‘FANTASTIC FOUR’ RISE TO OCCASION ON SEWER-UPGRADE VOTE … MAZZEO, MORANDI, CONNELL, RIVERS PUT CITIZENS FIRST, DEFEATING DISASTROUS ATTEMPT AT UNNECESSARY $80 MILLION PROJECT
BY DAN VALENTI
PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY
(FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, THE WEEKEND EDITION MARCH 2-4, 2018) — In like a idiot, out like an imbecile. Not March, which — welcome — came in lamb-like, but the Tyer Administration‘s pursuit of an $80 million sewer facility upgrade. Our Right Honorable Good Friends on the city council on Tuesday handed mayor Linda Tyer a major political setback that guarantees her lame duck status for the remainder of this year and next. That 80 grand pension has to be looking good to The Lovely Linda.
Tyer pushed hard for the The Good Old Boys, stooping so low as to request the EPA to write a letter to council president Peter Marchetti threatening Pittsfield with vaporization should the council turn down the proposal. What kind of mayor does this? THE PLANET agrees that it’s a rhetorical question.
The Tuesday vote required a supermajority — eight out of 11 — to pass. Fortunately, this council had four members take their responsibility as representatives seriously. Folks, you can thank Melissa Mazzeo (at large), Kevin Morandi (Ward 2), Chris Connell (Ward 4), and Donna Todd Rivers (Ward 5) for their courageous action. Voting to screw taxpayers were, in order:
- Helen “Cookie” Moon, Ward 1. Cookie munched on fortune crackers for the debate, winning election in part with the promise that she would do as ordered on the sewer project. She tried to “carry the water,” but found out too late that soggy cookies don’t work as ammo in serious polemics.
- Nick “Mulligan” Caccamo, Ward 3. Mulligan pulled off an amazing feat. He lowered his worm-belly handicap while at the same time 8-putting on 18. Mulligan is the laziest councilor since he won election in 3 the first time out.
- John “Pretty Boy” Krol, Ward 6. Pretty Boy was smart enough to see the writing on the wall but not strong enough to ignore “His Master’s Voice.” Rumor is that RCA Victor has dropped him from the label.
- Tony “Roads” Simonelli, Ward 7. Tony Roads hasn’t been this flummoxed since THE PLANET dodged his tag on a pick-off attempt in a 1965 Babe Ruth League game at Deming Park, GEAA vs. city champ Union Federal.
- Peter “Puffball” Marchetti, at large. “Roses are red, a tub is a sink. Some like it blue. Puff likes it pink.” Puffball as council president is like Lawrence Welk fronting Metallica.
- Earl “The Pearl” Persip, AL. Pearl celebrated Black History Month by making it. On the sewer issue, he cast the most ignorant vote by a Negro since Sammy Davis Jr. chose to become white and Jewish.
- Peter “Ghost” White, AL. Ghost was so scared of this vote that he submitted a late petition to allow “Emotional Comfort Dogs” to sit on the council dais. After fetching the mayor’s slippers, the dog bit him in the face.
It was a battle fit for DC or Marvel: The Fantastic Four battling The Lovely Linda and her hench persons — Cookie, Mulligan, Pretty Boy, Tony Roads, Puffball, The Pearl, and the Ghost.
Mazzeo, Morandi, Connell, and Rivers — The Fantastic Four — went into the issue with open minds. They gave constituents a textbook case on how to handle a complex issue. They did their homework, considered the options, heard the testimony, asked the tough questions, pointed out the inconsistencies on the other side, and did the right thing for Pittsfield, Mass. On the basis of this vote, any one of the four might want to issue a declaration of mayoral intent for 2019.
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Did Drane-O chew her gum as Moon munched macaroons?
Drane chews her gum like a cow chews cud.
Both are bovines
Think Tony Roads was having a change of life during the last meeting. Turocy doesn’t have the tar.
Macaroon Moon. Love it.
The Housatonic River is full of deadly chemicals! GE put excessive amounts of PCBs- chemicals in there. The EPA allowed most of GE’s toxic waste chemicals to be capped. The problem with capping chemical pollution sites is that the caps do not last forever. Moreover, the caps need to be monitored daily from day one! The EPA changed its rules on Pittsfield’s wastewater chemical discharges into the Housatonic River. What if the EPA makes further changes in the future? Would Pittsfield have to pay another $80 million for yet another upgrade project?
On the subject of the lovely Linda Tyer, I disagree with Dan Valenti’s harsh criticism of her as Mayor of Pittsfield. Like all of the other messes she has to deal with for the past 2-years, 2-months, she inherited the wastewater upgrade project. What was she supposed to do? Tell off the EPA for being disingenuous about chemical pollutants in the de facto Superfund site Housatonic River?
If you are given a bad hand in poker, what are your options other than to fold your cards? I actually feel bad for Mayor Linda Tyer because she inherited mess, after mess, after mess, after mess,…
Pittsfield politics is ran by the Good Old Boys network. They serve the vested and special interests 100% of the time, while the people who are supposed to own their government are left marginalized and voiceless.
To blame the lovely Linda is totally myopic!
– Jonathan Melle
Jon totally disagree,Tyer Is the Problem and thank Gawd the Four City Councilors seen through this maze at the Water Plants. G-Man should be given credit as well,first of al he Quarterbacked them to Victory for us,and maybe I can stay in my home thanx to those five for another year,who knows.
Mayor Linda Tyer has been in office for 26-months! She has 22-months left to go. According to her critics, she is to blame for everything that went wrong with Pittsfield politics.
Let’s just say she seems to be doing more harm than good. You can’t spend your way out of debt but in her case she seem oblivious to any financial issues.
What has changed? For many decades, Pittsfield politics has been totally predictable! They raise the operational budget by 5% per fiscal year. They raise debts by tens of millions of dollars per fiscal year. They give the benefits to the vested and special interests. They give the costs to the disenfranchised taxpayers. This has been going on for years! I agree, the lovely Linda Tyer hasn’t changed things for the better. Rather, she is continuing Pittsfield’s high spending and large debts!
– Jonathan Melle
I believe Sammy Davis was known as the Candy Man…………….The Candy Man can cuz he mixes it with luv and makes the Mayor feel good.
I’m canceling school for my kids tommorow, can’t wait for the message. Because it will be cancelled.
This issue was a watershed moment. It conclusively identified the special interest politicians who have totally forgotten their oath of office.
I was not sure which way Moon would go for sure but she did confirm my suspicions that she is owned. Krol, Marchetti, Caccamo and White shocked no one with their loyalty to the establishment and disdain for the people they are supposed to serve. Tony Simonelli was the one that surprised me.
So thank you to the councilors who stood up for the taxpayers. I am sure it took courage though it should not, just to do the right thing.
She stated she was very tired.
Investigating a problem and getting answers.I wish someone investigated why Taconic high was built so small as to prevent consolidation of the 2 high schools…..125 million for taconic and 125 for phs and a quarter of 1 billion for 1500 kids
Some might want to investigate why it was built at all.
Be careful out there, especially
South st. Drag strip and Hancock rd.
“Peter “Puffball” Marchetti, at large. “Roses are red, a tub is a sink. Some like it blue. Puff likes it pink.” Puffball as council president is like Lawrence Welk fronting Metallica.
Earl “The Pearl” Persip, AL. Pearl celebrated Black History Month by making it. On the sewer issue, he cast the most ignorant vote by a Negro since Sammy Davis Jr. chose to become white and Jewish.”
Dan, this was really really good writing. Humor, wit and genius all together.
Your a Trump supporter I see.
Let’s try it this way instead:
“You’re a Trump support, I see.”
Because, only a Trump supporter would accuse Dan of being an excellent writer ???
Pittsfield voters employe themselves.
A job well done by councilors Morandi, Mazzeo, Connell and Rivers. Thank you thank you.
The biggest mistake ever made was amending the city charter to increase the mayor’s term from two years to four – that was done under the Bianchi admin. Two more years of Trashcan Tyer – it gives me shivers.
It should give you the shivers. And it should give you a full blown panic attack to know that Krol is being groomed to take the reins and guide the special interests wish list after her.
and dusty, unfortunately there is nothing you can do about it.
also, there has to be an election for the retiring DA’s job even though his successor has already been anointed, appointed, coronated, which is it?
Tyer said to me that the city did not run well.She said she would do better and my taxes went up 18%.Any fool can spend money,any fool can spend money.They all know the federal goverment reported to the council and schools that we are going to 30k in population,any of the morons care about that?
best piece of the year by anyone, anywhere – brilliant
So the cowboy private plow that plows in the Kittredge road area is back tearing through the neighborhood. Lots of yard damage last couple of times …also curbing. Black pickup truck goes way too fast. Very late in the day last time as he must have had to do his own private route first. Time before that all the snow had been packed into ice by the time he came around. Needs a talking to.
Same in our neighborhood in the southeast. Scraped up a two-foot wide ribbon of dirt & grass all along the street. Even took out a cement drain encasement. Drives like a maniac. Send pics & note to Tuorcy.
A new category at the Oscars….
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/02/28/street-artist-skewers-metoo-three-billboards-hollywood-oscar-biggest-pedophile-goes/
Spot on Caccamo is worthless.
Unless you live off Parkside or wear horn rimmed glasses you will have zero clue what is happening in and around our ward or city. At least you won’t hear it from him
Go away you hipster freak
LGM,
Have you thought about running against him? He’s not my ward councilor, but I would have to agree that he’s just a frog on a log – a water boy for the Cap crowd.
I’d like to die with friends st my funeral. I could never do S good a job as him. Hide and when asked legit question quote random data sample from Boston. How many people complained about speeding on residential elm st? Caccamo is finding data while people crash into his unused bike lane and telephone poles
Loser
Caccamo found out that for 8 k and 15 k in healthcare pretty good part time work
Anyone see assclown Trump tweeting Bill Baldwin when he is currently in deep shit.
I don’t think I want Trump with his hand on the buttons,do you? The next President, probably a Kennedy, will not only have to clean up this mess but restore some sort of dignity to the Office, not to mention an apology to all of our Allies.
I’m voting for Warren, if she runs. How about President Carter’s daughter! Amy!
Warren, the fake Indian?? The woman who lied about her race to get into colleges, lied to get jobs and continues to lie? One Carter as president was enough – he was 2nd worst president right behind Obama!
You Dems have so many illustrious choices for future prez candidates; there’s Oprah who’s waiting to hear from God, Biden the blubbering idiot/ pedophile, Bernie the Socialist, and of course Hillary from the Clinton Crime Family – she still thinks she’s a contender.
Long live Trump! MAGA!
Mr. Fritz: You and I agree on so many things!
Long live Trump. Democrat choices are so horrible. People wonder why Trump was elected. So many people do not like the Progressives!! Trump is a breath of fresh air.
The Planet and Pat think hes doing good.
Everyone working for him is quiting.
The Repuklicans are in a serious bind going forward,with this clown in charge. Big Government has returned,and the wealthiest ARE the RECIPIENTS.
Progressives are the ones pushing for big government and you know it. So do we.
Wasn’t the Kushner 500 million loan known before the Mueller investigation? Was his father a felon? The rumor is Trump and old man Kushner uepsed to travel in the same woman for sex circles,very high end also.
They both had/have mafia ties.
Sex? We had Billy Bob Clinton in the White House for 8 years. Then there was Jack.
Old hat stuff. Been there done that. Same with drug use now.
Lying? BAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHA.
Ol’ Slickmeister certainly lowered the bar a touch, didn’t he?
Hopefully assclown Trump cutting the EPA will help delay and emulsify any of the good that the C C has done to stop this funding, an overblown project, and special thanks to the “Quarterback” Gaetani, for sharing his concern and knowledge,great job. The Planet deserves many accolades as well. Where has Super Citizen been?
Yup, Trump’s going down all right–just like the 100 previous times in the last two years. Yup, yup, it’ll happen any day now. Terrible. Unpresidential. Just awful. (Psst, hint, hint–vote Demo in November, y’all.)
Does anyone know what’s going on with garbage/recycling pick-up today? Is it going to happen? Will it tomorrow instead?
We’ve received no robo call, not that that means anything.
Excellent portrayal of a band of puppets Dan! JIV is still one of you’re best!
Playing to the cheap seats. The Planet should dial down the intolerance and offer a little more analysis.
Okay Drew.
My new 90 g gig is worth the intolerance. Anyway, that’s another way to analyze it.
So, after Gaetani and the troops emulsified any idea by The Mayor and clueless City Council,and after the seven tried to put the fear into the taxpayers future, one of which could send many right the hell out of here, we must ask ourselves? What kind of leadership and CityCouncil would vote not knowing what the rates would be if approved? One should not fear going forward, the hard part is done, now is the time to negotiate, isn’t that what Trump does? It’s called a deal. It was irresponsible for a representative of the City to actually believe it’s ok to vote on something, not knowing the personal cost, the capital cost, which could include contingency costs blank checks,and simply going in blind, with no expertise on our side, but wait, we did have someone. The Builder of the Plant.
We can all ignore Gaetani’s contribution to the latest goings on, but believe me he is the SIGS worst nightmare, going forward my suggestion is get the hell out of way, he has much more info not released. Going forward I see him giving many tidbits to the four Council members, the drinking plant will be even easier to pass,if EPA or anyone else trying to break the rate payers back, they better be ready for a ton of clarity!
Trump is unglued,medicated to keep energy level high but cant think straight.Everyone knows our President never expected to be president so was doing billion dollar deals before handing over keys to the White House……White angry men in charge and just wait for the average guy to find out he gained nothing and they and they alone gave extreme wealth to corporations never to be seen again….Progressives want SS higher,Healthcare,Good Schools,And a living wage……everyone on this board got union wages or better.
Progressives want everyone fighting over race and gender. Progressives want big government and very strict gun control. Progressives NEED big government so everyone is dependent on big government. Progressives know that if you are dependent on big government you will NOT bite the hand that feeds you so in this way Progressives will stay in power. It’s all about the power and money and gullible people truly believe that big government will save us all.
We need to put more faith in each other to solve our problems and STOP relying on government to solve them for us. Make government small and manageable for both parties and everyone will be much happier and healthier.
I agree Pat that we need to stop relying on government to solve our problems. Especially when we have a president who creates many more problems than he could ever solve. The man is a looneytoon and there needs to be background checks on presidential candidates so this sort of catastrophic failure does not happen again. All of humanity depends on it.
Is that a tic that every fourth word you type is progressives?
No I really do not like the Progressive philosophy.
If you are truly afraid of a president then we should make sure presidents in the future do not have too much power whether the president is Republican, Democrat, or Independent. Barack Obama started the whole process of overstepping presidential authority by saying who needs congress when I have my phone and a pen. Democrats cheered him on because he was “their” guy. It’s a different story though when it’s the other side with the power.
Hey Pat, you keep talking about big government. What do you think government should be doing? In your Conservative structure, with what duties would the Federal government be charged. And I think you are incorrect on your first sentence above. Progressives do not want everyone fighti g over race and gender. We want everyone to give each race and gender equal opportunity. Thats it. Conservatives have always pushed back on this and made it a fight, from the civil rights movement and school integration and Jim Crow down to gay marriage and transgender rights. We are not trying to pick fights on it, we are just trying to assure that every human being in the US is afforded their constitutikknally buaranteed right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. It’s the conservatives who fight it.
And I am serious, I am interested in what you as a Conservative think the Federal governmentshould be doing. Thanks.
Matt no you aren’t. You are a left wing but who needs to recognize Donald J Trump is your President
Government should do as little as possible. Mailing out social security checks (they can handle that), plowing and infrastructure improvements (IF ONLY government would actually DO THAT it would be a miracle), being a watchdog for consumer safety, and finding ways to keep the economy healthy and fresh ideas on jobs creation. Job creation is especially critical right now and will become even more so in the future. The whole world of work is changing and government needs to get on the ball and figure out what people are going to do once machines and robots take over more and more jobs. So get rid of social engineering and do practical issues that are becoming more critical by the day.
Things that government should not do: government should not be continually trying to force some political ideology down our throats. Trying to shape and mold us into their creation in order to give themselves power. Social engineering needs to go. People are truly sick of being MANIPULATED by government.
Mr. G,
Let me address a few of your remarks. Progressives HAVE made an issue of gender and race. We now have reverse racism, where people are hired because they are a minority. We now have the “white supremacist” narrative to justify the push for reverse racism. Another progressive push is for transgender rights – when there is no such thing as a transgender. You are born either male or female – and certain individuals choose to become something that they are physically not. Yes, everyone in the US is guaranteed a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness – you are correct. But then why do Progressives push for abortion rights? Doesn’t that living human being inside the mother have a right to life?
Why do we have the “Four Freedoms Coalition” in Pittsfield – which is actually AGAINST freedom of speech, unless, of course, you are anti-Trump and are a believer in their progressive causes mentioned above? This progressive group also lobbies for illegal immigrant rights, which is unconstitutional since they are here illegally and are not citizens therefore not given the same rights.
On a positive note, I do appreciate your willingness, Mr. G. to debate these issues in a respectful manner.
Just ask Liz Warren, the fake Indian, how that race card is played!
Ignore Matt (mr g). He is a disgraced troll
Baloney. You want government to control everything matt. The sign of someone who can’t make it without help or theft. Oh yea you
Wrong. “From its founding in 1854 as the anti-slavery party until today, the Republican Party has championed freedom and civil rights for blacks. And as one pundit so succinctly stated, the Democrat Party is as it always has been, the party of the four S’s: slavery, secession, segregation and now socialism.
It was the Democrats who fought to keep blacks in slavery and passed the discriminatory Black Codes and Jim Crow laws. The Democrats started the Ku Klux Klan to lynch and terrorize blacks. The Democrats fought to prevent the passage of every civil rights law beginning with the civil rights laws of the 1860s, and continuing with the civil rights laws of the 1950s and 1960s.”
America is still extremely conservative,white power is still in control.Trump wants the goverment to build a wall,Trump wants the goverment to spend 800billion on military,Trump want the goverment to get SS retirement money delayed in getting to the people who put in the cash ,
Cite your sources. You are fake news
TSC just pulls info from his butt. That’s his source.
The money you into social security was spent long ago by democrats. The sysrem is on fumes because of democrat spending.
Everyone here pays the teachers union. They own Pittsfield.
Hey…loom at the Eagle online this AM and see two studies in management juxtaposed: Berkshire Hills School committee demanding, and receiving a new budget proposal that offered significant cuts of over a quarter million dollars, versus old Jake McCandless standing up and sayjng last year’s “cuts” went too far and demandi g an additio al $1 million be added to this year! Wow
Purely politics on the part of PPSD. Ask for more and hope that the same or a little more will be granted. While all other school districts are consolidating and cutting, PPSD wants to add, add, add. The best thing Mayor Tyer and the city council can do is offer a certain percentage cut over last year’s budget and let them deal with ways to make ends meet.
The more money into the scools for chilled run the better.
Another Pittsfield schools graduate.
This city is has no “guts”. Good for the Berk. Hills SC. If other communities can do it so can Pittsfield. They are either stupid or there is collusion. Take your pick!
Matt just stop
Dan thanks for another brilliant piece of writing. I think “Pittsfield proud” above has missed the point entirely in fact it was your analysis over a number of columns that I think swayed the vote. T analysis was there more than any other single source.
No mafter who done what, the Mayor gets eight percent down the road pension.
Pittsfield schools valedictorian. Spelling & proper English not taught anymore?
Agree with lebO and of course the GMan was the instrumental factor, nOw and going forward, the Master of the Tyred disaster.
Without a dout credit goes everywhere from a taxpayers point of view. The most knowledgeable was Gaetani as Bowie Leebo states and others…. and of course the City Councilors were spot on. Planet continues his awesomeness as usual. I would pay to read the Planet! Yet he does it goes commercial free. I have every Planet Book, he’s one of my favorite writers.
According to Dr. Vic Strasburger, a specialist in adolescent medicine, four main factors link all mass shooters together;
1) they have been abused or bullied,
2) they are mentally ill (may or may not be on drugs),
3) they are socially isolated,
4) they play violent video games
Another factoid; 5x as many murders have been committed using knives rather than guns, and thousands more have been killed by bombs.
So why is the focus on gun control?! It’s the leftist agenda; remove the guns, control the masses!
McCandless gets a new $120 million school and still on his knees with a sad face begging for more money. If he had any qualifications to run a decent budget he would not need to do this. Lose this loser.
They already extended his contract to 2022 since he’s doing the job of robbing taxpayers so well
And the worst part Hope Forbetter is they are doing a crap job of educating the children.
Lee smarted up. Why does Pittsfield hire the terminated losers from outside. Discover the real truth about Turocey’s prior. It would shock most communities, but is par for the Pitts.
When Geatani gets rid of the Tired Sevens mess he will deal with the Skool Committee, one at a time’ he’s currently tenderizing Terrorochi and will have him for din din when he get’s ready.
V P of Lurning? Anyway,have to agree the Fantastic four did yeomans work and you could be correct, maybe the tide is turning.
The prolem is you have lame ducks being replaced by lame ducks mext election.The route to go is the freelance expertise like Planet. Gaetani has not missed a beat on this project and going forward looks like he’s licking his chops and these clowns trying to take us to the woodshed, will be cannon fodder for the Master Gaetani.
That’s Vice Principal of Lurning. I agree Mr G has been committed to sack the clowncil Seven and now the B B in a ridiculous bias editorial for such an aggregious standard set by the E P A . The Planet has a special recipe for clean water, just say no to Cookies and Roads,and follow Gaetani to the promise land.
Let’s support the Schools new Theraputic Kindergarten positions. JIV is alive!
Yes, welcome all candidates, we have a new position here at the P P S One of our fine graduates might possibly have the qualifications, so did you take the Trump U Graduate Course for Vice Principal of Teaching and Learning…all you need is B S.
Well I hope Dan chews this article up and spits it out for all it’s worth.
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/mccandless-seeks-1m-more-for-pittsfields-schools-budget,533678?
$400,000 for therapeutics? What exactly does that mean. Is that the politically correct way of troubled kids. And McCandles says it is a safety issue. How about finding the money in your 60,000,000 plus budget and finding more money in your budget for more cops if you need em so much.
And rising health insurance costs when they are stable elsewhere. Why doesn’t Jake da snake loose a few pounds and set the example for the other fat teachers?
School superintendent needs to be an elected position. Get rid of this bum ASAP. And for now take this money he wants out of his outrageous pay and benefit package.
Saw this somewhere by a Mary Harris, thought it was brilliant.
“Often the school shooters have been found to be the outcasts: the ones excluded, neglected and bullied. For sure none of them were the popular kids. So I’ve got a suggestion for all those students walking out of school today in protest. How about walking right back in and befriending some of those students you leave out at recess and never sit with at lunch.Those you laugh at and make snarky remarks about within earshot. Wanna change the climate of your school? Then get your asses back in there and BE NICE TO EVERYONE!”
DAVE
Suuuu-perb comment.
THE PLANET thanks you.
I agree completely. Save with the women’s movement. Nobody can be more cruel to women than other women. Treat each other kindly ladies.
Bingo! – ever so true
reply to dave
McCandless will tell the committee and council its his job to get the money and spend it in a way that considered beneficial to the kids.Its the Mayor and the Council that need to tell him he is a Department head with a budget and if he cant be a department head and provde excellent education if budgets did not grow in a city where every child qualified for Free Lunch then will he resign immediately on this admission…..We neen a couple of councilors to get on board with the 4 that understand money and budgets
If Trump can’t create a job then JIV will. Has it come down to this, do we have to send the man accountable for saving over another 100 millions plus (Gaetani) to show JIV how to do a budget, to? We don’t need teachers helper’s.
The question applies, did JIV layoff paras or not, where’s Kufflinks? JIV has his Budget that was voted on,Period,no kickbacks! We can’t patch our potholes for krist sakes? My truck took beating this year and who knows about rust underneath?
Let’s hope this so called savings at the Water Plants isn’t redirected to the Schools or any other projects that can’t be afforded at this time. it’s time to reign in the damn spending.
Are we talking about layoffs or payoffs?
Count on a full out blitz on the Krol Show before the Secretary makes her decision.
The ‘Poet’ has already begun his spielaffe on the stooge and morning shows.
Voting block is the schools.Mayors- Reps – State Senate -D A- elected by the voteRs who are the schools, for the most part. Without the schools votes, Mayors won’t be elected and won’t get that fat pension,capiche? Do we have to unleash the Quarterback from the News Hour on the Schools?
Who is the person that initiated a stipend for the School Committee. Should be thrown out of the City.
The rationale was that it would attract better candidates. How’d that work out?