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"JOBS, JOBS, JOBS FOR HARTFORD RESIDENTS...AT LEAST IT SOUNDS GOOD"

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow, man, i have been very cool and agree with your general pov over the past years...but dude, i think you are way off base lately. I'm not one of the bigshots,but close enough to know. For godssake, Kevin, do some real, big-picture reporting. LOL funny word verification....liess...NOT!

December 15, 2010 at 9:41 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

if u really saw a problem u would have taken more action against other non-htfd residents quickly employed by the admin..linda bayer ring a bell ???v

December 15, 2010 at 9:43 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

hijo, el superendente bloomfield entiende muchos dolares pero esta retirado. Cuanto dolares??? muy illegales!!!!

December 15, 2010 at 9:57 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Some corrections:

"Hartford's Mayor appoints the MDC Chair and the City Council ratifies it."

not true. Regardless of how the Commissioner gets on the MDC, the MDC board itself chooses who its chair will be.

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"The requirement of residency is a conversation I have had personally with the Mayor when he appointed Burnham as the Public Works Director..."

Must've been a short conversation seeing that Segarra did not appoint Burnham, Perez did.

December 15, 2010 at 10:32 PM

Anonymous peter brush said...

Personally, I don't much care where the guys live. Sentimental favor goes to folks foolhardy enough to actually live here, but as a taxpayer I'm happy to get the best cop, firefighter, bureaucrat, or political hack talent available. In fact, I wouldn't necessarily mind if we had councilmen who came in from Woodstock. What would be better is if we could trade 7300 of our residents for all of Woodstock's.

December 15, 2010 at 11:06 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Holy wow, Peter Brush just hit it on the head. Perfectly said.

December 16, 2010 at 9:29 AM

Anonymous Biscuits said...

Wow, I was at Woodstock and I was sure it was in NY.

December 16, 2010 at 3:35 PM

Anonymous peter brush said...

Wow, I was at Woodstock and I was sure it was in NY.
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In the state you were in doubt you could have any idea what State. But, just to be clear, I'd have people working for our fine Ct. River municipality from Woodstocks of any state or country, whatsoever. In fact, Stanley Owsley himself would be an improvement over some of our elected guys even though he lives in Australia now.

December 16, 2010 at 6:36 PM

Blogger Stealy said...

I will way in briefly. I am moving from Glastonbury into Hartford, buying a house next week. I have been reading with interest... while Mr. Brush's viewpoint has some merit, there is equal merit to paying people who live in Hartford. Too much tax payer money leaves each week to the benefit of surrounding suburbs. To help turn Hartford around, it needs strong leaders AND strong residents... and by the way, both of my children will be attending HPS. SWP

December 16, 2010 at 7:25 PM

Blogger Stealy said...

Weigh in.... I can spell, sorry about that

December 16, 2010 at 7:35 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

FYI;


For IMMEDIATE Release Contact: Alberto Negron

December 16, 2010 (860) 240-8518



ROLDÁN INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN MUNICIPAL ETHICS AND PREVENT PENSION PADDING BY POLITICIANS



Representative Kelvin Roldán (D-Hartford) - In response to recent scandals in communities like Hartford and Shelton, State Representative Kelvin Roldán announced today that he will introduce legislation this session to prevent municipal contractors from giving expensive gifts to town officials and prevent politicians from padding their pensions while in office.



The first piece of legislation will prevent town and board of education officials from receiving anything of value exceeding $100 in a calendar year from a municipal contractor, prospective contractor or individual with matters before a planning and zoning commission. Towns with a functioning ethics commission may set a lower gift threshold. The second piece of legislation will prevent local town councils from using taxpayer funds to enhance the pensions of elected officials during their terms in office, as has been the practice of the General Assembly.



The pension padding ban is in response to pension enhancement offered this year by the administration of Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra which will allow two elected city officials, including a city councilwoman arrested in a corruption investigation, to retire during their terms in office with pension enhancements that will cost city taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars.



“It is stunning that in these difficult financial times that a city administration would make it a priority to pad the pensions of elected politicians with tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars while residents are faced with the potential for drastic cuts in city services and increased taxes. Elected officials must put the needs of the people they serve before the financial well being of their fellow politicians.” Roldán stated.



The gift ban legislation is in response to scandals in Hartford, Shelton and other communities where developers and municipal contractors have provided expensive gifts to municipal officials.



“There is no uniform rule across the state on how to deal with gifts from contractors to municipal officials that control hundreds of millions of dollars in local contracts. The fact is that expensive gifts from contractors to municipal officials can create the appearance of undue influence in awarding bids or rendering decisions. After years of debating this issue, the State of Connecticut needs to set unambiguous bright line that will provide clear guidance to local officials and the public about the acceptable standards for behavior in this area,” Rep. Roldán said.

December 16, 2010 at 8:21 PM

Anonymous peter brush said...

Glastonbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 31,876 at the 2000 census.
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We'll take all we can get from Glastonbury; just as good as Woodstock for our purposes.
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Hartford's 5th District Democratic town committee will hold an information session Saturday for ex-offenders and their families about parole, pardons and re-entry. All are welcome to attend.

Speakers include Eric Crawford, Bob Farr, chairman of the Board of Pardons and Parole, Andrew Moseley, parole community manager, I. Charles Mathews, president of Northstar Center for Human Development and Lynn Ford, director of Taking back Your Life.

Helen Ubinas has more here.
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What we actually do get. No offense intended to the offenders, and I wish them success. But, wouldn't it be nice to live in Glastonbury?

December 17, 2010 at 3:41 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kevin - First, I have been reading with interest on your blog for some months since moving back to Hartford. Previously I had lived here for 14 years while working for the City. I am absolutely amazed, angry and disgusted that folks in this city are still talking about the "same ol stuff!" (i.e. city residency for jobs, corrupt politicians, failing schools, crime, crooked cops, crime, etc, etc, etc. I would've thought by now if the idiots who were elected in leadership positions weren't doing their job(s), voters would've voted them out, post haste!

Bottom line is until poverty is finally addressed with more than "lip service" Hartford will not ever be the "Rising Star" it proclaims on banners throughout the city.

A prudent person would look at other cities in the same conditions and see what they have done to turn things around and emulate their success.

Steve Perry has an excellent program at Captial Prep with a 100% graduation rate. Why hasn't the BOE and superintendent emulated his program citywide?

I can honestly say that next year I plan on leaving Hartford and maybe visit in 5 years to see if it has truly become a Rising Star. I wish you all good luck!

December 17, 2010 at 3:51 PM

Blogger Stealy said...

"Bottom line is until poverty is finally addressed with more than "lip service" Hartford will not ever be the "Rising Star" it proclaims on banners throughout the city."

Amen to that, and you are correct about education. But the biggest question is, shouldn't there be some inner motivation from the people that are poor and not educated to actually want to help themselves? There seem to be quite a few resources already available, yet many poor residents continue to live in the "Culture of Poverty."

Glastonbury is great, if you like to live in a Lilly-white community with little diversity and spoiled-rich children with $$$ to spend on Heroin and Blow in High School...

December 17, 2010 at 3:56 PM

Anonymous Honest Abe said...

The critera for a job within city hall isnt wether or not you are a Hartford resident,but wether or not you are corrupt and/or will turn a blind eye to corruption.

December 18, 2010 at 11:30 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

In response to Stealy - Yes, one would think that those who are in the grip of poverty would use resources available to them to better their condition. However, many poor folks don't have the wherewithall to seek them out. Either that, or in some cases, feel that their condition is the "norm." If the generation before them lived in poverty human nature sometimes dictates they also will continue to live that way.

Of course, there are exceptions to this. I'm old enough to recall the War on Poverty (started under Lyndon B. Johnson.)

Our city has made some strides, but not enough in the right direction. Apathy is a terrible condition for humans, and this seems to be rather widespread in Hartford.

December 19, 2010 at 7:19 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm old enough to recall the War on Poverty (started under Lyndon B. Johnson.)

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The phrase "war on poverty" suggests that there is the potential for victory, an end to the war. But, there is not. At this point the war has simply been institutionalized, and not to the benefit of our towns. We have a population perpetually on the dole and flocks of political hacks funding and administering all the social justice programs for eternity. If George Aiken were alive to witness our war on poverty I bet he'd suggest something similar to what he suggested about LBJ's Vietnam war; declare victory and get out.

Nobody really believes that there will be an end to poverty. But, can we ask why it is that poverty is concentrated in our towns? And, is it ok to ask what benefit, if any, the towns derive from being so used (by the State)? It is an irony that early (state) social justice/progressive programs/regulations are largely responsible for the ghetto-ization of our towns; public education by district and zoning by municipality. There is NO benefit to the town in being where the poor reside. The only benefit is to political hacks (and the bureaucracies they spawn and oversee) who appeal to the perceived self-interest of the welfare state's beneficiaries. Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford... are what they will be unless structural changes are made at the state level. But, even in that unlikely event we'd still be faced with the getting-the-paste-back-into-the-tube issue. Now that the suburbanization of the state has been completed, with city populations unattractive (not to say repulsive), and with established social and physical infrastructures in Glastonbury, Wethersfield, W.Htfd...; is it even possible to reverse urban flight? I doubt se puede.

The more I think upon it the more I disagree with Kevin B.'s original point. I guess all things being equal I'd prefer to have municipal employees who don't vote in municipal elections. But, in general, I'd prefer fewer of employees with smaller benefit packages. And, my hunch is that's one wish I'm likely to see fulfilled, despite Lawyer Malloy's promises.

December 20, 2010 at 5:34 PM

Anonymous peter brush said...

Apologies.
Having difficulties with Comcast, etc.
The above anonymous rant my responsibility.

December 20, 2010 at 6:09 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

What some people seem to forget is that where ever the talent comes from,
Woodstock, China or even Japan it might be the best talent for the city without preconceived notions.

Remember this country was founded by farmers.

My bets on Kupiec doing a good job.

January 25, 2011 at 12:05 PM

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