SONSINI ‘CONTROVERSY’: WHO’S BARK? WHO’S BITE?
BY DAN VALENTI
PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY
(FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE MONDAY APRIL 9, 2018) — Is it a dogfight or a catfight that has hamstrung the Sonsini Animal Shelter? Since the principals in the battle are women, THE PLANET will go for the latter. Krista Wroldson Miller, chair of the Friends of Sonsini, claims the mayor ended the group’s contract with Pittsfield without cause. Mayor Linda Tyer hasn’t said much per orders of city attorney Rich Dohoney but she stands by the decision.
Stacey Rossi, attorney for Miller and the Friends, says “the controversy between Friends of Eleanor Sonsini Animal Shelter and Mayor Tyer is not a legal matter. No lawsuit has been filed against the mayor of the city by Friends.” She adds that Friends “has no plans to file suit, either.” The barrister added a “however,” however, saying the shelter “does not accept the termination of the contract as valid, believes it is a breach, and wants to see it rescinded.” Rossi says the shelter “plans to fully honor is agreement to vacate the city premises at the end of this month …”
Rossi sent a message titled “Final Position Statement” to each city council member at 8 a.m. Saturday. It has more contradictions than a s-s-t-tutterer doing voice over for a Manga cartoon. That could be reflective of a muddled case, or it might be a deliberate legal strategy to set up something to come. Let THE PLANET annotate:
First, Rossi says the “controversy … is not a legal matter.” We give Rossi credit for her honesty in acknowledging the matter as a “controversy,” but doesn’t she know about denotations and connotations? “Controversy” suggests a client embroiled in wrongdoing. Neither Perry Mason nor Owen Marshall (or E.G. Marshall, for that matter) would speak for a client and call this a controversy. “Situation” would be a better word.
Second, she claims it’s “not a legal matter.” We point out that a contract was terminated, not an oral agreement or an oral dentifrice. That by definition makes this a legal matter. So does the fact that she and Dohoney are involved. So does her insistence that the mayor acted improperly in ending the pact.
Third, after telling councilors that Tyer acted improperly, she says the Friends will “fully honor” getting the boot by leaving. THE PLANET wonders why she would advise her client to do that in light of the claim — unsubstantiated, as far as we can fathom — the city terminated the deal without cause (how else can you read “does not accept the termination as valid”)? Why wouldn’t Friends fight the termination if they believe it has been wrongly imposed? Since Rossi says the Friends have not and will not sue Tyer or the city, what is their basis for contending the cancelation?
Where is the truth here? THE PLANET must echo Pilate: “What is truth?” More has to be revealed (or uncovered) before we can venture there. Our major concern is the animals. What will happen to them? As of now, it seems the city’s only plan is to have animal control officer Joe Chague care for the shelter animals, but that would be in addition to his regular job. Sonsini, according to staffers, has never operated with fewer than two FULL TIME staffers. Given his current work load, it doesn’t seem possible for Chague to handle these new duties properly.
Miller puts it bluntly: “Animals will die, and we will be gone and unable to stop it.”
The death of one animal will be acceptable.
It could be the circumstance that makes it, indeed, a legal matter.
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“April is the cruelest month / breeding lilacs out of the dead land” — T. S. Eliot, opening to Pt. I, “The Waste Land”
“OPEN THE WINDOW, AUNT MILLIE.”
LOVE TO ALL.
The Usual Disclaimer.
Legal or not this has GOB stink all over it. Tyer can’t go soon enough. One nightmare after another. Let’s support the Sonsini.
Maybe Doyle and Ruberto can run the shelter. God knows they couldn’t run the city. Maybe Tiny Persip could be a dog catcher. Krol could help too. Enough with your fake job Jon boy. Time to do something real.
Doyle & Ruberto Good Old Boys = The 2 worst Mayors of Pittsfield!
Maybe before Linda Tyer…But now she is the undisputed worst of all time. Never under Ruberto or even Doyle has there been such absolute dysfunction in every department of city government. Never seen the city deteriorate at such a rapid rate. And that’s saying something!
Let’s not kid ourselves. She runs a puppet regime and is fully aware after 4 years of do nothing she gets a hefty pension.
Hell I’d run, hide in a corner and twiddle my thumbs if I could too
The lovely Linda Tyer should not hide behind her Attorney!
Examples:
“I am the Mayor of Pittsfield, but because everything I do is “a legal matter”, I cannot comment on anything that I do as Mayor of Pittsfield.” What does that even mean?
“I am going to raise your taxes next fiscal year, but because it is “a legal matter”, I cannot comment on the FY2019 Pittsfield politics budget!”
Conclusion. Mayor Linda Tyer is making many public issues into “legal matters” so she cannot comment on her own decisions!
Maybe someone would like to use the land underneath the shelter for their own business or to expand an existing business. Now that would be a likely Pittsfield scenario.
It will probably end up being another pot store.
Sonsini is moving to 801 Crane Ave. near Miller’s
I want the potholes filled,the Sonsini shelter should raise money to run it or walk away if unable to do so.Trymp has turned Syria over to Puttin.He wants a war with Mexico….Trump is also nuts.
Its monday and Business manager Behnke will drag herself to work today knowing full well she is underpaid only making 2500 this week and her husband will be earning 1500.I don’t know how they do it.Being school employees they are already complaining it a 5 day week till vacation.The Principles are making less money than Behnke in at about 2k per week.More underpaid..Pittsfield teachers average 67k and will whine until Friday.Most principles are not qualified to greet at Walmart because they are grumpy and upset they must smile and welcome shoppers.Never trust a principle.
I have a retired relative who was principle, not a good one at all either. Couldn’t wait to get out,making 70g a year on her retirement. On the dog issue, why doesn’t the Humane Society handle the Sonsini?
Please correct the spelling error. “believes it is a breath” should be “believes it is a breach…”
We have corrected the typo. Thank you for pointing it out.
Nobody’s Prefect
Don’t know why he didn’t mention this – “plans to fully honor is agreement etc.
Before our phone booth of fans and the much greater horde of critics gets on us for “Who’s” usage in headline, we went with the contraction deliberately, as in “Who is bark” and “who is bite.” Yes, the odd form makes sense, if you see it in a poetic rather than grammatically literal sense. THE PLANET trusts that our acknowledgement shall be enough to satisfy the language police “whose” tactics are sufficiently in play against someone who composes, edits, revises, and has published upwards of a quarter million words each year. We express our ceaseless gratitude.
No need to go to the lake, they’re biting on land.
Stop being a poser
I like to think TM and SD are really the same physical person, arguing as two personalities
There is a brand new lengthy article in IBerkshires concerning the shelter. Sheds much light on the subject though nothing on why the mayor got in to the middle of it.
Still, if the place moves who is going to get the property currently being used? This may be key to why it is moving.
I don’t like this one bit. IM with the planet … It should be all about the animals. They have no one else. Thanks DV for keeping this alive.
Animals can’t vote and aren’t illegal aliens or foreign refugees so the mayor couldn’t care less.
Wow. That’s a good one right there NIB.
Heard a rumor that the Gaetani News Hour is up for the ”Fritzy” Award, for best Show on PCTV?
You must be smoking weed. I have never watched your show Gaetani and I don’t intend to. You are good at blowing your own horn – so give yourself an award.
Thats what the Fritzy is,Blowing you’re own horn, fool..
Who cares about the dog pound! I care more about the idiot who is running our country down the drain!
Obama isn’t president anymore so he can’t do that any longer.
Support YOUR President matt
Trump will never be my President! The man is a embarrassment to our country. PS. Who the hell is Matt?
You are Matt. We all know this. And yes he IS YOUR PRESIDENT
Not for long!
If you move to another country and become a citizen there then you’ve solved the issue of Trump being your president.
BTW, Matt is a figment of Steven Dean’s imagination. He used to call SHH that all the time even though Dan assured him his name was not Matt.
and yet he was. Do you see the SHH posting anymore….well not as SHH..since that alt was outed.
No, I do not post anymore because the constant harassment is not worth my time or energy.
I miss the Berkshires terribly and will always have my fond memories of the few years I lived there, but I have no interest in engaging the idiots on this here message board.
I consider Dan a great friend and communicate with him via e-mail and Facebook. I explained to him exactly why I stopped posting.
Sure Matt. Sure. And you just happen to see this. Of course. We all believe you
^^^^^ this is why.
Yes we all believe you Matt. Cry us a river
Shakes, i’d Throw you a party but they don’t have phone booths anymore and I couldn’t find a similar venue. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass
And here I thought I was Matt. Damn. Steven Dean is fickle. Runs around calling any Tom, Dick or Harry his special Matt!
Matt you are both sHH and Mr G. We all know this
Hey Hugh, Dan cares thankfully, as do I and many others. They aere truly homeless, through no fault of their own, unlike most of the bums who are homeless to do substance abuse.
Mrs. Taylor should ask Central berkshire how much they pay the business dept head there. Crosby school has a administrator assigned to selling water,candy ,ice pops,chips as he threw out the old long time vendor from North Adams so that he could count the profit produced from sell goods to a captive audience….how much cash is counted selling to parents ,students and staff…..has Yon inquired about this,how abiut Taylor or Elias……Mr Cameron knows 1 person should never be in charge of cash and all proffit goes to the general fund
Why is this not being addressed? You have questioned this and made it known over and over?
Kiosk Chaos another flubber.
Trump says he didn’t know his lawyer Cohen made a payment to Stormy,ha. Trump probably thought the sex he had with Stormy was free.
you are very much fake news
Putin is innocent, ask Putin’s buddy ScumP.
Trump slipped up and dissed Putin. When he realized what he had said he cried and pooped his pants. Hope Hicks was not there to clean up for him this time though.
According to Sarah, Trump has been asking for his Momma….and he is going to need her this week.
Dusty its pathetic how fake news you are
and you would know all about pathetic…wouldn’t you Steve?
Say it to my face coward. Oh yea wont happen. You are fake news
dusty …. stay away from Fox news and stop spreading that fake news you get from them
You are the purveyor of fake news here. Everyone knows this.
“As of now, it seems the city’s only plan is to have animal control officer Joe Chague care for the shelter animals, but that would be in addition to his regular job.” He’s too busy chasing police calls and hiding from any work.
That Flagging Molly is the scariest thought ever – ACO Chague is wonderful at not responding to calls to do his job. The shelter will be in the worst hands ever with him
Who do you think is the only one trying to get things done, he is talking to JIV about Krol with that show.
Gaetani is asking that the show be taken off the air, has sent a letter to the Super of Schools that Krol have no Vote on the School Budget, as he is nothing but a shill for the school department, come on Sheep get involved.
Who do you think is the only one trying to get things done, he is talking to JIV about Krol with that show.
Gaetani is asking that the show be taken off the air, has sent a letter to the Super of Schools that Krol have no Vote on the School Budget, as he is nothing but a shill for the school department, come on Sheep get involved
Hey Renee Dodds got a private meeting with Tyer. How convenient her sister in law office is in City Hall, and her Brother in Law is a former Rep, and in the courts….wish we all had the connections, and pull that allegedly gets her special treatment. Pittsfield is so corrupt. She owns a company that probably would benefit if she got in charge. Thank god for Das Valenti
What does Chafue make a year?
Tame 29g from Banky’s salad throw Tito Chague.
A lengthy Eagle opinion piece today, ( getti gi. Bed withthe Mayor and the seven buffoons) who voted to shove a 75 millio. Dollar project down our throats
A EPA official, visited the Ity last week. Do you think she came here unannounced? Or did Tyer Send her here?
It appears that this official is not aware that the EPA suspended the clean water rule for two years.Also,she states that we must do something with the water Plants and compares us to Flint MI. Can you believe this?
Our water Plants that the Wizard are ru Ning flawless and we need not spend a penny there.. What do you all think of this scare tactic by the Eagle and ?
The city needs to take the museums art by eminent domain and sell it at Sothebys and then use it to fix the water plant. Let’s use the good old boy playbook and just take what we want.
That’s silly, and more silly that Tired has her Gunslingers over at the Eagle doing dirty work,the water is fine and the four City Councilors aren’t buying it or fear, from that rag.
Now, Jim McGrath is advocating Piclkle Ball as the next Economic Engine on the Palookaville Sports and Recreation scene. This is what we have come to here in Palookaville.
Pickel Ball was invented in Pittsfield in 1791. There are old documents that mentioning banning it’s playing asit was thought it would lead to pocket pool and night putting. Look it up.
Cohen will do three things (1 have his License taken away, (2 Perjure himself,(3 admit guilt avoiding a Jail Sentence, take you’re pick Attorney. Mueller has the goods.
Mueller is nothing but a liberal attack dog who keeps going on a fishing expedition to get something, anything on Trump because liberals don’t like him. This needs to end. Russia didn’t pan out so now they turn to a porn star. This is bad for our country and needs to stop. With all the evidence against Hillary and she was LET OFF THE HOOK because she is a DEMOCRAT. The country will not accept any so-called findings that Mr Mueller claims to have and this will only tear this country apart even further than it already is right now. Mueller should be fired because he is on a witch hunt as many of us have said from the beginning and this proves it.
Liberals had better run a Mother Teresa type of person (and I don’t mean Oprah with all her Hollywood baggage) in the next election because with all they have put this president and the country through, that is the only type of person who would pass the smell test.
Pat, very well said.
All fake news
Dear God…Mueller a liberal?!? C’mon Pat. Trump has made a total mockery of the position of President, flushed ANY sense of decorum and decency down the drain, and Conservatives like you, and fundamental Christians are applauding him! I thing we runa convicted rapist and murderer and REALLY turn things upside down. That seems to be what the Republicans and Conservatives want, complete destruction of any American institution EXCEPT for the 2nd amendment. That you want. Enough
Matt again you are fake news
Mr. G you just described Hillary and Bill perfectly….I hope you do realize that. Liberals want to shut down any voices that are not Progressive. This is not America. This is not true freedom of speech. Liberals used to be all about freedom of speech. This new breed of liberals only wants their message to get out to the public. This is why President Trump is such a threat and the left wants to impeach him. It has nothing to do with decorum of the presidency. It has to do with Trump not being politically correct and not being a politician who want to promote the Progressive agenda.
Search warrants were authorized by Republican appointees of Donald Trump.
Nope. Fake news
Trump lawyer has only one client and thats Trump no one else.They are raiding Trumps reps office for more info on bank fraud.Going after Cohen is the equivolent of going after Trump.America is at the tipping point of getting rid of this Gangster
To call Trump a gangster after all of the corruption from the Clintons that you Progressives have condoned is pure HYPOCRISY!!!!
Wrong. You are fake news
Steve is fake news
No. It’s a proven and accepted fact you are fake news
Off topic…
Now, in London, we have “knife control.” No joke!
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/09/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-enacts-knife-control-policies-to-crack-down-on-stabbing-epidemic
Since the terrorists are also using vehicles to run over people which have killed many more people than knives, shouldn’t all vehicles be banned?
World War III about to begin? Republican & Democrat war hawks are banging their drums over Syria.
8 long years of civil war in Syria and now we want to go to war…
get a job
Perhaps an investigation is in order, before we jump to conclusions, fly off the handle, and jump into another war in the middle east.
Last I knew, we were broke, on the verge of bankruptcy, have little to no border security, and a country of overweight youth, the majority who are physically unfit for entry into the armed forces.
Who had the means and motive to gas the people? Are the rebels behind this to get support, since their effort is on its last legs.
Trump must’ve thought the Sex he had with Stormy Daniels was Free, cuz he didn’t know the Lawyer actually paid her off? No signature usually means no deal, what a dumb Lawyer.
Fake news
Trump’s going down, but not with Stormy.
Fake news
Gaetani has nine petitions Tommorrow night at City Council, you can see them at the Pittsfield Gazette.
NOt fake news. Pete White better wear ear muffs at the open mike. .
Watched as much of Hannity as I could last night before I threw up. This demented fool needs to check himself into an institution and get some help. If he has any guns they need to be taken away immediately as he shows blatant signs of paranoia and psychopathic behaviors.
So sad for the country that he is spreading his hatred to his naive and low esteem followers.
You have no understanding of the powers at play in the Syria situation. The Globalists want us to engage in war with Russia. This latest gas attack, like the previous one, are of undetermined origin – designed to bait us into conflict. The deep state is entrenched in our government – who knows what info is being purposely withheld or misconstrued in order to manipulate our leaders into war. Pray for our leaders!
And in addition – since you are prone to blaming Trump for everything – just last week Trump stated that the US would be pulling OUT of Syria. Now a gas attack? Why would Assad kill his own people? Use your head Dusty – I know you have a brain. Don’t be like some of the zombies on this blog who only get their news fromCNN!
Yoi’re not Smoking, you’re snorting.
I am having trouble seeing what you said has anything to do with what I said. But,uh, OK.
dusty you are clueless and fake news.
I love the way you make your argument with detailed facts….you are one of those low information bloggers aren’t ya Steve? and no of course I would not dare say that to your face….blah blah blah
Dusty you are a left wing fake news nut
To all Trump worshippers, it will be fun to watch you avoid what has happened in the Special investigation of Russian involvement in our Republic.Muellar said the state of New York might be interested in Trump Rep Cohens involvement in fraud and money laundering,this last faze of interest is going to require you to sleep with your blinders on.He spent the entire press briefing on Gasing Syrian children talking about his problems
All fake news. Everyone knows this.
You know it is fake,how?
It is Tuesday and Mrs Behnke must get up and go to work for a lousey 2500 bucks this week and McCandless will drag in for 3k.This is why they never have control of the budget for the Walmart employess because the school committee and Administrators cant put themselves in your place,these people completely overvalue what they do.Taylor is so out of touch with real American wages.Teachers will soon ask for 2million more in raises per year for the next 3 with retro pay .It will put most teachers over 70k on average.
Pittsfield taxpayers need a break.Where does the city council think the money is going to come from to support the schools.Consolidation works and saves money.Close PHS by going back to 10,11,12th grade and all high school kids will go to our new high school.They wont even talk about a better school system for less money.9th graders dont need to be with 20 year olds.
SC what is the age limit for H S sports? Is there one? I was watching a game and the kid has grey hair in his beard.
18 by aug 1st
Where from. YOU, the taxpayer. School spending is ‘t going to stop,Amuso and Bouvie, and the Mayor made sure of that
Why are we spending all this money educating our children if we know they are going to grow up and leave town anyway? No parent is going to encourage their children to stay unless they can use the nepotism back channel to get them a great job.
Zuckerberg in deep guano. If Facebook has violated the 2011 consent decree, they will be fined $20,000 PER record. Do the math – multiply that amount by their subscribers – they will be fined bazillions.
Yup. Let’s hope
Plus he helped Trump win a bogus election. $20, 000 more for that. It is adding up people…adding up for Mr Trump. He may be mad enough to fire Steven Bean
Wrong again. You are fake news
ScumP must have thought the sex with Bog Bazookas Stormy was free, because he did not know about the Payment by Cohen. Someone’s going to lose his job.
You are fake news
Trump is almost done, couple more technicalities, almost there.
jesus you are clueless
The Progressives are almost done.
Fake news or Witch Hunt . answer the question? Did you know or Know about the Cohen Payment,very simple,oh, one thing, under OATH?
Fake news and witch hunt
Will Trump step down?
will you stop with the fake news. Will Bill admit he raped Gennifer Flowers
A great number of you o. This thread co plai. Day I. And day out and I must tell you that you accomplish. Oohing. I know this because I did the same thing myself. I mentioned Faetani’s name often, because I make it appoint to follow what he is trying to do for us taxpayers. he G-Man is best friend the taxpayer has ever had, when he saved us all two thousand dollars on our sewer bills, ninety five percent of us dudn’t even thank him with a comment on this thread.
While most of you are complaining, the G- Man is acting period.He will Most Certainly be at tonight’s C C Meeting and will host his T V sow Tommorrow night with the sole goal of helping the taxpayers.
The reason why people like Gaetani will eventually throw in the towel is because of people like you. stop and think, the G Man gives up? Where will that leave you, Think about it.
This one needs a decoder ring.
And I need some Bayer Aspirin.
Don’t ever complain about the Planet’s verbage,gawd. This is something all together different. Takes it to a new level.
Koshabomba Bolivia? Come on Trish?
Cochabamba Bolivia, it’s a shithole.
Mueller looks nasty and mean. He looks like the kind of guy who hunted witches during the Salem witch trials.
Mueller is on a fishing expedition to get anything on Trump. He is far outside of the scope of his original investigation. If you dig deep enough, you can find bad stuff on anybody. This has to end. How long before innocent Americans are treated like this by an out of control partisan FBI? Can’t happen in America? It is already happening when free speech is being shut down everywhere. When careers are ruined because someone doesn’t think like a Progressive.
This is how it started in Germany. In Germany, Jews were the target. In this country anybody who doesn’t think “Progressive ideology” is a target. When this happens it’s not long before people are being taken away never to be seen or heard from again all because they don’t think proper political thoughts. People need to realize what a dangerous time we are in right now in this country and how our freedom is being threatened.
All republican Trump appointees in this event
Many on the right, part of the swamp, are also corrupt.
I also think that Russian spies are currently working in our country, acting like normal citizens, but working to bring down our country by destroying it from within. They did this during the presidential election. This has been proven and I think there are many of them still out there and up to no good.
If you read comments on blogs local and and not local you find many angry people who are not just crazy far left Progressives. They post pictures to represent themselves, but the pictures are of people from the 50’s and 60’s. Very few young people do that so it is very suspicious. Also I notice that they frequently change their point of view to make a point. One week they hate Trump. They next week they try to stir up trouble on the boards by liking Trump. Again, really suspicious behavior. So between the crazy far left and these Russian spies our country is in grave danger.
Turning us into a communist country would be the ultimate way that Russia will destroy us.
Donald Trump is a very religious man and I think God is going to come down and make things right for him. Every Baptist in the country is praying for him and his holy family. It is like they are trying to crucify him on the cross and like Jesus he will come back to us and save our sinning asses.
will everyone please get down on their knees right now and say a prayer for Donald? thank you…thank you very much
Did you pray for Bill Clinton and Hillary?
Fake trump.
Nope you are fake news