Adam Hurtubise
City Clerk
85 George P. Hassett Drive
Medford MA 02155
RE: Compliance Inquiry for SPR 2019-776 Medford/Viglione
Dear Mr. Hurtubise,
As
Attorney Kim Scanlon can advise you, I have been asking for documents
regarding wooden benches that disappeared from Medford city hall circa
2000 or 2001.
I am cc:ing the Public Records Division of the Secretary of the Commonwealth in this correspondence
In
regards to the documents regarding the city hall doors, the oak benches
and the curbstones at Ring Road here is some information:
1)The
first response that I received from Mr. Rumley's law office was
ridiculous claiming "no documents" and that the residents own the
material or some such nonsense - see the 3 attachments dated March 28,
2019 in response
to my March 15th public records request - which follows my signature below.
2)I do not want to write a third appeal at the moment, though I will further appeal the response, if need be, and file a new appeal to assess any issue within the scope of the Public Records Law.
Mr. Hurtubise you have been very professional and have gained my respect,
as has Attorney Scanlon and Janice Spencer. It is refreshing when public servants actually serve the public.
That
Medford has had so many issues, from questions about voting machines to
suspicions about your predecessor, questions about missing copper at
Medford Housing, allegations of manhole covers missing at the DPW, Mr.
Rumley spending too much energy limiting speech in Medford, oak benches
walking away from Alden Chambers, Ed Finn leaving trash outside of Alden
Chambers for months and months, and blaming a non-employee (Judy
Lonergan) for his failure to perform (see photo) - and if citizens ask
questions they can find a phony criminal complaint filed by an
under-performing councilor, Rick Caraviello, who should have been
removed from the council the moment that he lied to the police to push
fraudulent charges in criminal court to attempt to silence a reporter.
Everything
that Finn touched, everything that Caraviello, Dello Russo and his
apology, Mr. Rumley and Adam Knight touch, it is all the "fruit of the
poisonous tree." These individuals are toxic to life in Medford. We
have chronicled their underhanded tactics over the years and we know
what they are all about.
That
being said, I would like the response that city hall gave to Bob
Maiocco when he requested in 2001 where the oak benches from city hall
went.
That city hall said they had no documents, then - after my appeal - documents appeared out of nowhere, is proof that Mr. Rumley does not take his oath of office seriously. He's a bully; a petty little man with a big mouth - talking over Michael Marks with no respect for the podium, no respect for the residents, no respect for the council rules. 16 years of my life, since 2003, have been spent working to make Medford a better place to live.
The
question is: where are the documents responding to councilor Maiocco's
valid concerns about the oak benches, the wooden benches, which were
comfortable, valuable and historic?
That city hall didn't want to answer the question speaks volumes.
I respectfully request that we - as a city - you, as city clerk - find these documents.
My
investigation into the Chapter 74 board and its failure to abide by the
Open Meeting Law is all you need to know. The money that I personally
saved the city by forcing the shut down of Medford Community
Cablevision, Inc. went right out the back door when Mayor Muccini-Burke
and Superintendent Roy E. Belson hid the Chapter 74 board from both the
school committee and the city council.
Why
does an investigative reporter have to be the sole person to uncover
that kind of underhanded, deceptive business practice employed by this
lazy mayor, this mayor with a group of questionable and highly
suspicious "government officials" working with her to the detriment of
the city and the citizens of this city.
Chapter 74 board didn't abide by the Open Meeting Law
Missing
copper, missing manhole covers, missing benches, missing doors, missing
access television, ex-Chief Leo Sacco's son not getting a breathalyzer,
former officer Stephen Lebert making a death threat, the sins of
Medford City Hall pile up at an exponential rate.
So
let's focus right now on the missing wooden benches. Is there a
response to Mr. Maiocco's motion or resolution to find out where the
benches walked off to?
Thank you
P.O. Box 2392
Woburn MA 01888
Original Public Records request
Kim Scanlon
Medford City Hall
85 Geo P Hassett Drive
Medford, MA 02155
RE: Public Records: City Hall Former Doors, Alden Chambers Wooden Chairs, curbstones from Ring Road
Dear Ms. Scanlon and/or Keeper of the Records:
This is a request under the Massachusetts Public Records Law (M. G. L. Chapter 66, Section 10).
I am requesting that I be provided a copy of the following records:
1)all
documents at city hall or any other area where Medford's city
government and other agencies keep records, documents being notes, e
mails, and other documents, regarding the removal of Medford property -
specifically, documents describing or discussing the property owned by
the citizens of Medford and what happened to the property owned by the
citizens of Medford
a)Curbstones from the construction work on Ring Road
b)wooden seats in Alden Chambers 85 Geo. P. Hassett Drive, the wooden seating replaced by cheap, uncomfortable plastic chairs
c)the three doors at the entrance of city hall
2)documents detailing the amount of property referenced above
3)documents detailing the dollar value of the items noted above
4)documents
detailing which person(s) or company (companies) are in possession of
those items and what they paid for them, if anything
I
recognize that you may charge reasonable costs for copies, as well as
for personnel time needed to comply with this request. If you expect
costs to exceed $10.00, please provide a detailed fee estimate, however
as a journalist in this city I request that you waive the fee as this
matter is of great public interest.
The
Public Records Law requires you to provide me with a written response
within 10 calendar days. If you cannot comply with my request, you are
statutorily required to provide an explanation in writing.
Sincerely,
Joe Viglione
P.O. Box 2392
Woburn MA 01888 
