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"TIME TO REGROUP AND MOVE FORWARD"

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

As someone that works in municipal government in a Town close by to Hartford, let me tell you one thing. When Union's suggest that they have cost savings, 99.5% of the suggestions are completely non-workable. It almost always involves saving money by reducing the work given to contractors and bringing it back in house, of course on overtime. My experience is that Hartford would be better off to contract out even more and more.

April 5, 2016 at 2:48 PM

Blogger KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

But we don't know any of that until we at least sit down and start the conversation.

April 5, 2016 at 2:51 PM

Anonymous Benny Yungman said...

That was a great post. Bronin's plan was not well thought out. Take some time and do it right. There's money to be saved and a gigantic power grab was not a good first move. A chess game is never won on the first move.

April 5, 2016 at 4:04 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

There was no mention of council woman Thames.... How long before someone come for her for trying to fool the residents.

April 5, 2016 at 5:05 PM

Anonymous peter brush said...

having an honest and respectful dialogue
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The problem is that those who are on the receiving end of government dollars have no concern for those of us on the paying end. Municipal employee unions prefer more employees with more pay and benefits. Beneficiaries of government largess from education to subsidized housing couldn't give a fig if the City goes broke. And local pols get elected by catering to those groups. Who represents the property owners?
John O'Connell could only get elected 20 years ago because of the minority representation statute. Today, his seat on Council is occupied by someone from the labor left WFP. It was not that wicked smart to change the charter from City Manager to Strong Mayor. The State has stacked the deck against municipalities, and the idea that we are self-governing is a joke.
I wasn't at the meeting last night. It may be that Bronin hasn't been particularly adroit in playing his hand, but the general idea of getting the budget OUT of the hands of our local pols as much as possible is attractive to me. Judge Killian, if I'm not mistaken, said here on the Brookman Blog just recently that he'd be doing pretty much what Bronin was talking about, but he'd bring in more outsiders.
If the Council could manage our affairs we'd not be in this position. It would be nice if it can now get its act together, but I'm not betting a nickle. The leftie pols are beholden to the unions and the wards of the State. More efficient collection of taxes and fines or selling a property or two is just not going to get the job done.

April 5, 2016 at 6:17 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Where to start? The huge mistake was to make the unions the buggy men. And they are because they want as much as they can get. They are single-mindedly savages in pursuit of their goals. But Bro in must balance the pain and show that those on the top of the income level must suffer too. Council staff must be reduced in number and pay and benefits. (Gigi should never have been rehired after she took her pension.) In addition, his "no longer doing business as usual" doesn't seem to have had any effect. Still massive waste. At least in Publuc Works.

But this all must end with massive savings or I am outtta here, Jack. Why live in litter, junkies, drivers nodding out on junk d hitting poles. No no no. And on top of it, paying the highest taxes in the state? No no no.

April 5, 2016 at 7:11 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

You're correct, Brother Brush. That doesn't sound right,

April 5, 2016 at 7:14 PM

Blogger J. Stan McCauley said...

The Luke Bronin warning signs have been blatant for a long time. It was my hope that people would take a deeper look at Luke. After all if I was willing to back Pedro there must have been some reason why. That said, your analysis was spot on. Fortunately for Hartford and the people that love this city (and the democratic process) his power grab did not work. - THIS TIME - Thank you for making the people of Hartford aware of the issue by breaking the story. You continue to be Hartford's investigative voice and the city is over all better informed because of your fearless work.

April 5, 2016 at 11:41 PM

Anonymous Julius said...

King Luke is strictly amateur hour. We have had 3 losers under the strong mayor form of government. It is time to reconsider making a change in our form of government.

April 6, 2016 at 12:35 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Bronin must go, Bronin must go, Bronin must go, Bronin must go!!!!!!

April 6, 2016 at 7:10 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

The devil we didn't know (Bronin) was better than the devil we knew (Segarra).

April 6, 2016 at 9:33 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

The unions are greedy people, they are just looking to get more, more and much more. More money and more benefits.

April 6, 2016 at 10:36 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Before we all judge Bronin if he must stay or must go, let's remember Pedro 'the Great' Segarra who brought us here: heavy debt, building a stadium that is not needed for tens of millions we don't even have, double downgrades by rating companies and much worse.

April 6, 2016 at 12:09 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kevin, why are you still protecting this guy by not posting the truth. If this was someone you didn't back it would be bombs away. You are a fraud yourself.

April 6, 2016 at 2:42 PM

Blogger KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

How am I protecting him? Did you read the post or just what you wanted to read?

April 6, 2016 at 2:45 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Why is no one addressing the amount of hand outs we give out to people. That is a huge problem!! There are many areas where staying on welfare and getting as much money out of the government while doing NOTHING is passed down from generation to generation. It should not be that comfortable living as a permanent leech off the government. Hartford, and Ct as a whole, should copy Maine. I know the population is not comparable. However, the state instituted dramatic changes to its general welfare programs. You actually had to complete weekly job training and community service. If you did not show for either your benefits were taken away for 3 years. The number of people on aid went down dramatically!!! Imagine if you actually had to do something to collect a comprehensive benefit plan from the government. Maybe even add drug testing to those receiving aid. Even if many stayed on the government hand out plan at least areas where most are on aid would be cleaned and litter would be picked up by those getting absurd benefits and paying 50$ a month for apartments. How has none of this been brought up in ways to save the city money. We should be focused on how to make it more attractive to work then to sit on your ass and collect money from the city and state for the rest of your life.

April 7, 2016 at 10:33 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kevin, agree with 2:42 pm

You would do everything in your power to bring down anyone you don't support. This failed legislation would have done more harm to the city of Hartford than the last two administrations combined. You have definitely tried to underplay the seriousness of Bronins' blunder and how abusive his grab at power would have been.

April 7, 2016 at 3:56 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

How is the city going to address the number of employees leaving because of it's new mayor!!

April 7, 2016 at 3:58 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

After talking with a senior DPW leader and others, it seems the mayor's wife is directing personnel and business decisions. You may want to check with your contacts who have much better information. I realize where your loyalties are and have no issue in that regard.

From a professional standpoint it is important to realize that the mayor's wife dictating to various departments for personal reasons will undermine attempts for the mayor to build credibility with the unions and other leaders. When a leaders says that he or she needs to change direction because the mayor's wife has other priorities, they need to terminate a person because she said so, or she emails leadership with daily to-do's, then the city is in a world of hurt.

April 7, 2016 at 6:40 PM

Blogger KEVIN BROOKMAN said...

My loyalties are to the truth and the facts. If improper things are occurring, and I can verify them, I will address that.

April 7, 2016 at 8:59 PM

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