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City Council Notes  Feb 16, 2016

A letter so nice we'll play it twice

Superintendent Belson, Chief Sacco:


What we witnessed last night was public participation at a very hostile city council

The public made very clear thoughts on Charter Change and Touro Ave, two hours plus of conversation on two topics before we got to the mess that is the city's lack of preparedness for any event we pray to God would never happen at the high school --- or anywhere in Medford.

So before we re-emphasive the need for Roy Belson to resign or be removed, let's look at the
despicable conduct of Adam Knight, George Scarpelli and lost-in-la-la-land Fred Dello Russo Jr.

With Dello Russo skipping out like a school girl with a crush to make time with William Comstock Walker III it looked like an episode of The Gay Bachelor outside of Alden Chambers.  Freddy was gleeful talking to the tall dude.  Hey William...free trip to Vegas AND we get the vote for Charter Review if you head to Nevada with Dello Russo and resemble Waldo Jaffers in Lou Reed's excellent story/song "The Gift" -  finally submitting to the final caresses of xxxxxx oblivion, but I digress.  (Oh stop it; it's a joke.  Paying 30,000.00 to some of the prostitutes on the city council is just revolting.)

Then you've got Scarpelli and Adam Knight channeling  18-year-old Malachi Love-Robinson - the teenager posing as a doctor, only they were posing as city councilors.  Scarpelli acting all serious and saying that when he went door to door the fighting at the council (paraphrasing George here) was too much for the residents, and then Scarpelli takes the gloves off like some soccer delinquent getting ready to haze the viewers on the Government channel to disrupt Councilor Marks who only wants charter review and charter change.  It was a disaster and when the insightful and highly respected May Marquebrook addresses the juvenile antics, Scarpelli looks off into space like Dello Russo or sleepty-time-time Mrs. Muccini- Burke at the high school last week, only  on steroids.

2 News Stories
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A Florida teenager has been arrested for allegedly posing as a doctor and performing exams, reports CBS Miami.  Meanwhile Medford Councilors Scarpelli and Knight were removed from council chambers 2/16 for failing their exams and for masquerading as public servants.  http://www.cbsnews.com/news/malachi-love-robinson-florida-teen-arrested-for-posing-as-a-doctor/

What we witnessed last night was public participation at a very hostile city council where you can be punched, slugged or litigated against for exercising your right to freedom of speech, and a couple of city councilors being bullies.    Cheryl Voight - paraphrased - a couple of councilors were bullies, and they can't do that - Voight won her 2007 case against the city of Medford https://casetext.com/case/voigt-v-city-of-medford

Not that the spectacle hasn't occurred at a city council where ex President Bob Maiocco threatened to hit me with a pipe; Chief Sacco calling it inappropriate but, again, never standing up for my rights; but a cute comment about a water pistol gets Mark Rumley all up in arms.  Mr. Rumley, the "water pistol" comment was in reference to an election in Massachusetts where an opponent wouldn't bring up an alleged incident where a politician's daughter may have slep with a teacher. The city where those allegations are in heavy rumor mode (and the tip came from students at a lunch table, go figure) refuses to answer public records requests properly.  We'll tell you which city it is once the Sec of State twists the arms of the reprobate superintendent and solicitor and you won't be shocked!    But that was the "water pistol" comment since you are so curious, smug and clueless about it. You don't bring a water pistol to a raging battle.  

The citizens of Medford came out to speak their mind and Scarpelli and Knight tried to limit the conversation.   The best part was when Dello Russo  purportedly was out making time with some younger guy so at least we didn't have to put up with his goofy antics where he feigns he doesn't know what's going on.  (Note to Joe: Dello Russo ain't feigning; he truly DOESN'T know what's going on for Thirty Two Thousand a year from the residents for his Vegas fund.)

That Roy Belson took a pummeling for his libelous letter was a victory for every single person, business or civic group in Medford.   Jeanne Martin campaigned on Public Safety First...but at Medford High School it is "Roy Belson First" - and if a horrible incident happens, Roy and Mrs. Burke will have their bull horns ready to capitalize on our pain, and the City Solicitor will make up more lies to defend the indefensible

To be continued

Joe Viglione