Letter to the editor
The article regarding funding for housing in the city (“The O’Briens’ differing views,” Sunday Telegram, May 16) raises many questions. Are these “nonprofits” really not for profit? Stephen Teasdale, head of the Main South Community Development Corporation, earned a $104,000 salary plus $14,000 in benefits last year. Also, there seems to be too many political connections on our hard-earned tax dollars.
Mr. Stephen Patton, ex-city councilor, has now turned developer as executive director of Worcester Common Ground. He is the one who made the paper on the May Street project that had flooded units, putting people in hotels. He is the one who came out and said that it would not happen again. Then, two months later, another flood happened, and at whose expense? The taxpayers. I remember him tooting his horn when his $17 million (36 nonprofit units at $472,222 each) project opened.
Now comes the South Worcester project at $6.3 million ($230,000 per unit). This is the price, today, of a single-family home. These are our hard-earned, ever-rising, tax dollars being given away.
Someone is getting rich here on the taxpayers’ dime. The project at Main and Chandler streets has spent millions, and the first floor is totally vacant with only a few apartments rented. The owner/developer of that building was listed as owing thousands of dollars in back taxes. Why, he made his money, like all these other supposedly “not for profit” developers, up front.
We the taxpayers will be burdened with the failed projects.
Let’s tell these politicians on Nov. 2 we’ve had enough and we do need change.
Same Time Next Year
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It’s been nearly a year since I wrote about the problems that come from
having 11 bosses who are not on the same page about anything, as well as
suggestion...
5 months ago
1 comment:
Agreed.
Now I want to know where I can collect my $5,000 for either creating a job(s) and/or foot traffic downtown.
My idea would be to just rescind the assinnine, over the top, big brother vendor pushcart ordinance that effectively precludes vendor pushcarts from downtown Worcester. The pushcart vendors will be creating self employment jobs for themselves and foot traffic downtown will be generated by their customers.
I mean can I really make $5,000 so easily with such a simple idea?
And if the idea has to have an artistic appeal....that's fine too.......we'll paint murals on vendor pushcrats.
How about If I stage bus accidents downtown. That will bring out all kinds of downtown foot traffic trying to get on the bus, cell phones in hand, as they dial up 1-800-Tort-Bar or Ellis & Ellis, after which they dail 911
This whole idea is so foolish and useless. All it does keep some bureaucrat busy doling money and deciding winners & loser in this idea contest.
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