd. But, the other firefighters were doing something trivial like working for living and could not take the time off. Apparently putting food on their tables is more important than Mr. DeAngelis’s FOIs.
Yes, the school bus was quite big. Big enough that the MVFD could have also transported Mr. DeAngelis, along with his sidekicks Ed. St. John and Ken Heidkamp. They were there also, although their purpose at this hearing appeared to be irrelevant. They basically testified that they were indeed who they said they are; Mr. Ed St. John and Mr. Ken Heidkamp.
But what about that bus! That is today’s blog question. Who did Mr. DeAngelis want to pay for the firefighters traveling on official MVFD business to Hartford. I guess he wanted the firefighters to pay for their transportation themselves. Many of those who did attend took time off from their own work to attend Mr. DeAngelis's hearing.
Again, this illustrates how little respect Mr. DeAngelis has for the firefighters of the MVFD. He continually mocks those, who dedicate their time to the safety of this community. Ten firefighters in the room and he never even turned around to thank the firefighters for attending.
Who paid for the bus?
A) Was it taxpayer money?
B) Was it Region 15 money?
C) Was it MVFD money?
D) Was it donated?
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Who paid for the town attorney and the town's CFO to be there? That's right, you did dear Taxpayer. I bet the cost of the bus pales in comparison to the ammount of taxpayer dollars wasted by this guy and his frivolous FOIs.
p.s. where do you think he's getting the dough to pay for a mouth piece? Could it be that he has a not so secret benefactor? I wonder what kind of favers he'll have to perform as payback?
Dept 35 is special in that it's the only department in town that files it's own taxes and raises it's own money to supplement what the town gives. When was the last time the P.W. had a car wash or a raffle?
How much did that Bus cost? Zero! Who picked up the tab? The bus company! Not the MVFD. Not Region 15. Not the taxpayer. Just the bus company who supports the MVFD.
Who picked up the tab for the Town attorney and CFO? You did, the taxpayer.
Who picked up the tab to cover lost wages of the firefighters who showed up? No one! Their dedication to the organization and to the community was more important than their page checks. Integrity has its price.
Something that lacks on the other side.
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