“Now some of you amateur lawyers are going to try to justify the actions of some of the firemen who interfered with the referendum on the Charter changes. First, numb-nuts, read the law AND THEN WE'LL DISCUSS THE CASE LAW:
Sec. 9-369b. Local questions and proposals. Explanatory text.
Expenditure of state and municipal funds to influence vote prohibited.
We're sure the Chief will say that the money spent was not "public" that it came from "some other fireman fund". Uh-uh. The law and the CASE LAW state quite clearly that any town agency that RECEIVES, NOT SPENDS, BUT RECEIVES PUBLIC MONIES CAN'T GO AROUND MESSING WITH THE VOTERS.”
Nice try, but you have a little problem with your argument. The small amount of money that it took to buy a few hot dogs, a few signs and some coffee did not come from any Town fund, and it did not come from any MVFD INC. private fund. It all came from passing the hat among the members personal funds and donations. Members using their own personal funds in defending their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech. How could they?
“Also it was Gormley who allowed such activities to take place, even with his crackerjack attorney standing there, the law was evidently broken. Oh, nice example for the kids, Tommy.”
The self-proclaimed elderly, partially disabled, mild-mannered, former librarian seems a bit confused. Election Day 2007 was the date of the referendum on the Charter Revision questions. Guess what? It was also the very same day that Tom Gormley was elected First Selectman. Mr. St. John was First Selectman on that day, not Tom Gormley.
This entire matter is a joke. It is meant to intimidate and harass the MVFD members. What will be the ramifications for the person who signed the complaint when it is determined that he/she knowingly filed a false and malicious complaint with the SEEC against a volunteer fire department?
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Hopefully the Fire Dept. gets investigated by the same state offical that investigated the break-in at the Town Hall.
The way I see it, if it's o.k. to register out of town voters on a Saturday, the it should be o.k. to hand out free hot dogs on a Tuesday...
Big deal, free hotdogs....... if that is theonly thing pattie boy has to worry about than who's the fool here????? What about what eddie boy did to this town, all the money will are out!!!! It's funny how he never talks about his good buddie???
pattie you are a sick person with alot of head problems..... get on your junk of a bike and ride off into the sunset, we do not like you!!!!! You are a waste off life!!!
How about a Selectman ( no names, but for the sake of the post, we'll call her Elaine) passing around a petition and duping people into signing it? I thought as a selectman you're not supposed to endorse issues.
I've heard that at one time Elaine acted in the best interests of Middlebury?
Can that be true?
No. Elaine voted with Eddie to give us Straw Pond, Brookside, Public Works excesses, and a vendetta against the MVFD. What did she ever do that was good for Middlebury?
I give up.
you guys crack me up. So long as anyone in this town doesn't go around town pushing for a new fire truck,....then they "are not for the good of Middlebury"
We "elect" selectmen to represent the majority of townspeople not just for the firemen.
You are a ASS HOLE with to much time on your hands, you think this is a joke... when really you are the joke!!!!!! Other towns can not get over all of you, this is a vol. dept. that is the best around just because eddie boy can not get the F.D. he stays behind his doors and has all his little guys, because you Elaine look like one of the guys also, doing the dirty work!!!! eddie you are no good, hats off to waterbury for what they did to you!!!! Who's house will eddie boy be at for the up coming holidays.... we know your own family won't have you there, they don't like you!!!!!!!!!!
wow, nice mature thing to say ?
what's next "sticks and stones may break my ....." right from elementary school.
And yes pattie you are sooooo very muture yourself!!!!!!!
"wow, nice mature thing to say ?
what's next "sticks and stones may break my ....." right from elementary school."
Just like the stuff that comes off the "Money Pit". Calling people who voted for the budget "assholes". Calling Paul Perrotti and others "Liars". Hey, why not just get down and dirty at his level. "I can't get my way, so I'm going to keep filing FOI's, complaints with SEEC, IRS. ETC." Boo Hoo!!!! If anyone is being childish and Elementary Schoolish about this, it's Pat and company. Nothing but a big tantrum over not getting their way. Why else would anyone risk having to pay all their property taxes at once? The only reason is that they want the whole package of questions to fail, and then stand there and blame the MVFD, Tom, Bob, John Dayton, and anyone else they can. And besides, why should Pat worry? He doesn't pay his taxes anyhow.....
Getting back to Elaine for a moment.
Elaine has been a selectman for 10 years or so. She knows how the budget process works. She ought to know a tiny bit about accounting and financial statements.
Elaine should know that the MVFD has a capital replacement account that gets funded with about $75,000 per year to keep the apparatus up to date. In a town of about 7500 that comes to $10 per year per person or about $50 for a family of five. Not really a lot to keep the fire department up to date.
But what happened? I'll tell you.
Back in 2002 or so things turned dark and got darker still in 2005 when Eddie was challenged. Read this blog for the full story.
Elaine went along with Eddie and held up the replacements. She did that during relatively "flush times" when Eddie was running the "Construction Company" full blast with bright shiny green trucks and fancy gold pin striping.
Did Elaine ever speak up?
No.
Not according to any Selectmens minutes or by any actions that I can remember.
Elaine and Eddie are responsible for holding up the periodic scheduled replacement of fire equipment. For purely political reasons. Now, in 2008, we have aging equipment and have not kept the schedule that would have been fairly painless (remember, $50 per year per family) to afford.
Gormley is trying to unload the green trucks, but who wants them now?
Elaine has plenty of blame on her hands. And now she wants a referendum so that she is popular with the White Avenue crowd.
Take a bow Elaine! Great going.
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