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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO.....


Statement from TicketNetwork Counsel Andra Mazur

TicketNetwork is regrettably withdrawing from the state’s FirstFive program. Due to the personal incident involving our CEO Don Vaccaro, we feel that it is necessary to respectfully withdraw from the FirstFive program in an earnest attempt at preserving our future relationship with the state.

We believe the FirstFive program remains a commendable government initiative that will help Connecticut’s economy grow. We were honored to have been chosen.

TicketNetwork has over 400 dedicated employees and remains fully committed to maintaining a positive work environment for them.

As of today, our CEO Don Vaccaro has taken an indefinite leave from TicketNetwork. Long-time company executives Doug Kruse and Jeff Scheman assumed responsibility for running TicketNetwork as Co-CEOs.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

TICKET NETWORK CEO ISSUES ANOTHER STATEMENT AFTER ARREST



Statement from Don Vaccaro, CEO of TicketNetwork – Feb 28, 2012

I will be taking an indefinite leave of absence as CEO from TicketNetwork as I resolve this issue. TicketNetwork is a great company with wonderful employees and I do not want my personal actions to impact the company’s growth. In my absence, our long-time senior management team is more than ready for the task of running TicketNetwork without me. While I need to work through the legal process first, I hope to publicly discuss this issue more openly in the future. I am seeking personal counseling and treatment for alcohol abuse.

LOCAL ORGANIZER CHARGED WITH ASSAULT




Local organizer Janice Flemming was charged with assaulting a board member from the Blue Hills Civic Association Friday afternoon. Flemming was charged with Breach of Peace ,2nd degree and Assault,3rd degree by Hartford Police.

Flemming has been an organizer for several local organizations including H.A.R.T and the Blue Hills Civic Association as well as a founder of the "Voices of Women of Color".

THIS WEEKS "WE THE PEOPLE" PROGRAM ON YOU TUBE

Thursday, February 23, 2012

CAN ANYONE TELL THE TRUTH?

I guess we should be used to it by now, but when will Hartford's voters wake up and start holding our elected officials accountable.

Does anyone else besides me find it interesting that last year before Hartford's elections for City Council, the incumbents let everyone know what a fine job they were doing with Hartford's budget. They were doing so well in fact that not only did the incumbents authorize not just one tax cut, but two tax cuts totalling a full one mill cut.

That amounted to next to nothing for most taxpayers in the city since they are already burdened with the highest mill rate in the State. A "mill" equals one dollar of taxes for every $1,000 taxed, so with a mill rate of 71.79 mills, Hartford's taxpayers are paying $71.79 dollars per every thousand of assessed value. ( A vehicle assessed at $10,000 would be taxed at $717.90 per year)

Well the incumbents were able to sell themselves as doing a great job with the budget, but as a candidate I was pretty comfortable saying it was election year posturing. Well, here we are 3 months after the election and it now seems that the incumbents were not doing the wonderful job they sold to the voters to get their votes.

Our projected deficit for this year keeps growing and will probably be much great than the $3.5 million dollars they are now projecting, the projected deficit for next year has already grown from $54 million to $56 million in about a week and I'm sure it will get much worse.

It might be nice to see elected officials that are willing to tell the truth and actually address the problems, no matter how unpleasant the truth is. The first step in that direction is to actually control and reduce spending. Hartford can not sustain its current budget and the taxpayers can not be asked to shoulder anymore of the burden. We already pay double what most other municipalities in the State pay.

But I am sure that by the time the next election cycle comes around, most voters will listen to the empty promises and not look back at the historical facts.

CAN ANYONE TELL THE TRUTH?