"Scrupulous" indeed.
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Laurie,
As I have told you, I
can't demand maps on your behalf that I am being told do not exist, and
of which I have no knowledge. The City Manager knows what maps are in
existence. He is an attorney, and is very scrupulous in complying with
any requirements that the City must meet.
The neighborhood meeting
is an opportunity for your neighbors to view the erosion, and if others
share your concerns, you have a much stronger case to make.
Marina
From:laurieallen55@msn.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 7:50 AMSubject: RE: With Holding InformationHi Marina,
This is not what I requested for the meeting, you told me to request it to be slated on the agenda, I gave the City Manager a chance, sick of hearing how busy everyone is when I have been at this for 3 months and counting, would have hoped that during this time you would have looked into storm water channels and advised rather than saying you know nothing about it, it's basic.
Your support is clearly towards the City, even after I have shown you time and time again where I have have been lied to, denied public documents, denied to be put on the agenda, bullied, and I wish this weren't so. Truly, this is such a disgrace, it's sickening.
Take Care,
Laurie
From: mpercival@midmaine.com
To:laurieallen55@msn.com
subject: Re: With Holding Information
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:11:03 -0400
Hi Laurie,,The meeting has been scheduled for Friday, August 26 at 9:30 AM. Wayne will give me a copy of the letter and a list of the recipients of the letter.
Laurie, I highly encourage you not to proceed further until the neighborhood meeting occurs, and you have given the City Manager a chance to respond to your requests. The City Manager is very busy, especially because he has been away, but I'm sure that he will have responses by the time of the neighborhood meeting. I can assure you the takes this matter very seriously, but his time is also limited.
Any other action that you take before these two things have occurred I do not believe will be helpful to your cause.Marina
PER City Manager Joe Slocum, here is his decision to drown Seaview Terrace written 9/2011.
"Your letter today is indicative of your anxiety and expectation of immediate need for answers which is not consistent with what I said to you on Tuesday... Secondly I told you that would have to go deep into City records to find whatever I could that would help bring all the truth to this issue that I could find. I said that no City record was a secret and I would try to find them and make them available to you.I have found no maps of storm water channels draining into the stream at your private property. Absent new information this is my final response to this matter. I am sorry that I could not find a way to agree with your conclusions."
Here's some portions from my City Council Rep, Marina Delune
Laurie, as I have told you, this is not my role. I do not have the time nor the expertise to know whether Wayne has adequately addressed all of your questions and concerns. Most of your questions are of either a technical or legal nature. During our very first phone conversation, I told you that I have no knowledge of drainage issues. Often I do not even understand what your questions mean or what you are asking for.
I will be directing both Wayne and Jennika to reply directly to you.
If I were in your position, I would meditate and pray about what I should do. What I have experienced in life is that peace of mind is FAR, FAR more important than any problem or worry.
I have been insulted several times, quite outrageously, by Mike Hurley, as have many, many other people. It's almost a rite of passage living in Belfast, and anyone who has lived in Belfast for awhile is very aware of this. Rather than damaging your reputation, you are much more likely to have gained sympathy from the public (Laurie)- Rite of passage- what are you thinking? Take all of this to a mediator, therapist, someone unbiased because Belfast has been conditioned that his abusive treatments are acceptable. It is not.
(Marina)-He rarely apologizes. But he will often turn right around later and do something kind and helpful.
Marina
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To: ward1councilor@cityofbelfast.org
Subject: Failure of Man
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:45:51 -0500
To: ward1councilor@cityofbelfast.org
Subject: Failure of Man
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:45:51 -0500
Marina,
Just now on Sunday Morning, Brad Pitt spoke about his help to New Orleans. He said nothing makes him angrier than hearing that the devastation was due to an "Act of God" when it is the "Failure of Man". Deja Vu.
Looking the other way through rose colored glasses is open invitation for those who have other ways. Someone has to fight back- you are not willing to see it and that is dangerous since you are Council. It is difficult and crushing while you support evil dealings and that has happened to other residents. However, they don't have the money to fight back or the strength. You will see, I hope you will try before it blows up.
Sincerely,
Laurie
Just now on Sunday Morning, Brad Pitt spoke about his help to New Orleans. He said nothing makes him angrier than hearing that the devastation was due to an "Act of God" when it is the "Failure of Man". Deja Vu.
Looking the other way through rose colored glasses is open invitation for those who have other ways. Someone has to fight back- you are not willing to see it and that is dangerous since you are Council. It is difficult and crushing while you support evil dealings and that has happened to other residents. However, they don't have the money to fight back or the strength. You will see, I hope you will try before it blows up.
Sincerely,
Laurie
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Dear Chief and Marina,I wanted to thank the Chief for reaching out to me on 1/30/12 in regards to the email below. I want to clarify the email and put Marina at ease. I meant that it is dangerous for ME that Marina does not see or acknowledge that I feel threatened because of the verbal discrediting/slander broadcast on TV from Mike Hurley, Joe Slocum and Wayne Marshall.
I meant that I will continue to make this very public until resolution ( hence, before it blows up). I have been trying since May to handle this with dignity and honesty. At minimum, it would have been professional and ethical for the slander and discrediting against me to have been publicly retracted as I requested and was denied. For the record, I will forward those communications from Mike Hurley and me. I did express concern for my safety yesterday to the Chief. Mike Hurley had no right to place me in jeopardy.
I should have contacted the Chief of Police immediately but didn't want to cause further friction.
Sincerely,
Laurie
_________________________________________________________________________________
From: mpercival@midmaine.com
Subject: Re: Failure of Man
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:22:06 -0500
Hi Laurie,
Thank-you for your email.I feel a little guilty and embarrassed now about what was clearly an overreaction to your email, but I did feel threatened by the language and was truly afraid that things had escalated out off control and might end in violence.
I have been fully reassured by the Chief that there is no danger of physical harm from you, and I hope that you can have that same reassurance for yourself in regards to the Council. We have no desire to keep you from having your say. Nobody has any plans or desire to have you intimidated from having your say, and I'm quite certain that the Chief did a good job at conveying that. (Laurie's Response) - Marina, you felt threatened by an innocent email from me? You don't think I am threatened with all that is happening because of City Planning? Rather than Council have an honest conversation with me, Council has allowed me to be slandered, has hired police protection in meetings where I may speak, has brought in the City Attorney to support Council/City and was another sham, not giving me time to see that nothing was resolved, was asked in for conversation with the Chief of Police ( which probably gave authorization to do a back ground check on me and create a video and file), have had documents with held, hidden altogether, lied to by the City Manager and Planner that stream was natural, even though a blind man could determine it wasn't, lied to that City work has not been done on private property and then when caught, lying again about when it was done, and then when caught again, lying about the reasons it was done, claiming routine maintenance when it was initiated by residents complaint therefore making the City accountable and responsible and breaking the storm water state law, therefore Belfast can fix private property and has, so another lie, Belfast has taken a flood plain that was over 240 acres of ground absorption, built it up all over, and funneled (even from across rte 1 up and down) all the storm water runoff to my yard and I'm lectured on rainfall and Act's of God, resident's have been protesting against City Planning's lying and deceiving ways for a very long time and this will be made public. You are naively putting me in danger by allowing public slander of me.
(Marina's Response)- I have been insulted several times, quite outrageously, by Mike Hurley, as have many, many other people. It's almost a rite of passage living in Belfast, and anyone who has lived in Belfast for awhile is very aware of this. Rather than damaging your reputation, you are much more likely to have gained sympathy from the public (Laurie)- Rite of passage- what are you thinking? Take all of this to a mediator, therapist, someone unbiased because Belfast has been conditioned that this treatments is acceptable. It is not.
(Marina)-He rarely apologizes. But he will often turn right around later and do something kind and helpful.
Believe it or not, after his rant, he tried to find a way that we could help you to reinforce the banks of your stream inexpensively using some kind of wire netting system. We were told that the City can not selectively help out in matters involving private property- that in matters concerning drainage if we set a precedent it could cost millions and millions of dollars to help everyone else.. But Mike did sincerely make an effort to help you, doing research as to what was out there that could do the job inexpensively. He does really care about people, he just has a very short fuse, But once he's blown off steam, he doesn't hold on to his anger. Physically, I can assure you, he wouldn't hurt a fly, and you are in no danger. (Laurie)-This is acceptable behavior of a City Official, year 2012 with the only public movie theatre in the area?? FOR THE FINAL TIME, THE CITY HAS HELPED MY NEIGHBORS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY ILLEGALLY WITH STORM WATER NEGATIVELY AFFECTING MY PROPERTY.
(Marina)- Laurie, at the neighborhood site visit, I heard both Chris Cabot from the DEP and Mike Hogan say that your drainage and erosion problem was not a serious one, and that it could be adequately addressed with $2000 to $3000 worth of work. (Laurie)-Wrong- try 45-75k per Grodon Contracting I don't know how you heard this because it was not said to me and I should have been the person it was told to.It is not true.( Marina)- I know that you are very hard up for money, so perhaps there is little comfort in that for you. But I also I know that you feel your house is in imminent danger, but that is not the impression that I got from them at all.(Laurie)-Why don't you hear ME, acknowledge my information on the flooding that has happened- almost taking Becky xxxxx'x car down the road, flooding out her yard, flowing over the xxxxx's across Seaview Terrace into the xxxxx's, the road cracking from all the water underneath- ponds for front yards because of flooding us and no storm water drainage in place, 600 feet of my property being swept away, (Marina)_Perhaps Mike Hogan would be willing to talk to you about that and have some helpful suggestions. (Laurie)- Please read up on Wetlands stabilization. Gordon Contracting is expert and accurate in their knowledge. Mike Hogan is not reliable or credible. I don't want to insult you. You are my representative and are you not representing me professionally or ethically. You are obligated to intercede and respond to me. I cannot understand Joe Slocum or Wayne Marshall, they lie to me and don't answer my questions. I will come to meeting after meeting until you give me direct, understandable answers to my direct questions from this email.
Sincerely,
Laurie Allen
After touring with flood fearing residents on 8/26/2011, Wayne Marshall, the City Planner deflected any City responsibility for City verified storm water diversions to Seaview Terrace and overturned the City Manager's credibility by loudly and clearly stating for all in attendance to hear that road and drainage improvements would not be forthcoming regardless of what his superior, the City Manager, Joe Slocum observed. The Mayor, City Council, and Planning Board were invited to this meeting that was requested to be public and slated on the Agenda at City Hall, requests ignored. Marina Delune attended but has chose to remain uninformed on City storm water drainage practices, verbally voicing ignorance throughout this circus of disgrace. Below are communications to and from City Council, Marina Delune (no response from Mayor Ash) and the bullying tactics encouraged and enforced at City Hall.
"Scrupulous" indeed.
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START WITH THE BOTTOM EMAIL AND WORK YOUR WAY UP THE ... NOT LADDER
From: laurieallen55@msn.com
To: mpercival@midmaine.com
Subject: RE: Stormwater/Noise Ordinance vs State Law
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:43:26 -0500
Seeing the facts, researching and educating oneself is expected in professional occupation. Please don't inundate me any further with excuses, personal beliefs and lecturing. You must stop.
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 12:05:11 -0500
Subject: Re: FW: 17 Seaview Terrace Belfast
From: gordoncontracting.brian@gmail.com
To: laurieallen55@msn.com
From: mpercival@midmaine.com
To: laurieallen55@msn.com
Subject: Re: Stormwater/Noise Ordinance vs State Law
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:38:12 -0500
Please
Marina, you have avoided this like the plague in all aspects and have
been a deterrent. All the lies, refusal to give information, with
holding documents, you are not even mentioning all the water forced
here by the City, on and on it goes. This makes me sick. You know this
City is corrupt and are turning your head. We teach our kids to step
up against the bully, and hold onlookers as guilty as the bully. I am
stuck here now and I will do my best to expose the evil ways . Many
residents have contacted me that had problems and received the same
treatment- nothing but torture and bullying, wearing them down. Many
haven't because they don't know how to reach me... they will, they
will. I have nothing to loose now, can't even go to the movies, this
has consumed any joy we so desperately needed, you have no idea our
past.
Depending who you are and what you are is the deciding factor. You could have made a difference. Your decision. I move on for justice.
That City Hired (certainly not biased just like the City Attorney) Engineer report from 1987 was with held also, and even with that, Planning decided to build and flood us even more. Was that supposed to intimidate me ? Disgusting.
Get that City storm water out of here and fix the roads damaged from all the water and refusal to provide City maintained drainage. That is what you can do but choose not. Vote for another 5% raise with our money. Beautiful. Some more rocks, an ice rink, chess club, whatever Council wants at the demise of our infrastructure. Bet Mike's stream doesn't have half the City draining through it. Enough.
Under the impression...I have been nothing short but screaming it, shoving it in your face and you truly don't believe it ???? How am I supposed to digest that? You think that makes me feel better?? You couldn't be more wrong.
Enjoy your bike when we are flooded and homeless.
From: mpercival@midmaine.com
To: laurieallen55@msn.com
Subject: Re: Stormwater/Noise Ordinance vs State Law
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:20:06 -0500
Marina,
I am requesting for responses to be sent through you. As my representative in local government you must be bound to learn laws that affect us. How can you sit on council and vote on things that you have not researched? I am not allowing for this and will continue to demand for ethics and accountability. Bringing in the City Attorney to support Council was not even relevant, how much did residents pay for that? Disgraceful. Allowing Mike Hurley to slander me has put us on a strictly facts forum.
Sincerely,
Laurie Allen
From: mpercival@midmaine.com
To: laurieallen55@msn.com
Subject: Re: Stormwater/Noise Ordinance vs State Law
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:19:43 -0500
But for your record purposes you can record that this was official City business.
Sincerely,
Laurie Allen
After touring with flood fearing residents on 8/26/2011, Wayne Marshall, the City Planner deflected any City responsibility for City verified storm water diversions to Seaview Terrace and overturned the City Manager's credibility by loudly and clearly stating for all in attendance to hear that road and drainage improvements would not be forthcoming regardless of what his superior, the City Manager, Joe Slocum observed. The Mayor, City Council, and Planning Board were invited to this meeting that was requested to be public and slated on the Agenda at City Hall, requests ignored. Marina Delune attended but has chose to remain uninformed on City storm water drainage practices, verbally voicing ignorance throughout this circus of disgrace. Below are communications to and from City Council, Marina Delune (no response from Mayor Ash) and the bullying tactics encouraged and enforced at City Hall.
"Scrupulous" indeed.
__________________________________________________________________________
START WITH THE BOTTOM EMAIL AND WORK YOUR WAY UP THE ... NOT LADDER
From: laurieallen55@msn.com
To: mpercival@midmaine.com
Subject: RE: Stormwater/Noise Ordinance vs State Law
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:43:26 -0500
Seeing the facts, researching and educating oneself is expected in professional occupation. Please don't inundate me any further with excuses, personal beliefs and lecturing. You must stop.
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 12:05:11 -0500
Subject: Re: FW: 17 Seaview Terrace Belfast
From: gordoncontracting.brian@gmail.com
To: laurieallen55@msn.com
Laurie;
This
is going to be a long process before we can provide a quote. Who have
you spoken with @ DEP? We will need to get a wetland delineation, have
an approved plan, as well as many other things before we can provide a
quotation.
I
can give you a ballpark of around $40,000-$75,000 to excavate
embankment, increase size of drainage swale, installation of geo-textile
membrane, gravel and than heavy rip-rap, as well as wetland
compensation plantings just for your section of the property. There
will most likely need to be impact studies done prior to any work as
well. The cost of all of the leg-work before any equipment is mobilized
will be around $5,000-$10,000. Please let me know if you would like me
to persue the first step, which is permitting, and all of the
engineering. If so, I will send you over a formal quote and contract
for that scope of...
From: mpercival@midmaine.com
To: laurieallen55@msn.com
Subject: Re: Stormwater/Noise Ordinance vs State Law
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:38:12 -0500
Laurie, if I
thought for one moment that the City was corrupt, I would stand against
it. Honestly. I know you are convinced that there are all kinds of
shenanigans and machinations going on, but the truth is it would be WAY
easier for us to pay to help build up the stream, etc. and we'd all
prefer to do that rather than take up both our and your time and energy
than make you miserable and angry. I know that you don't believe this,
but it's the God's honest truth. I swear on my mother's grave.
When
we made the site visit, I heard Chris Cabot say that he thought
shoring up your part of the stream could be done for just a few
thousand dollars. He also said that the City had done nothing wrong. All
the drainage permits were obtained, and drainage reserve holdings
(can't remember the exact technical term) that are required were built.
***AT THIS POINT, I, LAURIE ALLEN AM
REFUTING. THIS CLAIM BY MARINA DID NOT HAPPEN- SHE WAS AS FAR REMOVED
FROM THE MEETING AS POSSIBLE, STATING OVER AND OVER THAT "I know nothing
of storm water" My neighbor also confirms this because that is what
Marina told her when my neighbor tried to talk to Marina. Chris Cabot
would not comment on anything, he was only there to approve application
for a permit by rule to stabilize banks and told me so. Chris said the
the DEP is too overwhelmed to investigate this.***
We
don't want to go through all this for a few thousand dollars any more
than you do. It has already cost the City far, far more in time and the
money that it has cost to do the research than it would cost to fix the
problem. Unfortunately legally we can't show any preference to you,
and use taxpayer's money for something that is not the City's
responsibility. I know that you don't believe it, and no amount of
arguing will convince you of that fact, but it is illegal for us to do
so. I have no doubt that the attorney general will confirm this fact.
As
for flooding and homelessness, Wayne advised you to get flood
insurance, which you did. ANYONE living on a flood plain, which your
property has been FOREVER, long before any development, needs to have
flood insurance, and I'm surprised that you were able to get a mortgage
without it. Wayne gave you extremely good advice because if there is a
flood, you will be covered, and thankfully you WON'T become homeless.
So at least you can have some peace of mind about that. The good advice
that he gave you you called bullying. (***Again,
I refute. Marina knows this is not the bullying I was referring to.
Wayne began immediately using his City capcity to remove documents, with
hold documents, refuse to answer my questions, trying to force me into
a verbal intimadation meeting with him and Bob Richards without ANY of
the BASIC information I requested to support the flooding from
Planning.Trying to to disgrace/discredit me and use that as a
smokescreen to hide behind.I will find these emails/refused information
requests from 6/2011 that Wayne never responded to and post on Wayne's
email page***)But the fact is, you needed that insurance, and
someday you may be very thankful that he gave you that advice. Shoring
up the stream, doing any drainage work, etc. will not change the fact
that you live on a flood plain, and that floods have regularly occurred
before any development ever happened.(***So, let's send
all our water to them, deny it, ruin their value, they are already in
danger, adn take all this money that Marina stated was left by previous
Council, making them very fortunate indeed, and window dress for
recreation, business and ego's ***) All that work could be done,
but someday, historically, you probably would STILL experience a
flood. And if it does, your insurance will cover it.
I sincerely don't believe that anything the City has been corrupt .
Yes, there have been some mix-ups as to where information has been
stored, but ultimately, every single piece of information indicates
that the stream is on private property, it was moved by a developer, the
Engineer many years ago determined that it was not the city's
responsibility, that the development above the stream has had drainage
reservoirs put in place that comply with requirements, and that your
problem has been caused by climate change along with the erosion that
occurs with any and every moving body of water on earth. I could be
wrong,(***You are wrong and hurting the people you represent***) but as near as I can understand, I don't believe that the City has done anything wrong.
I am not the deciding factor. The entire Council is very clear about this.I
am truly, truly sorry that I am unable to help you. I don't like to
see anybody suffer. Trust me, when you grow up with Cerebral Palsy and a
deformity, you experience major bullying, and I would not do that to
anyone else.
If I were in your position, I would meditate and pray about what I should do. What I have experienced in life is that peace of mind is FAR, FAR more important than any problem or worry.(***PRAY AND MEDITATE about what I should do while Council uses our tax dollars to intimidate and endanger Seaview Terrace***)
For
a while I got all upset about the fact that my landlord had hidden the
fact that there are both huge amounts of black mold and lead in the
building, both of which can cause hearing loss, which has seriously
affected my life. For a while I thought about suing them and absolutely
despised them. But I prayed about it, and decided to just get a new
place because I was being eaten alive by my anger and resentment.
Now
I have a beautiful apartment, a wonderful landlord, a dining room, and
a bathtub. My hearing will probably never return, but I am so much
happier and have peace of mind rather than destroying myself with anger,
which, for me, is far more crippling. (***I am
fighting putting my head through the wall. I uprooted my life to move
here and begin again. Every cent, invested in this property, every
disclosed improvement needed, I calculated and sold my NJ house,
slashing the price and taking a giant leap, single handed and with
serious threatening forces against me. Marina has unprofessionally and
unethically burdened me with personal trauma's of her and Joe Slocum, in
support of visible, documented, and presented corruption. Seeing Marina
defend Mike Hurley's rant against me is clear fear. Marina, you ran for
office, you advocate for the disabled and have thrown Seaview Terrace
under water. After 7 months of trying to educate everyone on our demise,
I had no choice but to go public. I advised all of you for weeks prior
that this would be my next step. It's the Council's choice.***)
I wish you well.
Sincerely,
Marina Delune
----- Original Message -----
From:LAURIE ALLEN
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 5:47 PM
Subject: RE: Stormwater/Noise Ordinance vs State Law
Depending who you are and what you are is the deciding factor. You could have made a difference. Your decision. I move on for justice.
That City Hired (certainly not biased just like the City Attorney) Engineer report from 1987 was with held also, and even with that, Planning decided to build and flood us even more. Was that supposed to intimidate me ? Disgusting.
Get that City storm water out of here and fix the roads damaged from all the water and refusal to provide City maintained drainage. That is what you can do but choose not. Vote for another 5% raise with our money. Beautiful. Some more rocks, an ice rink, chess club, whatever Council wants at the demise of our infrastructure. Bet Mike's stream doesn't have half the City draining through it. Enough.
Under the impression...I have been nothing short but screaming it, shoving it in your face and you truly don't believe it ???? How am I supposed to digest that? You think that makes me feel better?? You couldn't be more wrong.
Enjoy your bike when we are flooded and homeless.
From: mpercival@midmaine.com
To: laurieallen55@msn.com
Subject: Re: Stormwater/Noise Ordinance vs State Law
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:20:06 -0500
Laurie,
I'm sorry that I am unable to personally address your concerns.These
are highly legal matters. The only information I would be able to get
would be through the City Attorney and the City Planner, and you are
able to do that yourself. I have forwarded on your requests and
complaints to them.
Surely
you must understand that I am unable to hire an independent attorney
to do research on these issues. This is not the role of an elected
official receiving $80 a month for their service Our role is to set
policy and to refer citizens to the proper authorities. For $80 a
month, nobody expects us to get involved in matters on which we have
no expertise, and the questions you are asking require that expertise.
I am
under the impression that you believe that the City has conspired to
withhold information in order to not have to fulfill its obligations.
Despite some confusion as to where that information might be, I truly
don't believe that any intentional withholding has occurred.
I
wish that I was able to assist you in getting the bank of the stream
re-enforced. It is very difficult for me not to be in a legal position
to be of assistance, because I truly want to be helpful to you. But
if the Council were to treat your case any differently than within the
scope of its legal responsibilities, we would have to do so for every
other drainage complaint that was brought to us for which the council
also had no legal responsibility.
A large percentage of residences in
Belfast have water in their basements, and in the last 5 years, with
the increase in rainfall due to climate change, it's only gotten
worse, and will probably continue to get worse as the amount of
rainfall continues to surpass historical levels. As you know, there
has been extreme weather and flooding incidences throughout the
country that is very, very serious. It's one of the reasons that I ride
my bike and advocate for policies that reduce energy consumption
because I strongly believe that greenhouse gases are responsible for
the increased rainfall and consequent erosion that you are
experiencing.
I
know that you feel differently, and that it's causing you a great
deal of frustration and anger that is really affecting your peace of
mind. I truly feel badly about it. I don't want my constituents to be
suffering. But Laurie, please believe me when I tell you that I am not
blowing you off. There is nothing that I can legally do for you in
terms of remedying your situation.
I
have forwarded your requests to Jennika, and the City Attorney will
respond to those requests. I will do so with any further requests that
you I receive from you.
I
have called Mid-Maine to see if there is a way for me to send email
correspondence to you with the ward1councilor address, but because it
comes directly to mpercival@midmaine.com they are unaware of a way to do so.
But
for your record keeping purposes or any legal verification, you have
it in writing that you sent the correspondence to me at ward1councilo@cityofbelfast.org, and that I responded in that capacity.
Best wishes, truly,
Marina Delune
Ward 1 Belfast City Council
----- Original Message -----
From:LAURIE ALLEN
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 3:54 PM
Subject: RE: Stormwater/Noise Ordinance vs State Law
I am requesting for responses to be sent through you. As my representative in local government you must be bound to learn laws that affect us. How can you sit on council and vote on things that you have not researched? I am not allowing for this and will continue to demand for ethics and accountability. Bringing in the City Attorney to support Council was not even relevant, how much did residents pay for that? Disgraceful. Allowing Mike Hurley to slander me has put us on a strictly facts forum.
Sincerely,
Laurie Allen
From: mpercival@midmaine.com
To: laurieallen55@msn.com
Subject: Re: Stormwater/Noise Ordinance vs State Law
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:19:43 -0500
Hi Laurie,
Laurie
these are legal matters of which I have absolutely no expertise,
but I will forward all your requests on to Jennika.
My personal email address and my ward1councilor are the same- when I receive correspondence it comes directly to mpercival@midmaine.com- the Ward1 address is just to protect my privacy, I think it's so that I'm not receiving a lot of junk mail
.
Marina
Here is a Maine Freedom of Information request to Joe Slocum sent certified, and signed for. Previously, Slocum agreed to use emails as a formal request. These documents would prove the storm water channels draining into my private property. He has violated the law, ignoring the request. g that I cannot afford to challenge him with the City Attorney at his side. Availability and response requested in writing/email to insure validity of documents via the City Manager. I have been unable to get these documents since April 2011 and still cannot. Wayne Marshall, City Planner stopped recording his plans in the Waldo County Deeded Registry. Some of these plans should be in the registry, but Marshall emailed me that at least one of those are "missing". Requests to replace missing plans are ignored.
_________________________________________________________________________________
7/20/12 Email to Joe Slocum, City Manager, Council and Mayor
Ms. Kielty,
The letter attached and dated 3/12 from Wayne Marshall is not acceptable. This refusal to commit in writing that the specific document/documents are ready for viewing is the corruption. I have explained previous "viewings" for specific final approved site plans that were never provided, instead handing over files- specifically the CASS file with every storm water document removed and the final approved site plan which would have listed the snow removal conditions and shown the exit of stormwater from the CASS fenced in detention area behind the Sweetser School is not on the final approved plan. Supported by the DEP Tom Gilbert's false investigating of that exit- it was not included in his report and the number one request from me to investigate. This can go on and on, another smokescreen tactic. Wayne Marshall stopped recording the final approved site plans in the Waldo County Deeded Registry to with hold and corrupt information as I haven proven many times.
Without written confirmation that the specific document is available, it is impossible to prove " improper denial with credible evidence". It is absolutely within reason and ease to provide these specific requests. Since Wayne Marshall cannot manage the entire request, I will make several viewings with Bob Whitely, Tax Assessor. He is the only one that is trustworthy and knowledgeable to verify that is a City Official. Having the specific authentic documents available will require less than 15 minutes per viewing. The CASS and WCGH Annex requests will be the first viewing and should be available immediately- Wayne has them in his office. Requests will go in order of priority which coincides with development year, newest to oldest. The next would be Mid Coast Mental Health, Tall Pines Nursing and Volunteers of America on Congress St.
This is the Belfast Ordinance for Final Plans and be presented in entirety. 90-102. - Required information and format. Sent to Ms. Kielty
Please have Wayne Marshall Confirm in My Specific Language that the following is available for the first viewing, copying Brenda Kielty in response to this specific email by simply stating available for viewing with Bob Whitely on ?date at ?time in Bob's office:
1. Final Approved Site Plan for CASS/Sweetser (old Robertson School- this was slated for demolition in preliminary plans- final approved plans will include Robertson aka Sweetser School)- including the conditions to remove plowed snow and the exits of stormwater for the CASS fenced in detention area. (Satisfying 1 and 1A in request below) State ready for viewing with Bob Whitely and state date and time for viewing. I am available 24/7.
available for viewing with Bob Whitely on ?date at ?time in Bob's office: 2. Per the WBRC Document provide #6 - step 1- all documents pertaining to drainage study, implementation and results, and all funding parties and complete financial accounting of fees for study to present day. Step 2- Provide final approved plans showing runoff redirectment with subcatchment 3S , identifying original planned path which flowed under Congress to the new Study Point 3 stream to the Belfast Harbor. This is saying there are 2 streams- the plans must identify both path of each stream to the harbor.(for clarity I will list this one as #17 to take off the list after provided) State ready for viewing with Bob Whitely and state date and time for viewing. I am available 24/7.available for viewing with Bob Whitely on ?date at ?time in Bob's office: 3. Final Approved Site Plan for WCGH Annex 119-125 Northport Ave. (Satisfying 2 in request below) State ready for viewing with Bob Whitely and state date and time for viewing. I am available 24/7.available for viewing with Bob Whitely on ?date at ?time in Bob's office:
Sincerely,
Laurie Allen
**Response from Ms. Kielty to above;
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:13:38 +0000
Ms. Kielty,
Please do not be offended but vague responses allow for the continuing corruption of public documents by the City of Belfast. Refusal to commit to this simple specific request below will prove credible corruption and improper denial. Please support request specifically and require specific response from Wayne Marshall. Thank you.
Without written confirmation that the specific document is available, it is impossible to prove " improper denial with credible evidence". It is absolutely within reason and ease to provide these specific requests. Since Wayne Marshall cannot manage the entire request, I will make several viewings with Bob Whitely, Tax Assessor. He is the only one that is trustworthy and knowledgeable to verify that is a City Official. Having the specific authentic documents available will require less than 15 minutes per viewing. The CASS and WCGH Annex requests will be the first viewing and should be available immediately- Wayne has them in his office. Requests will go in order of priority which coincides with development year, newest to oldest. The next would be Mid Coast Mental Health, Tall Pines Nursing and Volunteers of America on Congress St.Please have Wayne Marshall Confirm in My Specific Language that the following is available for the first viewing, copying Brenda Kielty in response to this specific email by simply stating available for viewing with Bob Whitely on ?date at ?time in Bob's office:
1. Final Approved Site Plan for CASS/Sweetser (old Robertson School- this was slated for demolition in preliminary plans- final approved plans will include Robertson aka Sweetser School)- including the conditions to remove plowed snow and the exits of stormwater for the CASS fenced in detention area. (Satisfying 1 and 1A in request below) State ready for viewing with Bob Whitely and state date and time for viewing. I am available 24/7. available for viewing with Bob Whitely on ?date at ?time in Bob's office:
Sincerely,
Laurie Allen
Here is a Maine Freedom of Information request to Joe Slocum sent certified, and signed for. Previously, Slocum agreed to use emails as a formal request. These documents would prove the storm water channels draining into my private property. He has violated the law, ignoring the request. g that I cannot afford to challenge him with the City Attorney at his side. Availability and response requested in writing/email to insure validity of documents via the City Manager. I have been unable to get these documents since April 2011 and still cannot. Wayne Marshall, City Planner stopped recording his plans in the Waldo County Deeded Registry. Some of these plans should be in the registry, but Marshall emailed me that at least one of those are "missing". Requests to replace missing plans are ignored.
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7/20/12 Email to Joe Slocum, City Manager, Council and Mayor
Joe Slocum,
11th and final request. Failure to
confirm the availability status and expected availability of each of the
8 final approved site plans and my request to have the stormwater
analysis done (#9), will result in formal misconduct of MFOIA as
directed ; Failure to reply will serve as written notice of denial.
Today is the 5th working day that you have refused to advise, therefore
denying request.
What can I do if I believe an agency has unlawfully withheld a public record?
If
you are unsatisfied with an agency’s decision to withhold access to
certain records, you are entitled to appeal, within 5 working days of
your receipt of the written notice of denial, to any Superior Court
within the state. 1 M.R.S.A. § 409 (1). Superior Courts Directory:http://www.courts.state.me.us/maine_courts/superior/directory.shtml
1. CAPTAIN ALBERT STEVENS SCHOOL Request Final Approved Site Plan
2. VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA " "
3. MID-COAST MENTAL HEALTH " "
4. TALL PINES " "
5. BELFAST BIRCHES " "6. HILLTOP BIRCHES " "
7. THE BIRCH STREET SUBDIVISION (Legore?) " "8. The Annex of WCGH addition at 125 Northport Ave " "9.
The stormwater analysis that was to be conducted by the City from Wayne
Marhsall reference letter dated 11/4/2002 to Paul Luttrelle, SAD 34,
for an explanation of impact fee ($5000 to applicant). If the City did
not conduct the stormwater analysis please advise why it has not been
done. Advise when it will be done.
Sincerely,
Laurie Allen
3/13/13 email to Brenda Kielty, MFOIA Attorney General OfficeSincerely,
Laurie Allen
Ms. Kielty,
The letter attached and dated 3/12 from Wayne Marshall is not acceptable. This refusal to commit in writing that the specific document/documents are ready for viewing is the corruption. I have explained previous "viewings" for specific final approved site plans that were never provided, instead handing over files- specifically the CASS file with every storm water document removed and the final approved site plan which would have listed the snow removal conditions and shown the exit of stormwater from the CASS fenced in detention area behind the Sweetser School is not on the final approved plan. Supported by the DEP Tom Gilbert's false investigating of that exit- it was not included in his report and the number one request from me to investigate. This can go on and on, another smokescreen tactic. Wayne Marshall stopped recording the final approved site plans in the Waldo County Deeded Registry to with hold and corrupt information as I haven proven many times.
Without written confirmation that the specific document is available, it is impossible to prove " improper denial with credible evidence". It is absolutely within reason and ease to provide these specific requests. Since Wayne Marshall cannot manage the entire request, I will make several viewings with Bob Whitely, Tax Assessor. He is the only one that is trustworthy and knowledgeable to verify that is a City Official. Having the specific authentic documents available will require less than 15 minutes per viewing. The CASS and WCGH Annex requests will be the first viewing and should be available immediately- Wayne has them in his office. Requests will go in order of priority which coincides with development year, newest to oldest. The next would be Mid Coast Mental Health, Tall Pines Nursing and Volunteers of America on Congress St.
This is the Belfast Ordinance for Final Plans and be presented in entirety. 90-102. - Required information and format. Sent to Ms. Kielty
Please have Wayne Marshall Confirm in My Specific Language that the following is available for the first viewing, copying Brenda Kielty in response to this specific email by simply stating available for viewing with Bob Whitely on ?date at ?time in Bob's office:
1. Final Approved Site Plan for CASS/Sweetser (old Robertson School- this was slated for demolition in preliminary plans- final approved plans will include Robertson aka Sweetser School)- including the conditions to remove plowed snow and the exits of stormwater for the CASS fenced in detention area. (Satisfying 1 and 1A in request below) State ready for viewing with Bob Whitely and state date and time for viewing. I am available 24/7.
available for viewing with Bob Whitely on ?date at ?time in Bob's office: 2. Per the WBRC Document provide #6 - step 1- all documents pertaining to drainage study, implementation and results, and all funding parties and complete financial accounting of fees for study to present day. Step 2- Provide final approved plans showing runoff redirectment with subcatchment 3S , identifying original planned path which flowed under Congress to the new Study Point 3 stream to the Belfast Harbor. This is saying there are 2 streams- the plans must identify both path of each stream to the harbor.(for clarity I will list this one as #17 to take off the list after provided) State ready for viewing with Bob Whitely and state date and time for viewing. I am available 24/7.available for viewing with Bob Whitely on ?date at ?time in Bob's office: 3. Final Approved Site Plan for WCGH Annex 119-125 Northport Ave. (Satisfying 2 in request below) State ready for viewing with Bob Whitely and state date and time for viewing. I am available 24/7.available for viewing with Bob Whitely on ?date at ?time in Bob's office:
Sincerely,
Laurie Allen
**Response from Ms. Kielty to above;
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:13:38 +0000
Ms. Allen,
The inspection of public records may be
scheduled during reasonable office hours and at a time that will not
delay or inconvenience the regular activities of the official having
custody or control of the public record requested. You may contact Mr.
Marshall’s office directly to schedule inspection of the records that
are responsive to your request. Mr. Marshall asks that you allow three
days of notice. You have demanded that a specific public official, the
tax assessor, be present for your inspection. While you may make such a
request, the allocation of staff for responding to a FOAA request is a
determination to be made by the agency or official having custody of the
records.
Your next step is to let Mr. Marshall’s office know when you want the inspection to occur.
Brenda Kielty
My response to Ms Kielty (cc to Council, Manager, Planner, Media)
Ms. Kielty,
Please do not be offended but vague responses allow for the continuing corruption of public documents by the City of Belfast. Refusal to commit to this simple specific request below will prove credible corruption and improper denial. Please support request specifically and require specific response from Wayne Marshall. Thank you.
Without written confirmation that the specific document is available, it is impossible to prove " improper denial with credible evidence". It is absolutely within reason and ease to provide these specific requests. Since Wayne Marshall cannot manage the entire request, I will make several viewings with Bob Whitely, Tax Assessor. He is the only one that is trustworthy and knowledgeable to verify that is a City Official. Having the specific authentic documents available will require less than 15 minutes per viewing. The CASS and WCGH Annex requests will be the first viewing and should be available immediately- Wayne has them in his office. Requests will go in order of priority which coincides with development year, newest to oldest. The next would be Mid Coast Mental Health, Tall Pines Nursing and Volunteers of America on Congress St.Please have Wayne Marshall Confirm in My Specific Language that the following is available for the first viewing, copying Brenda Kielty in response to this specific email by simply stating available for viewing with Bob Whitely on ?date at ?time in Bob's office:
1. Final Approved Site Plan for CASS/Sweetser (old Robertson School- this was slated for demolition in preliminary plans- final approved plans will include Robertson aka Sweetser School)- including the conditions to remove plowed snow and the exits of stormwater for the CASS fenced in detention area. (Satisfying 1 and 1A in request below) State ready for viewing with Bob Whitely and state date and time for viewing. I am available 24/7. available for viewing with Bob Whitely on ?date at ?time in Bob's office:
2.
Per the WBRC Document provide #6 - step 1- all documents pertaining to
drainage study, implementation and results, and all funding parties and
complete financial accounting of fees for study to present day. Step 2-
Provide final approved plans showing runoff redirectment with
subcatchment 3S , identifying original planned path which flowed under
Congress to the new Study Point 3 stream to the Belfast Harbor. This is
saying there are 2 streams- the plans must identify both path of each
stream to the harbor.(for clarity I will list this one as #17 to take
off the list after provided) State ready for viewing with Bob Whitely
and state date and time for viewing. I am available 24/7.available for viewing with Bob Whitely on ?date at ?time in Bob's office:
3.
Final Approved Site Plan for WCGH Annex 119-125 Northport Ave.
(Satisfying 2 in request below) State ready for viewing with Bob
Whitely and state date and time for viewing. I am available 24/7.
available for viewing with Bob Whitely on ?date at ?time in Bob's office:
Sincerely,
Laurie Allen
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