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Publius- please accept this as a submission article and title it:
Selectmen Admit Town Administrator never did the job he was hired to do.
They can produce no evidence to the contrary, and intentionally covered up the facts, prior to deliberative session. Why you may ask? Answer: To deceive the voters of Atkinson, and destroy the intent of Citizen Petitioned Warrant Articles.
It wasn’t until last week, that the Selectmen actually produced folders of documents that had nothing to do with our requests. (See 2nd Request Right To Know Letter Below) After picking through all supplied information, we found only one document that gave credit to Mr. McAllister actually applying for any money. That document was for a State approved mosquito control grant in the amount of $5,707.00, dated Feb. 8, 2007.
We did find the letter saying that the town had not filed the Storm Water Report, (appears they never have and same for road reports), but find it interesting that there was no letter from the State saying the Town was being fined. How could that be, since the Eagle Tribune broke the news the next day. (Guess Selectmen wanted the ET to break the news, instead of our local taxpayer group) We now need to get a copy of that letter, so we can find out how long our selectmen have been treating us taxpayers like “Mushrooms”.
Once again, this proves our selectmen are not qualified to do the job they were elected to do. In addition, they will do whatever it takes to keep taxpayers from getting to the truth. This is not the type of people we want running our town.
No amount of professional help (ie. town administrator) can or should be put into place, until we have the proper qualified leadership in place, to over see such a person.
Please help us throw out the “Fish Heads” at OUR Town Hall and replace them with a “Breath of Fresh Air” that is “at least as, or more intelligent” than the employees to be over seen. That condition does not exist at the moment.
Down with the deceit, the deception, the treachery, and duplicity that Sapia, Childs, and Sullivan have brought to the our Board of Selectmen.
Office of the Selectmen
Town of Atkinson
21 Academy Rd.
Atkinson, NH 03811
January 28th, 2008
Sirs,
I am in receipt of Jack Sapias letter dated January 23rd, 2008 regarding sending our request for information to Town Counsel. Our committee is in disagreement with Mr. Sapias statement that complaints against town employees are exempt from the Right to Know laws. In addition, Mr. Sapia did not address all other issues regarding information requested in my letter of January 18th which does not involve personel issues. I request an immediate written response as to when that information will be available.
Given you have presented no documents on this date, I request in writing to know when this information will be collated and presented per the RIGHT TO KNOW LAW 91-A. Our expectation is to have this information in hand prior to the Atkinson Deliberative Session on February 2nd.
Below is a listing of all requests presented on 1/18/2008:
1. I request copies of all complaints filed in the last five years with the Town of Atkinson regarding the employee Mr. Russell McAllister.
Under the RIGHT TO KNOW LAW, I request documentation on how the Selectmen resolved those complaints. Please include all votes in public or executive session by the Board of Selectmen. In particular, I request under the RIGHT TO KNOW LAW HOW EACH INDIVIDUAL SELECTMAN voted on EACH COMPLAINT.
Under the RIGHT TO KNOW LAW, I request copies of all complaints filed in the last five years with the Town of Atkinson against any other public official, including the Selectmen.
2. I request a listing of all grants from the state or federal government which were applied for by Russell McAllister since assumption of the post of Town Administer of Atkinson in 2004.
Also, a list of the financial dollar amounts brought into the town coffers by the direct action of the town administrator’s efforts.
Please list the grants that were actually approved.
Please list which grants and associated amounts.
3. I request a listing of the ROAD REPORTS made in the last ten years to the State of NH by the town of Atkinson.
I request to know in which years the reports were filed on time.
I request to know in which years the reports were filed late.
I request to know in which years the ROAD REPORTS were not filed at all.
I request to know the dollar amount the Town of Atkinson would have been entitled to if the ROAD REPORTS were properly filed.
4. I request copies of STORM WATER REPORTS filed with the state for the last ten years.
I request to know in which years the reports were filed on time.
I request to know in which years the reports were filed late.
I request to know in which years the STORM WATER REPORTS were not filed at all.
Sincerely,
Atkinson Taxpayer / registered voter (Name Removed)
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A voice of compassion, an example of fairness and reasonable government.
One who believes in the strength and comfort you, your children and your family can draw from good government leadership.
A person who knows Atkinson is our home -- our most important possession that must be preserved and protected through fair taxes and sound community planning and where our children must be safe to grow to become a new generation of leaders.
One who knows that the citizens of Atkinson are all neighbors with her leadership to be dedicated and responsive to all.
One who believes that when those from Atkinson have served our nation and honors are deserved, those honors must be given.
In Valerie Tobin, we now have a leader we know we can entrust with these responsibilities because they are part of her character.
It is our honor to endorse Valerie for election to Atkinson’s Board of Selectmen.
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We take no small measure of umbrage at such a hostile official act against this BLOG’s patron. Therefore, a timely Editorial comment is both appropriate and necessary.
Discussion of Atkinson’s financial direction, from any viewpoint, is fundamental and encouraged and we will always attempt to limit and correct errors.
However, Righteous indignation towards purported error of such inconsequential nature is not appropriate.
The ENTIRE car deal is problematic. If it was caused by poor judgement, improper exercise of authority, neglect or mistake or even specious reasoning, this will never trump the facts that the entire questionable transaction started and ended within a very small circle of confidants.
We find the entire circumstances surrounding the disposition of the police Cruiser highly irregular at the least and the "explanations" somewhat trifling and exhaustive of our intellect.
Mr. Consentino: It’s time to go. Being Chief of Atkinson’s Police Department is NOT a birthright. That is a fabled legend of yesteryear.
Historically in Atkinson, police chief appointments were made "under the hand of the selectmen" for terms of one year at a time, as was also the case in the beginning of Mr. Consentino’s assorted and discontinuous stream of appointments to this position.
Your only remaining credential established on a claim of indispensability has faded.
So time is neigh. Plan a graceful exit, Clean out your desk, Accept the gratitude and tearful sentiments from some. We plan no editorial recriminations. It is time. Thank you for your service, We wish you a long and happy retirement. Bon Voyage.
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"To All Atkinson Residents,
I am writing to ask for your help. A member of the Atkinson Police Department needs our help. I am here to ask for your help in Corporal John Lapham's fight for his life. As you are aware, John has been diagnosed with Leukemia. He has been once again hospitalized with an infection that is threatening his life. He is one of the bravest people that I have ever met. He has never asked of anything from the residents of the town. Now is our chance to step up and help both him and his family out. As everyone is aware John has been out of work for a few months. His family has been busy helping John to get better. He needs our help, and I am hoping that this town can step up to the plate and help. From the moment that I met John, I have admired him. He does alot, but never asks for anything in return. He has helped so many people in this town. I for one am one of those people. Please help him.
There is a fund set-up in his name at TDBanknorth in Plaistow. Any amount will help John, while he is out of work. It would be great if this town could help ease a burden off his wife.
Thank You
Also if anyone would like to send a card, please address it to:
John Lapham
c/o Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Ctr.
Inpatient mail
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
United States
Please show Corporal John Lapham, that this community can stand up and show our support to those in need. I for one, miss John and can not wait until he can get better and return to work. Please show him that we support him. "
6 comments:
Russ is gone now. You can beat this dead horse all you want. He gave himself a worse punishment than this town could have ever given him (Iraq?). He's gone. Why keep talking about him?
Let's talk about the new administrator and what his job description should be and the handling of hiring this person.
That would be more constructive conversation.
There's not a shot in this lifetime that you'll get all that information. It would require days of research and copying. AND this is still part of the busy season in Town Hall. Barbara Snicer would likely be assigned to that task, and she's budy enough now.
More over, why on earth would you want all that information and - more importantly - what do you think you could do with it, other than write another complaint to the blog?
Response to: March 5, 2008 9:31 AM & March 5, 2008 10:38 AM
Russ is gone because he knew, we knew he wasn’t doing his job. He knew we were very close to proving it and would not give up. He also knew the selectmen would not be able to protect him any longer, and decided he needed to protect himself the best way he could, so he left. Cowards and bullies always run when they take a firm shot to the gut. (One down, four to go plus their corrupt staff)
Russ was only one part of the complete problem. (He couldn’t have survived as long as he did, if the selectmen didn’t sanction his behavior) The main problem still remains in office. Until we can get moral, ethical people who want to do the “will of the people” to replace them, history will repeat itself. We can not afford to have history repeat itself again in this town.
An organization is the shadow of its top leaders. The only shadow our leaders leave behind is the devastation of poor management. Until ALL their failures are brought into the light of day, we will not know all the damage that has been done. (We can’t correct what we don’t know about) We can’t and won’t move FORWARD until we have corrected ALL the present problems. We are committed to do just that.
We can’t afford another Town Administrator until we have the management to manage him. Current management couldn't, wouldn’t, and didn’t manage the last one, and won’t the new one. (They will just hire another McAllister “Look A Like”). They can’t be trusted to “Do the Right Thing”.
Don’t worry about the time it would take to get the requested RTK information. We all ready have it. Bottom line, the work didn’t get done. BUSTED! Now we have to get the information out to the voters.
The best thing that could happen to this town is Sapia, Childs, Sullivan, Polito, and their supporters, all hop a plane and join Mr. (I don’t work for the Taxpayer) McAllister in Iraq for a reunion. Birds of a feather, DO FLOCK together.
Publius- please accept this as a submission article and title it:
Selectmen’s Attempted Cover Up For Failing To Meet Their Responsibilities
EPA Fines Atkinson $3,500.00 For Failing To File Storm Water Reports As Required By Law
In January of 2007, Selectmen were informed that multiple letters had been written to them by numerous divisions of the EPA regarding their failure to file required Storm Water Reports. Our selectmen continued to ignore their responsibilities, which resulted in a $5,000 fine, that got reduced to $3,500.00. The EPA sued the town for the money under Consent Agreement And Final Order Docket Number CWA 01-2007-0105 by letter to Russ McAllister dated July 30, 2007, which can be viewed at:
http://www.atkinsontaxpayers.org/pdf/EPAFinesAtkinson$3500.pdf
The Selectmen were asked repeatedly about the fine from August through December, but denied any such knowledge or event happening. A Right To Know Letter was written in January 2008, but not complied with until two weeks ago. Upon examination of the documents offered by the town in compliance to the RTK letter, this information was not made available. The Eagle Tribune broke the news the next day. Angered by the news article, the documents were re-inspected this week, only to find the above mentioned Consent Agreement magically appeared along with other documents that had not previously been there. (A cover up and another law(s) broken by our Board of Selectmen)
Please take a moment to read the Consent Order and note:
1. Check for $3,500.00 was issued by the town on August 3, 2007.
2. Consent order notes that the responsibility for failure to comply was with the Town (Selectmen) and no one else.
3. Consent order was signed by no other than Mr. Jack Sapia as to the selectmen’s agreement with the charges.
The evidence is clear. Our selectmen not only did not meet their responsibilities to the taxpayers of the Town of Atkinson, but tried to “Cover Up” the whole issue. They believe they are “Above The Law” all at taxpayer expense.
Down with the deceit, the deception, the treachery, and duplicity that Sapia, Childs, and Sullivan bring to the our Board of Selectmen. It’s time to bring another lawsuit against them and “Put them all out to pasture”.
The letter has been found. Please see:
http://www.atkinsontaxpayers.org/pdf/EPAFinesAtkinson$3500.pdf
The selectmen knew they were in violation of Storm Water Reports over a year ago. Selectmen tried to hide the facts from taxpayers, and spent hard earned tax dollars in fines they shouldn't have had to pay. Why, because THEY DIDN’T DO THEIR JOBS! THEY BROKE FEDERAL LAW!
I think this is just the tip of the iceberg. What other laws are they breaking? What other "Cover Ups" do we not know about? It's time for the taxpayers of Atkinson to insist on a FULL INVESTIGATION of these selectmen's inability to perform their duties, and remove them from office.
too bad my dad did a better job keeping your town in shape than anyone else did or could have ever done. you have no clue what it was like for him.
he did his job, and now he's in iraq because he hated working for people who didn't know anything.
my dad's in iraq now, thanks.
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