According to City hall sources, the "leave of absence" is the cover story concocted by the Mayor's Office and Valda Washington is not expected tot return to City Hall anytime soon.
Despite numerous issues, some of them outlined previously here, Washington didn't seem to be a good fit for Hartford. Several sources related that Washington's fall from Grace began when she refused to authorize a $25,000 raise for an employee of Mayor Segarra's buddy and "Cabinet " member Jose Colon-Rivas. Apparently Colon Rivas wished to raise the salary for his employee from $80,000 per year to over $105,000 and Washington felt the jump could not be justified and she refused to approve the raise.
Things took a downturn from there. I am sure there will be a lot more to come out from this story considering what I have been told already
It's about time, I am sure if it wasn't for the Mayor's little buddy not getting his ESI she would still be there. It's a damn shame that it not until the deaf, dumb and blind don't do anything until it effects them or their friends. Pedro it's good you got rid of her but it should of been done a lot sooner, pull your head out of the sand stop acting like and ostrich and get involved. You are still surrounding yourself with individuals who have proven they are not good for the city. Your latest appointment speaks volumes, You have become the living definition of insanity.
ReplyDeleteNevermind that she mistreated employees, threatened anyone who crossed her and cost the City thousands in mishandled lay-offs. At this point it doesn't even matter why she is gone, but Segarra better do something to make it up to the employees who were seriously mistreated by his hand picked puppet.
ReplyDeleteIts about time that they start cleaning City Hall, the should have started with the Mayor and Chief Operating officer, who were the one in charge of hiring their friends and friends families.Not everyone they hired were fit, they only got the position because they knew the Mayor or his Chief Operating Officer. I am sure that there are many well educated and honest professional candidates out there that would love to work for the City. Or is that one of the requirments is that you must be friends with either party. I am still waiting for the Chief Operating Officer's position to be posted so that I can apply. It was my understanding that Borges was temporary acting.
ReplyDeleteValda was fired from her position, because when Pedro and Saundra ask her to jump she didn't jump high enough.I am sure that there are plenty of other departments heads that misuse their credit card too,they should probably look into Saundras credit card which she uses to pay dinners for her and her husband,take weekend gateaways at taxpayers expenses and then they are classified as out of state conferences.But because she is Pedro's best friend, no questions asks. An investigation should be done on all Department heads.I am sure that every single one of them have misuse their credit card at some point. The true story is not being told. City Hall is like a reality daytime soap.Every day it ends with to be continue next day same place same time. Get rid of Pedro and all of his puppets.It's bad enough that his COO is cashing in, is double dipping the poor taxpayers. With all that money they should be housing the homeless, feeding the poor and fixing the broken down elevators at the Smith Elderly Housing. Wake up Hartford!
ReplyDeleteWow Pedro when did you get corrupted? I believed you were in good guy's side and now how disappointed I feel. Seems that money and bad company has corrupted you. Eddie's wrong doing came short compare to what you are doing. Your best friend or COO has turn you into a bad apple. What is rotten won't go unnoticed for long.
ReplyDeleteMost people always say that attorneys wont go to heaven. Most of them get greedy and corrupted. Sorry to say that Pedro is not an exception to that rule...Not surprised after being him a good friend of Borges.
ReplyDeleteMayor Pedro, has been a big disappointment to the Hispanic community. The Hispanics voted and they put all their chips on him, trusting that he would do better then Eddie and you have proven that you too are a big disgrace then Eddie. Edwin Vargas would have been a better candidate then you, It appears that all Attorney's that have held some type of office in the State of CT end up behind bars for corruption and you and your COO partner might be the next ones. You advice Eddie to resign, now I am wondering if you gave him bad advice so that you can fill his seat. I have no doubt in my mind that you and your crew of pirates threw him over board so that you could take over his leadership. Never in Hartford's history have we seen so much corruption going on in one term. Stop thinking that you are above and beyond, don't think that just because you have a Law degree that the rules doesn't apply to you. You should abandon the ship and take your pirates with you.
ReplyDeleteWow!, I'm sad to hear about all this mess. I love my City. My only desire is that Pedro and his group of
ReplyDeleteselfish friends, should all be remove from their positions. Does anybody really have any knowledge of when the Feds are coming to investigate, I want to be present when they are taken away in handcuff. It will be like live realty show. Enough is enough. Its time for spring cleaning.