Bad year all around for city services and taxpayers. I've never seen worse service on plowing
streets in 30 years. Must be a management style of using prisoners to clear the
roads and pathways of snow.
streets in 30 years. Must be a management style of using prisoners to clear the
roads and pathways of snow.
The West End is still hard to maneuver through due to the roads crumbling and the corners still piled
so high that you cannot see to enter traffic. No way to walk anywhere from the West End. Even Orange, Lime Street and Horton Street were still single lane when I recently visited them.
so high that you cannot see to enter traffic. No way to walk anywhere from the West End. Even Orange, Lime Street and Horton Street were still single lane when I recently visited them.
Valuations down and taxes (fees) still on the rise, still. no split tax for businesses, yet the services provided are not equal.
Spending still uncontrolled. Some Massachusetts communities sending out layoff
notices just to cover their Arses with Unions and upcoming budgets. Wonder what
Newburyport is going to do? More taxes for less services, but we still cannot control the investments
into selective programs/ projects that do very little for the common taxpayer except make the political crowd look good for trying to hold the city lines on spending without cutting their own special needs programs that keep their wards coming out to vote for them. Unfortunately the majority of Newburyport voters can’t be forced to take the time to see what our representatives in city government are doing with the budget until they raise the taxes to cover their tracks.
Spending still uncontrolled. Some Massachusetts communities sending out layoff
notices just to cover their Arses with Unions and upcoming budgets. Wonder what
Newburyport is going to do? More taxes for less services, but we still cannot control the investments
into selective programs/ projects that do very little for the common taxpayer except make the political crowd look good for trying to hold the city lines on spending without cutting their own special needs programs that keep their wards coming out to vote for them. Unfortunately the majority of Newburyport voters can’t be forced to take the time to see what our representatives in city government are doing with the budget until they raise the taxes to cover their tracks.
I think term limits would be a wonderful thing to break the cycle of government
servicing the public as a whole. But I hear that my opinion doesn't count.
servicing the public as a whole. But I hear that my opinion doesn't count.
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So what ever happened with the incident reported on October 13, 2010, "Ex-City Hall worker charged with making secret recordings"??
Hi Joe,
Thanks for remembering the tragic actions of discrimination the Mayor through the Daily Snooze (who still blocks me from commenting on their site) reported on but never followed up on.
To Date the 'City' is having problems coming up with any facts of evidence. Just statements from employees that are assumptive but contain no fact. I can't go into details, but I should be quite comfortable in retirement after the City Insurance settles with me for the irresponsible actions of the Mayor and several employees that perjured their written testimony.
The Police have stated that I am a journalist, so anything I write is not my observations or memory but considered as ‘infacto’ evidence that must have been secretly recorded and disclosed. When in fact, one only needs to read the records of the accusers to understand why they are scared enough to follow the Mayor (and keep their jobs, some getting undeserved raises and advancements) into the cauldron of political poison. Or dare to tell the truth publically in the face of requests to stifle wrong doing, theft and cronyism.
There are no honest people in government positions, even the smallest positions need to go along to get along.
But the retribution will be in counter claims and damages for utterance and conspiracy. At least that is what my attorneys say. The City can afford to pay for the errors of elected leaders and their employees because they are funded by taxpayers and they never run out of funds!
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