12/02/13 Below is City Manager's Joe Slocum's proof of corrupt refusal to provide appropriate specific zoning conditions documents that Belfast Police Chief easily accessed to confirm that CASS is to remove plowed snow. Once you get into Joe Slocum's response dated today, 12/02/13, I have pasted my original request in bold blue with specific proof to support absolute specific availability and authenticity of each document. Joe's side stepping of giving files instead in absolutely not acceptable. He is sneaky in wording of conditions for Waldo Annex. I was there at the site meeting. Diane Allmyer Beck specifically asked Mike Hogan, Architect, what would happen with plowed snow. Mike responded it will be removed off site of course. That is how I know these sites are breaking compliance and City Hall is covering for them- proven below. Furthermore, he states his records are not perfect, totally unprofessional and unethical. The Front Street Shipyard flew through approvals, documents no problem- built in 6 months. All stormwater/infrastructure needed for Front Street Shipyard- approved before Joe finishes the sentence. Yet, here, 3 years- putting me through hell for demanding accountability and basic infrastructure 101 in the bypass of City lines. Nope, residents get battered. Get yourself legal council to fight for your rights and protection from City Hall.
Sincerely,
Joseph J. Slocum
City Manager
The request is for the Zoning Conditions of Approval of these sites. Instead Joe Slocum offers again, files of none sense. I proved last time after hours and hours of reviewing every paper, that the actual documents requested were removed prior to my viewing. A surprise visit to re-review had the files full of drainage documents, studies, etc. I was only able to secure a critical copies on demand.
I have requested Roger Lee to validate the documents as offered by Mayor Ash to have Council come with me to deal with Joe Slocum. Roger Lee has served on the planning board and is the only acceptable Council member to validate. Joe Slocum refuses to allow City Council, Roger Lee, to participate and witness.
Joe Slocum refuses to asses Seaview Terrace. Joe Slocum spent another 19 hours of hundreds of tax dollar hours in covering up this corruption and abuse to residents. He contradicts the Chief of Police findings that CASS is to remove plowed snow. FULL PROOF OF CORRUPTION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS HELD AND INACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT CITY HALL.
I have requested Roger Lee to validate the documents as offered by Mayor Ash to have Council come with me to deal with Joe Slocum. Roger Lee has served on the planning board and is the only acceptable Council member to validate. Joe Slocum refuses to allow City Council, Roger Lee, to participate and witness.
Joe Slocum refuses to asses Seaview Terrace. Joe Slocum spent another 19 hours of hundreds of tax dollar hours in covering up this corruption and abuse to residents. He contradicts the Chief of Police findings that CASS is to remove plowed snow. FULL PROOF OF CORRUPTION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS HELD AND INACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT CITY HALL.
THIS IS THE RESIDENT'S NIGHTMARES. I have found in CASS and WCGH Annex (I am sure others are corrupt) preliminary planning stages- are chock full of reviews, standards, studies, etc. that City Planner, Wayne Marshall must fullfill. With those conditions- the Final Plans are approved. What actually transpires is the nightmare. After the final approval, residents have a 30 day window to appeal. Hello, construction hasn't started, may not start for months. It is not to the plan or public hearing commitment. All the doors slam with the documents needed to prove the corruption, locked in Wayne's office. 3 years I have lived this and you will see below, Joe is cornered to respond (for 3 years, all of them have refused, or try to say they were given to me and I am too stupid to know what I asked for. Reports that were specific to protecting flooding from business developments to resident private property were not fulfilled, the City intentionally flooding residents, See City Manager, Joe Slocum admitting they were not done- and no action. Try to fight them legally and they will break your bank in a minute. Zoning Board of Appeals is City biased- $250 to file complaint and be denied. Then you get an attorney- (this is all a true story from another resident) open and shut case. Attorney milks it, lunching with the City Attorney, 10k gone and a motion no where in sight.
The resident stopped litigation and put her house up for sale. Alan Wood, then Council member voted them down for City Planner's Wayne Marshall corrupt approval to put a house up on an unbuildable lot and ruining the resident's water view. Alan Wood would later tell the resident he will never forgive himself for being forced to vote against her. Also you should know that prior to buying this water view home. the buyer asked City Planner, Wayne Marshall if anything could be built on the lot in front of the home. Wayne told her NO- it is unbuildable, she buys the house. Spends over 100 thousand in renovations and is living her dream. Until Wayne gives a Mr. Caswell approval to put a house on that lot. Ruined her life. After all those years of hell and burning money, Mr. Caswell moves to Fl. and the house goes into foreclosure. You can't believe they can get away with this but they do. DEP is just as corrupt. Maine in 4th in corruption.
Here is another where the Planning office blew it again, approving a violation. Years later, they must correct it and will send the water to the neighbor. Dr. Morrow. She has been watching me at the meetings and is quick to get an attorney and engineer to stop the City. Planning, Realtor and opposing attorney come out in force. Watch this meeting. Be sure to look at the other meetings I posted at the bottom of the home page blog.
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The resident stopped litigation and put her house up for sale. Alan Wood, then Council member voted them down for City Planner's Wayne Marshall corrupt approval to put a house up on an unbuildable lot and ruining the resident's water view. Alan Wood would later tell the resident he will never forgive himself for being forced to vote against her. Also you should know that prior to buying this water view home. the buyer asked City Planner, Wayne Marshall if anything could be built on the lot in front of the home. Wayne told her NO- it is unbuildable, she buys the house. Spends over 100 thousand in renovations and is living her dream. Until Wayne gives a Mr. Caswell approval to put a house on that lot. Ruined her life. After all those years of hell and burning money, Mr. Caswell moves to Fl. and the house goes into foreclosure. You can't believe they can get away with this but they do. DEP is just as corrupt. Maine in 4th in corruption.
Here is another where the Planning office blew it again, approving a violation. Years later, they must correct it and will send the water to the neighbor. Dr. Morrow. She has been watching me at the meetings and is quick to get an attorney and engineer to stop the City. Planning, Realtor and opposing attorney come out in force. Watch this meeting. Be sure to look at the other meetings I posted at the bottom of the home page blog.
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updated 11/13/12 - fastforward meeting 40 minutes, Todd Rosenberg, Code Enforcement Officer at podium. Pushing for consent. 358 High St, in foreclosure and must meet zoning violation (Todd working 18 months to clear). Realtor, Michael Cunning pushing for closing within weeks. Abutting neighbor, Dr. Morrow at 360 High St., was finally given plans to correct zoning violation just 5 days ago that have been underway for 18 months. Where 2 paths of stormwater converge from both properties is where seller is putting a driveway that will flood Dr. Morrow's property and parking for her patients. Todd coldly states that approval is not required for the driveway. Total dismissal for cause and effect to flooding a neighbor with stormwater that is illegal. Corrupt tactics to pressure Council approval to meet closing date just weeks away. Todd supporting immediate closing because it would be of inconvenience to delay. Note in the background, the defiant stance of City Planner-Wayne Marshall, Realtor-Michael Cunning, Seller attorney from Portland, in a huddle, smirking, cementing their alliance against Dr. Morrow. If Dr. Morrow did not scramble to get Camden attorney, Paul Gibbons and Engineer- Bill Lane to get this matter immediately on an agenda, the driveway would be put down immediately with the alliance Wall of Marshall and his posse assuming the stance, legs parted, arms crossed, smirking in confidence at crushing another resident from absolute decades of incompetent Planning where they just keep passing the torch. Never to correct just keep adding to it. Each year, devastating more residents and the cost to correct would ruin there reckless spending on their monopoly game "visions". See below for more on the meeting.
This is making me so sick. They are forcing huge volumes of runoff and meltoff to private property, a flood zone, destroying property, endangering lives and lying, lying, lying. Denying, denying, denying. Using resident private property as sewer infrastructure. Robbing tax dollars and vying for the Northport Ave TIF that could build sewers and save us. Instead City Manager, Planner and Council drown us, batter us and spend for downtown/business.
Here is Joe's email that encompasses 18 hours to deceive. Note- the zoning conditions are held by Todd Rosenburg- Code Officer in the planning office. 100 ft from Joe. Copy, paste- send to Todd- pull from file cabinet- copy done. 1 hour tops.
The engineers report and offsite drainage study watershed analysis study WERE done but City Manager Joe Slocum refuses to respond (until statutes? run out) and then lies and writes below in 12/2013 that the study was not done and that he can't find the engineer inspection. I believed him until 8/26/2014 (see post below)
And then the Robertson School (now Sweetser) - "suddenly" not getting demolished 4 years after the final approval. It is all corrupt. DEP Commiss. Aho closed her corrupt investigation. Attorney General and Governor would not respond.
2/26/2015- The acting engineer for this site construction was Mandy Olver of Olver Engineering. She whistle blew that she did the analysis study and engineer report during the workshop paving meeting for Seaview Terrace on 8.26.2014. Slocum will not provide even after that. He was there and refuses. Stating he already responded. Not done. BTW- that my have been the end of Olver Engineering in Belfast. New henchmen engineers are consulting.
This is the secret unapproved outlet in the HUGE CASS detention tank. Further up and MUCH HIGHER is the outlet approved and designed to take all upper CASS runoff to the Miller St. sewers that received million dollar improvements for the CASS runoff. Nothing ever reaches that point because it flows down to here and out to the watershed residents. ILLEGALLY. DEP Commissioner Aho's investigator left it off of his report and this is why I demanded an investigation. Aho closed the case. And the snow, OMG- piling all winter to melt to us with all the other sites. Crashing over Seaview in 2009 almost taking a car and house with it. Again in 2011- taking 1/4 of my property with it.... City Planner, Wayne Marshall knowing it was from all these sites melting to us, but smirking and saying Mother Nature...Slocum too. The Roberston School on the lower lever- approved to be demolished and to be ground absorbing athletic field- we get it all from CASS- all levels, all fields, even the lower-other blog has pictures of all illegal outfalls. Engineer inspection and offsite drainage including CASS and Robertson never done by City Planner, Wayne Marshall. Send it to residents and doesn't give a damn- none of them do. It's not destroying their lives or property. Screw us.
His claim to go to the Tax Assessor is for what? Joe had the map and showed it to me years ago. He knows now, that I will see that stream in that picture a moot point. So, apparently, he is trying to confuse me by getting MANY maps. Only the one that he had was requested.
Here is Joe's email that encompasses 18 hours to deceive. Note- the zoning conditions are held by Todd Rosenburg- Code Officer in the planning office. 100 ft from Joe. Copy, paste- send to Todd- pull from file cabinet- copy done. 1 hour tops.
The engineers report and offsite drainage study watershed analysis study WERE done but City Manager Joe Slocum refuses to respond (until statutes? run out) and then lies and writes below in 12/2013 that the study was not done and that he can't find the engineer inspection. I believed him until 8/26/2014 (see post below)
And then the Robertson School (now Sweetser) - "suddenly" not getting demolished 4 years after the final approval. It is all corrupt. DEP Commiss. Aho closed her corrupt investigation. Attorney General and Governor would not respond.
2/26/2015- The acting engineer for this site construction was Mandy Olver of Olver Engineering. She whistle blew that she did the analysis study and engineer report during the workshop paving meeting for Seaview Terrace on 8.26.2014. Slocum will not provide even after that. He was there and refuses. Stating he already responded. Not done. BTW- that my have been the end of Olver Engineering in Belfast. New henchmen engineers are consulting.
This is the secret unapproved outlet in the HUGE CASS detention tank. Further up and MUCH HIGHER is the outlet approved and designed to take all upper CASS runoff to the Miller St. sewers that received million dollar improvements for the CASS runoff. Nothing ever reaches that point because it flows down to here and out to the watershed residents. ILLEGALLY. DEP Commissioner Aho's investigator left it off of his report and this is why I demanded an investigation. Aho closed the case. And the snow, OMG- piling all winter to melt to us with all the other sites. Crashing over Seaview in 2009 almost taking a car and house with it. Again in 2011- taking 1/4 of my property with it.... City Planner, Wayne Marshall knowing it was from all these sites melting to us, but smirking and saying Mother Nature...Slocum too. The Roberston School on the lower lever- approved to be demolished and to be ground absorbing athletic field- we get it all from CASS- all levels, all fields, even the lower-other blog has pictures of all illegal outfalls. Engineer inspection and offsite drainage including CASS and Robertson never done by City Planner, Wayne Marshall. Send it to residents and doesn't give a damn- none of them do. It's not destroying their lives or property. Screw us.
His claim to go to the Tax Assessor is for what? Joe had the map and showed it to me years ago. He knows now, that I will see that stream in that picture a moot point. So, apparently, he is trying to confuse me by getting MANY maps. Only the one that he had was requested.
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From: Joseph Slocum (citymanager@cityofbelfast.org) This sender is in your contact list. Sent: Mon 12/02/13 12:43 PM To: LAURIE ALLEN (laurieallen55@msn.com); Councilors (councilors@cityofbelfast.org); William S. Kelly (bkelly11@bluestreakme.com) - Dear Ms. Allen,
- I believe I have concluded my review of the document search you asked me to make as the freedom of information request on October 21, 2013. This review has taken longer than I expected and I note that many if not all of these files have been made available to you in the past. On October 24, 2013 I sent an e-mail to City Assessor Bob Whitely(as well as to all other Department heads) asking them if they had any documents in their possession related to your multiple request. I have received nothing from him so I assume that he has nothing in relationship to your request. Unfortunately as you may know, Bob has had a series of medical problems or the last year which included his inability to be at work any day last two weeks when I wanted to follow up with him. I have no idea when he will return. I will follow up with him when he does.I have full files and the aerial maps for your inspection. Our records are not perfect.I acknowledge your request to meet with specific people to review these documents. I’m denying that request. The freedom of information law does not let you decide who you will accept as a monitor during your document inspection.As for verification I can say that I personally spent more than 19 hours collecting records reviewing them for content that related to your request and summarizing that effort in this response. I ask that you schedule an appointment to review these records with Manda in my office at a mutually workable time. Her number is 338-3370 ext 10.As a further courtesy to your request made at the Council meeting of November 19, 2013, I have personally attempted to do my best to make copies of what I understand you are looking for in advance of your inspection these documents. I expect you to pay for these copies at the reduced rate of $.15 per copy.I have not gone through the expense of duplicating any of the large architect and engineering plans but I will be happy to do so when you identify which sheets you want and provided us with the funds to have them copied at cost at County Copy.Here is my response to your request. I hope it is helpful.1. All documents and results of offsite drainage study to the unnamed stream's watershed ( in your email you clearly state that my property acts as the watershed- it must be included in the overall. If the study has not been completed- it is violating compliance of site plan- advise of penalties and resolution..
- Please use this information to fulfill requests( 2 documents that were not in the CASS file for my inspection but were in there when I came back for a 2nd viewing unannounced and luckily Wayne was not there.) I have copies of the full documents and the originals are in the files.A. Per WBRC Architects Engineers letter dated 11/7/2002 to Mike Morse, MDEP Project ManagerRE: 2941.10/Belfast Community Elementary SchoolL-21070-22-A-N Response to comments#6 Two Steps have been taken to address comment 6. First, the City of Belfast had assessed a stormwater impact fee to new developments within the unnamed stream's watershed to assist in funding an offsite drainage study.The Belfast Elementary School watershed will be included in the offsite drainage study of the overall unnamed stream's watershed will be included in the offsite drainage study of the overall unnamed stream's watershed, which drains through the "24" culvert beneath Congress St., east of Priscilla Lane.
- 11.3 The applicant shall pay a stormwater impact fee of $5,000 to the City to better enable the City to conduct an analysis...
1. I have been unable to locate any offsite drainage study relating to the Captain Albert C. Stevens School. To the best of my knowledge the study was never done as referenced in the conditions of approval (condition number 11.3) dated November 20, 2002 and again on January 15, 2003.City Planner, Wayne Marshall, City Manager, Joe Slocum in violation for not complying and lying. That condition mentions the possibility that the study may not be done. The applicant was not in violation of their permit as they paid the $5,000. This was also spelled out in the letter of November 4, 2002 from City Planner Wayne Marshall to Paul Latrelle and again in a follow-up letter of June 5, 2003. I made copies made for you as requested.2. Final Approved Site plans for CASS where the Robertson School was NOT demolished. Every document I reviewed had this school demolished-" The project also involves demolition of the existing Robertson Elementary School and the conversion of this former school site to an athletic field...." Certainly this is a huge change in the approved plans- ground absorbing athletic field to impervious ground. These plans will also show the detention pond and the unapproved outfall being sent to watershed residents. I had visited prior and were shown plans where the school was demolished. They must be final approved- Bob will verify. Wayne has provided false plans 2 times and no one reliable or knowledgeable to witness.
Per :Belfast Community Elementary School Site Plan & Use Permit
Adopted Conditions of Approval
Final Approval of November 20,2002 &
Amendment #1 to Approval of January 15,2003
Amendment #2 to Approval of April 9, 2003
- 1. Description of Project: SAD#34, applicant proposes to construct the Belfast Community Elementary School, a school which can accommodate 340 students. The project also involves demolition of the existing Robertson Elementary School and the conversion of this former school site to an athletic field....11. Storm water Management: The applicant shall construct all stormwater management improvements to specifications identified on the approved Site Plan prior to issuance of an occupancy permit. Further the applicant shall maintain all stormwater facilities in good working condition.2. The original approval for the construction of the Captain Albert Stevens School called for the elimination of the Robertson school ( Condition #1) and is shown as being demolished on all Plans we have at the time the application was approved. Must have FINAL APPROVED PLAN for no demolition of Robertson School (that was to be a ground absorbing athletic fields )and new drainage. That was in November of 2002. It was not until March of 2006 ( see letter of Mitch Brown) when the School District requested that the City amend the original approval to allow MSAD #34 to keep the building and lease it to Sweetzer. There is a Memo dated April 21, 2006 from Wayne Marshall to the Planning Board that explains this. There is also copied for you the Conditions of Approval from the Planning Board authorizing the Robertson School to stay on the property and be remodeled. The Robertson School file had a large volume of drainage analysis in it for your review. I do not know whether that additional drainage review had anything to do with the fact that I do not believe that the original drainage study mentioned in the 2002 Conditions was ever done.There are Site Plans dated 5/19/06 in the Robertson School files for you to inspect that show the Robertson school not being demolished. ?? And how is this relevant? Anything can be changed until it is stamped FINAL.3. The letter from the licensed engineer or the report from the City engineer for the construction of stormwater improvements.
11.1 The applicant shall either : a) Provide the City a letter from a licensed civil engineer certifying that the stormwater improvements were constructed in accordance with all City specifications and in accordance with Site Plan requirements; or b) Pay the City the cost to employ a City inspector to inspect construction of the stormwater improvements.
- 11.3 The applicant shall pay a stormwater impact fee of $5,000 to the City to better enable the City to conduct an analysis...3. I cannot find, nor am I able to identify any letter from a licensed engineer or reports from the City Engineer that all storm water work was done as represented. However I have been able to locate a copy of the” as built” plan which shows this construction. I will make an attempt to get this letter from the engineers who designed and oversaw the construction of this work. Again, City Planner, Wayne Marshall and City Mananger, Joe Slocum in violation of compliance and force drowning watershed private properties- Seaview Terrace taking it all.4. Zoning Conditions of Approval for plowed snow removal- per Chief McFadden on:WCGH AnnexMidCoast Mental HealthTall Pines Nursing HomeVolunteers of America on CongressBelfast BirchesHilltop BirchesLegore Subdivision (Birch St)National Guard Rte 1 SoMMP Rte 1 SoLarabees Plumbing and entire business park including airportPrays Homes Rte 1 SoMcleod's Trailer Park on Lower Congress
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Laurie,I did some research, first the Zoning Conditions of Approval document indicates that the CASS school is responsible for snow removal. Any potential violations of this document would be a zoning issue handled by the board or by the code enforcement office. We as Police would have no authority over this issue unless a state law or local ordinance was violated. There are no state laws or ordinances enforceable by the Police Department which would prohibit the school from removing snow from the parking lots or events/sporting fields in the manner in which they are currently doing it.HERE IS PROOF OF DOCUMENT TAMPERING, WITH HOLDING, MANIPULATING BY CITY MANAGER JOE SLOCUM- CLEARLY THE CHIEF WAS ABLE TO VERIFY CONDITIONS WITH OUT SLOCUM'S KNOWLEDGE. AFTER THE FACT SLOCUM THROWS EVEN THE CHIEF UNDER THE BUS RESPONDING WITH THIS GARBAGE (ALSO POSTED BELOW AGAIN) Slocum - "6. I have done my best to locate in these files the Zoning Conditions of Approval if they exist, for the files we do have... e. The Cass School Conditions Plus the Cass School Maintenance plan which calls for snow to be kept on site." These are not the Zoning Conditions of Approval. The Chief validated the actual true documents that Slocum will not provide or confirm.- 4. I have collected the following files available for your review: Files not requested and not acceptable. Specific documents of Zoning Conditions of Approval that include snow removal. Above, Chief McFadden didn't have any problem locating it for CASS when I filed a complaint and had the BPD witness the illegal snow plowing piling on site at CASS and WCGH ANNEX. I
a.-two large three-ring binders and three large folders on the application to construct the Captain Albert Stevens School.b.-two folders on the Tall Pines development. This appears to have a July 23 2003 Planning board approval of Site plans but I could not find any conditionsc. a large file folder on the development of the hospital annexd. – a large folder for the Community Housing of Maine which is the Mid-coast Mental-Health developmente.-two folders covering the development at the Birchesf. -one big folder on the Volunteers of America developmentg.-one file on the Legore subdivisionh.-4 large files on the CASS school developmentI.-two large files on the Robertson School development with site PlansJ. -I still have not found a file on the National Guard Armory, Maine Maritime Products nor Larabee’s Plumbing and Heating. We may in fact have no such files. Many people over many years managed these files and what we have is what we kept. There are some pre 1980 files in storage and I have not gone back and through them to see if these properties are there. Those records were kept by date rather than address so it would talk a long time to go through them.5. I’m also still looking for files on Prays Homes of Route 1, and the McLeod Trailer park at lower Congress Street.6. I have done my best to locate in these files the Zoning Conditions of Approval if they exist, for the files we do have. I have made you copies of:a. The approval of the Elderly Housing ( The Birches) dated December 21, 1987.b. The DEP approval and conditions for the LeGore Subdivision March 12, 1991c. Community Housing of Maine December 18, 1999d. Volunteers of America March 14, 2001e. The Cass School Conditions Plus the Cass School Maintenance plan which calls for snow to be kept on site.Jan 14
f. Conditions of Approval Waldo County General Hospital Annex6. Seaview Terrace is not a natural outlet (stormwater ordinance below)- City Hall is breaking the law and endangering our lives. Please advise if you are making any resolutions to save Seaview Terrace and restore properties.(Joe Slocum from full email below dated 8/11/2011) - 2. I do not believe the City created this stream. Before I left I suggested to you that it looked like a natural stream to me and the fact that DEP has jurisdiction -as you advised me -over this stream means to me that this is a natural stream. Natural streams have flows that vary with the weather which based upon conditions can cause erosion. This is true of every river and stream I have ever seen. Belfast ordinance belowStormwater and all other unpolluted drainage may be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the city. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval of the city, to a storm sewer or natural outlet, if in accordance with regulations of the state department of environmental protection.
(Ord. No. 45-1999, § 600.2, 2-1-2000)- Where the stream was is moot point. Once moved, it is not natural. Move confirmed by City Attorney, Bill Kelly;s confession in letter to Council dated 12/27/11 (after another ONE OF MY SURPRISE VISITS where honest City Assessor Bob Whiteley had the original (with held, buried and denied from my original 5/2010 request to City Planner Wayne Marshall) plans for Seaview Terrace. Now they are forced to bring in City Attorney Bill Kelly to speak for them and begin illegal, unethical tactics to silence me. Out comes another with held engineer report on my home in 1987 and the idiots think that will suffice in getting them off the hook. See www.belfastbullies3.blogspot.com for full documents.) But her is the admission that we are not a natural outlet- whatever it was, was moved. Case closed. Slaughter by planned forced water can result in death/murder. City Attorney Bill Kelly letter and reading of letter @ 1/4/12 City Council Meeting (viewing available)- " I will also say that there is no question in my mind that the stream/drainage swale was moved at some point after the subdivision was approved as originally and then amended in 1965/66. This clearly was a matter that benefited the private landowner in terms of moving the stream/drainage swale in a northerly direction and away from the Seaview Terrace road. "
- I have also located the aerial photographs you request clearly showing the stream before Seaview Terrace was built and Photos of it after it was built.
A. I have three photographs dated May 15, 1939 showing the stream that runs through your neighborhood and out through City Park. Your neighborhood was not constructed at the time these photographs were taken but the stream is clearly visible.B. I have a small and a big blowup of a photograph from May 9, 1956 also showing the stream running through your neighborhoodC. I have a photograph from May 14, 1966 showing the stream running through your neighborhood in relationship to the construction of the bypassD. I have 5 photographs from Nancy in Assessing from October 27, 1976 also showing the houses on your street and the stream and the by pass.E. I have a newer photograph dated May 5, 1997 showing the stream and its proximity to your house and your neighbors houses at that time.7. Reassessment of 17 Seaview Terrace is requested ASAP. Please advise.Your request also included a request to have your assessment changed. Nancy in Assessment advises me that the Assessor has looked into that request and denied it.This concludes my response. Please let Manda know when you are ready to review these files and pay for these copies. Response incomplete and sneaky-unethical, denials for Roger Lee, City Council to validate unethical, denial to reassess- unethical, waste if tax dollars and corruption- unethical, and resolution for illegal run off to Seaview Terrace by the dirty hands of City Hall absent. Your October 21 Request
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Ms. Allen,
I believe I am done but I have sent my draft written response to our legal counsel for their review. You have accused me of many things and I want to make sure that what I am saying is legally correct. I will now be away for the Thanksgiving holiday and will return on Monday Dec 2nd. I will try again to reach our legal counsel on that date and hope to release my written response and invitation to you to inspect the requested and copied records at that time.
I believe I am done but I have sent my draft written response to our legal counsel for their review. You have accused me of many things and I want to make sure that what I am saying is legally correct. I will now be away for the Thanksgiving holiday and will return on Monday Dec 2nd. I will try again to reach our legal counsel on that date and hope to release my written response and invitation to you to inspect the requested and copied records at that time.
I regret the lateness of this response and also that we have been short staffed during this entire time.
Sincerely,
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Joseph J. Slocum
Belfast City Manager
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Joe Slocum,
1. You are hedging again. You used your previous assistant, Jennika Lundy as your scapegoat. She was not knowledgeable on the documents and could not authenticate. Wayne Marshall and the Planning Office have not given the authentic documents and have removed documents from files and maps from my viewing. Marie Stalworth cannot authenticate either.
2. Bob Whitely, the tax assessor 100 ft from your office is requested. You refuse to allow Bob to validate because why? Because you are not providing the authenticate documents?
3. Previously, Mayor Ash committed that I may choose a member of Council to assist in dealing with you. Roger Lee stated he has served on a planning board. Roger Lee and Bob Whiteley are the only acceptable City Hall individuals to authenticate the copies and the true documents. All copies are to be present for validation.
4. The only copy that will not be made by your office will be the map clearly showing the stream before development as you stated below. I remember that map, it is in color and shows all the green trees- the stream was not near the future Seaview Terrace. Do not try to trick me with another map.
All requests are to be fulfilled in one visit. In the event any of my requests are not fulfilled, it will be documented with Bob and Roger. I would welcome the newspapers to be present.
Sincerely,
Laurie Allen
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:14:50 -0500
Subject: Request to inspect records
From: citymanager@cityofbelfast.org
To: laurieallen55@msn.com
Sincerely,
Joseph J. Slocum
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Joseph J. Slocum
Belfast City Manager
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From: laurieallen55@msn.com
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Subject: Resending Original FOIA from 10/21/13
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:36:41 -0400
Joe Slocum and Brenda Kielty (MFOIA), and Bob Whiteley,
For clarity this is the original request to be honored. Joe's reply detracted from the original format. I'll post responses below this along with proof of requests dismissed and denied before. Stop wasting tax dollars in this cover up charade. Bob Whiteley must validate originals and copies at viewing. (Certainly would be easy enough for you to prove me corrupt by showing the email responding to snow removal request to Jennika sent Fri 1/18/13 1:48 pm, the very last email below. )
FYI
| From: | LAURIE ALLEN (laurieallen55@msn.com) |
| Sent: | Tue 10/22/13 8:24 AM |
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From: laurieallen55@msn.com
To: jslocum@cityofbelfast.org; assessor@cityofbelfast.org; brenda.kielty@maine.gov; ward1councilor@cityofbelfast.org; laurieallen55@msn.com
Subject: MFOIA CASS FASP, Impact Study, CE Letter
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 23:24:53 -0400
To: jslocum@cityofbelfast.org; assessor@cityofbelfast.org; brenda.kielty@maine.gov; ward1councilor@cityofbelfast.org; laurieallen55@msn.com
Subject: MFOIA CASS FASP, Impact Study, CE Letter
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 23:24:53 -0400
Joe Slocum,
Please have copies of these documents for me and have the map available for viewing. Bob Whiteley must be present to validate documents. No one else is knowledgeable and trust worthy. The City Attorney has more or less written that I am too ignorant to know the seal of the final approved site plans. Wayne has removed documents, you have with held documents- including the 1987 engineer report on my property and the original plans to the development of Seaview Terrace and on the email below, are clearly lying to me on several points- most disgusting is your insistence that my man made drainage ditch for MY property only is a natural stream, natural outlet and according to ordinance you are sending all this runoff from outside Seaview and inside Seaview to my private property. You, Wayne and Todd are not valid people. Jamie is biased. Bob is the only one- he is independent.
1. All documents and results of offsite drainage study to the unnamed stream's watershed ( in your email you clearly state that my property acts as the watershed- it must be included in the overall. If the study has not been completed- it is violating compliance of site plan- advise of penalties and resolution..
2. Final Approved Site plans for CASS where the Robertson School was NOT demolished. Every document I reviewed had this school demolished-" The project also involves demolition of the existing Robertson Elementary School and the conversion of this former school site to an athletic field...." Certainly this is a huge change in the approved plans- ground absorbing athletic field to impervious ground. These plans will also show the detention pond and the unapproved outfall being sent to watershed residents. I had visited prior and were shown plans where the school was demolished. They must be final approved- Bob will verify. Wayne has provided false plans 2 times and no one reliable or knowledgeable to witness.
3. The letter from the licensed engineer or the report from the City engineer for the construction of stormwater improvements. "Provide the City a letter from a licensed civil engineer certifying that the stormwater improvements were constructed in accordance with all City specifications and in accordance with Site Plan requirements; or b) Pay the City the cost to employ a City inspector to inspect construction of the stormwater improvements."
4. Zoning Conditions of Approval for plowed snow removal- per Chief McFadden on:
CASS and Sweetser Schools
WCGH Annex
MidCoast Mental Health
Tall Pines Nursing Home
Volunteers of America on Congress
Belfast Birches
Hilltop Birches
Legore Subdivision (Birch St)
National Guard Rte 1 So
MMP Rte 1 So
Larabees Plumbing and entire business park including airport
Prays Homes Rte 1 So
Mcleod's Trailer Park on Lower Congress
5. The Aerial Photographs clearly showing the stream before Seaview Terrace was built. "3. I have now seen aerial photographs of your area before the road and houses were built on your street and the stream is clearly visible. I can show them to you at any time.
Bob will know these photo's. I have viewed some others in his office with Nancy
6. Seaview Terrace is not a natural outlet- City Hall is breaking the law and endangering our lives. Please advise if you are making any resolutions to save Seaview Terrace and restore properties.
7. Reassessment of 17 Seaview Terrace is requested ASAP. Please advise.
Sincerely,
Laurie Allen
Please use this information to fulfill requests( 2 documents that were not in the CASS file for my inspection but were in there when I came back for a 2nd viewing unannounced and luckily Wayne was not there.) I have copies of the full documents and the originals are in the files.
A. Per WBRC Architects Engineers letter dated 11/7/2002 to Mike Morse, MDEP Project Manager
RE: 2941.10/Belfast Community Elementary School
L-21070-22-A-N Response to comments
#6 Two Steps have been taken to address comment 6. First, the City of Belfast had assessed a stormwater impact fee to new developments within the unnamed stream's watershed to assist in funding an offsite drainage study.The Belfast Elementary School watershed will be included in the offsite drainage study of the overall unnamed stream's watershed will be included in the offsite drainage study of the overall unnamed stream's watershed, which drains through the "24" culvert beneath Congress St., east of Priscilla Lane.
B. Per :Belfast Community Elementary School Site Plan & Use Permit
Adopted Conditions of Approval
Final Approval of November 20,2002 &
Amendment #1 to Approval of January 15,2003
Amendment #2 to Approval of April 9, 2003
1. Description of Project: SAD#34, applicant proposes to construct the Belfast Community Elementary School, a school which can accommodate 340 students. The project also involves demolition of the existing Robertson Elementary School and the conversion of this former school site to an athletic field....
11. Storm water Management: The applicant shall construct all stormwater management improvements to specifications identified on the approved Site Plan prior to issuance of an occupancy permit. Futher the applicant shall maintain all stormwater facilities in good working condition.
11.1 The applicant shall either : a) Provide the City a letter from a licensed civil engineer certifying that the stormwater improvements were constructed in accordance with all City specifications and in accordance with Site Plan requirements; or b) Pay the City the cost to employ a City inspector to inspect construction of the stormwater improvements.
11.3 The applicant shall pay a stormwater impact fee of $5,000 to the City to better enable the City to conduct an analysis...
C. Per Chief McFadden email below _the Zoning Conditions of Approval Document for removing plowed snow offsite - I did report CASS and ANNEX to Todd Rosenburg and sent the pictures proving they were not removing plowed snow (below). I never received a response. Please provide the Zoning Conditions of Approval Documents for each site below.
CASS and Sweetser Schools
WCGH Annex
MidCoast Mental Health
Tall Pines Nursing Home
Volunteers of America on Congress
Belfast Birches
Hilltop Birches
Legore Subdivision (Birch St)
National Guard Rte 1 So
MMP Rte 1 So
Larabees Plumbing and entire business park including airport
Prays Homes Rte 1 So
Mcleod's Trailer Park on Lower Congress
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Laurie,
I did some research, first the Zoning Conditions of Approval document indicates that the CASS school is responsible for snow removal. Any potential violations of this document would be a zoning issue handled by the board or by the code enforcement office. We as Police would have no authority over this issue unless a state law or local ordinance was violated. There are no state laws or ordinances enforceable by the Police Department which would prohibit the school from removing snow from the parking lots or events/sporting fields in the manner in which they are currently doing it.
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2013-03-20 spring2013vio
Mar 19, 2013
by laurie allen
3/20/13 Site Violations Not Removing Plowed Snow Offsite
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D. Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:59:13 -0400
Subject: Re: FW: 17 seaview/city storm f/u
Ms. Allen,
I am taking your concern seriously but unfortunately it is not the only concern that I have to address right now. I am taking the liberty of sharing this email with Belfast City Council.
You have raise multiple concerns and it is very clear that you are extremely focused and upset by both the erosion situation itself as well as the treatment you feel that you have had at the hands of the City in responding to your concerns. 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. I advised you that I was going to look into this and that it would take some time. I told you that I would attempt to summarize your concerns in the next day or so. That is -I was going to make sure I had a complete list of your questions and concerns. I never said I would resolve all of your issues in a day and a half. I said I would get back to you and I am sorry if 48 hours is worse for you than 36 hours.
Here is where I am on your issues:
1. The Culvert under the road which brings the stream from one side of the road was simply installed to allow the road to go over the stream.
4. I am working on getting you a copy of the framed map in the Planning Office that you have asked for which shows this and other protected streams. I may have to have it professionally reproduced and I will do that at City expense and get it to you as soon as I reasonably can but that could take some time- I do not know at this point. In the meantime the copy we have is not going anywhere and I can give you access to it at any time until you get your own copy.
6. You told me that all the houses on your street have water issues, This tells me that the ground water is close to the surface so when it rains there is more surface water to address because less can be absorbed. I would expect both groundwater and surface water to work their way into this stream.
8. Where to from here? Speak with Bob Richards, identify any records we have that you want a copy of and get them to you. Identify anything I can which leads me to agree with your assessment. Presently I am unable to do this and if that is where my review concludes then I will not support the City doing remediation on any private property for harm or damage that we did not cause. I want to speak with the State DEP. They called me likely at your suggestion but I have not had a chance to speak with them yet. I welcome their inspection, input and perspective.
9. Seaview Terrace is a City road and I need to find out how wide our right of way is.The City does have the right to shed water away from its roads to protect them from the kind of damage we saw Tuesday. I may also call the City Attorney to secure his advice.
10. I did not plan on taking any pictures of your stream or your erosion but I am thinking that now that would be a good idea so that we can have a good record of the extent of your concern. I will call and find out when there is a time that will work for you. I am not going to send Ned Lightner based upon what I saw with my own eyes and what a regular camera will readily confirm.
If you need an answer today as to whether the City will pay or fix the erosion in the back of your yard then my answer would be "No" for all the reasons recited above. If you are willing to be a little more patient then I will continue to investigate for any City activity which makes us liable for you damage.
I will talk to Wayne Marshall about some site visit that he had previously scheduled and perhaps we can make that happen in the next few business days to clear up as much as we can. Next Wednesday I have to attend a family emergency in another state where I plan to stay for a week. After that I have a training conference when I get back. If we can't conclude this matter by Tuesday I will be unable to get back to it until the 29th.
Thank you.
Joe Slocum
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 12:59:44 -0400
Subject: Re: MFOIA CASS FASP, Impact Study, CE Letter
From: citymanager@cityofbelfast.org
To: laurieallen55@msn.com
As you may know, Jennika, who oversaw your requests for the last 2 years, no longer works here. We are also short staffed by the loss of the Assistant City Planner and we have an election to run on November 5th.
At this time I estimate that it will take me three weeks to gather all this information and collect it in a secure area for your inspection. I will let you know by email of the exact date. We will then ask you to schedule, in advance, when you will be here to inspect these documents and you may identify any documents for copying at your expense. One of my staff members will attend the scheduled inspection. These meetings as a practical matter need to work for both schedules. Please note:
1. I am assuming that your question #1 relates to the Captain Albert Stevens School.
2. I will refer to the Assessor your request #7 for a reassessment- which is not a freedom of information request- and ask him to handle your request as he would any other property owner.
3. Request #6 asks what we are doing or not doing- which is also not a freedom of information request. Please note that the City's position on your allegations has not changed from any of the positions previously detailed to you in prior correspondence- including the letters sent to you by our Attorney on behalf of the City Council.
Thank you,
Joseph J. Slocum
Belfast City Manager
Subject: Re: MFOIA CASS FASP, Impact Study, CE Letter
From: citymanager@cityofbelfast.org
To: laurieallen55@msn.com
Ms. Allen,
I acknowledge receipt of this request. It really appears that if we have what you are asking for that we have repeatedly made it available to you in the past. Nevertheless I will try one more time to gather together what documentation I can locate. I will ask every Department Head to help me with this effort. It takes a lot of time for us to continue to pull these documents out and together for you but I am willing to give it this additional effort.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
From: laurieallen55@msn.com
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Subject: RE: MFOIA CASS FASP, Impact Study, CE Letter
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 13:53:36 -0400
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Subject: RE: MFOIA CASS FASP, Impact Study, CE Letter
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 13:53:36 -0400
Joe Slocum,
1. Reread #1 in original email below, I put the specs with it. There is only one head you need to go to and that is Wayne Marshall, City Planner whose office is over your head.
This all readily available- do not buy time to run out statutes on the Belfast Elementary School AKA Captain Albert Stevens School, Robertson School AKA Sweetser documents and the drainage study. Those files are in Wayne's office and available now. Along with The Aerial Photographs clearly showing the stream before Seaview Terrace was built. "3. I have now seen aerial photographs of your area before the road and houses were built on your street and the stream is clearly visible. I can show them to you at any time.
2. Your refusal to commit Bob Whitely to verify these documents is the proof that you do not provide the true requested documents. There is no other trustworthy City employee with the knowledge to authenticate. Bob Whiteley has stated that the conference room between his office and the City Planner's would be convenient and ideal. Therefore, Bob Whiteley can call me anytime he is ready to authenticate and I'll be there in a NY minute. No one else is acceptable, I will not view anything with out Bob. You have wasted my time and life for 3 years now.
3. I can wait 3 weeks 4. Zoning Conditions of Approval for plowed snow removal- per Chief McFadden on:
CASS and Sweetser Schools
WCGH Annex
MidCoast Mental Health
Tall Pines Nursing Home
Volunteers of America on Congress
Belfast Birches
Hilltop Birches
Legore Subdivision (Birch St)
National Guard Rte 1 So
MMP Rte 1 So
Larabees Plumbing and entire business park including airport
Prays Homes Rte 1 So
Mcleod's Trailer Park on Lower Congress
4. Copies of the documents are mandatory at viewing with the originals, not at a later date. The aerial photograph is not to be copied. At 7 cents a copy for 8"x11" and the final approved site plan for CASS is 5 dollars- total will be under $20. I have confirmed with Bob that there is 1 sheet for the Final Approved Site Plan for CASS. Hence the definite validation by Bob Whitely only.
5. I invite Ben Holbrook- Republican Journal and Abbie Curtis- Bangor Daily News, or anyone they feel would be helpful to witness validation these documents. Please advise.
Sincerely,
Laurie Allen
__________________________________________________________________________________________
| From: | Joseph Slocum (citymanager@cityofbelfast.org) This sender is in your contact list. |
| Sent: | Thu 10/24/13 12:59 PM |
| To: | LAURIE ALLEN (laurieallen55@msn.com) |
Ms. Allen,
I acknowledge receipt of this request. It really appears that if we have what you are asking for that we have repeatedly made it available to you in the past. Nevertheless I will try one more time to gather together what documentation I can locate. I will ask every Department Head to help me with this effort. It takes a lot of time for us to continue to pull these documents out and together for you but I am willing to give it this additional effort.
1. I am assuming that your question #1 relates to the Captain Albert Stevens School.
2. I will refer to the Assessor your request #7 for a reassessment- which is not a freedom of information request- and ask him to handle your request as he would any other property owner.
Thank you,
Joseph J. Slocum
Belfast City Manager_________________________
| From: | LAURIE ALLEN (laurieallen55@msn.com) |
| Sent: | Thu 10/24/13 5:17 PM |
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Joe- in case you forgot you violated MFOIA for most of the below on 9/18/12 sent certified registered and Council and Mayor do what? Nothing. Oh no, sorry Mayor Ash was timing me and told me I had 30 seconds left. Nice.
Dear Chief and CEO (Todd Rosenburg),
Per Local Ordinance, the Code Enforcement Officer is not issuing violations that are flooding our floodplain, flood zone neighborhood of Seaview Terrace. We have confirmed the CASS and Annex are in violation and the other sites need confirmation so that police power may protect the flood plain as our local ordinance dictates.
Drainage. Adequate provision shall be made for stormwater, with particular concern for the effects of any effluent draining from the site. Erosion resulting from any improvements on the site shall be prevented by landscaping or other means (see sections 102-1123 and 102-1124 and chapter 98).
j.Snow removal. The plan shall provide for storage of snow accumulation or removal from the site.
Floodplain and floodprone area mean any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source (see definition of "flood" and "flooding").
Dear Jennika,
Please advise what the final conditions for snow accumulation/plowing at these sites. It is my understanding from the Planning Board that "plowable" snow must be removed off site. This link provides pictures and proof that these sites are not removing the snow and will continue to pile and melt to Seaview Terrace in roaring rapid wipe us out style. As happened in 2009 and 2011 and Wayne Marshall claiming mother nature and all kinds of stats in rainfall for 5 years, on and on and on our tax payers clock. While in full knowledge that he made the conditions and has the documents.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=105736045670734847961&target=ALBUM&id=5831861393761808113&authkey=Gv1sRgCKebwrrxq8PZxQE&feat=email
After the sites are confirmed that plowable snow is to be removed offsite, I want to know;
1. Who is responsible to enforce code. I would think Todd Rosenberg.
2. Why isn't he enforcing code, year after year knowing Seaview Terrace is at the receiving end of this negligence. Simple drive by is all that is required, just like I did. Clearly visible as you see in the pictures. I copied the Police Chief so he will be aware of illegal plowing even if it isn't with in his purview.
3. I want those sites to remove current and all future piles immediately. I want to know the date that all the present snow will be removed.
4. I want confirmation that at all future snowfall, the snow will be removed simultaneously off site when plowing.
These are the sites to confirm final conditions for plowing snow.
1. CASS
2. Belfast Birches
3. Hilltop Birches
4. VOA
5. Tall Pines
6. MidCoast Mental Health
7. Legore Subdivision- Birch St. Development
8. Town Houses on Cedar St
5. National Guard
6. Youngs Seafood (next door to National Guard)
7. Larrabees (sp?) Plumbing
8. Prays Homes
9. Airport
10. McLeods Trailer Park on Lower Congress
11. Entire Annex Office Site across from WCGH
I also noted snow piling on the corner of Upper Congress and Rte 1 North. Please advise if this is legal or in violation of City Ordinance. I see the City front loading snow into dump trucks throughout town and believe the same applies to that area as it is a major City road inside the bypass.
Please respond with this email and to all recipients to avoid the never ending confusion of smokescreen communications? from Planning and City Manager.
Sincerely,
Laurie Allen
Click on the picture ff10:43 I have 3 minutes to expose corruption. I state removing of ALL stormwater documents from the CASS (Capt Albert Stevens School) files. Wayne Marshall, City Planner, thought I was done with them. He didn't count on me coming back the next day when he and his posse were not in the office. Admin. Asst. Marie Stalworth gave me the files and volumes of storm water documents were in there. Mike Morse-DEP, WBRC ENG. Reports, Paul LaTrelle- SAD34, Army Corp, Abutters letters- Mr. Sanderson's -where I specifically asked Wayne the day before to see these communications too many to list. This site was a swamp- imagine the documents, plans, etc for drainage, runoff to come to the watershed residents. School went up and I have proved corruption of site condition compliance by the City and DEP-Commissioner Aho closes case- and Belfast takes the 5th. I state requests at least 12 times for Final Approved Site Plans of the sites that are contributing to the destruction of Seaview Terrace via this fictional "stream".
I hold the certified/registered receipt to Joe Slocum, per MFOIA, for the plans and to implement study for runoff impact to the water shed residents. No response-no action. Officials ignore and continue to batter residents, robbing tax dollars for businesses, flooding those without clout, costing thousands to moderate to low incomes in sump pumps and tens of thousands in real estate devaluing while pushing for more business and window dressing.
My request for Seaview Terrace to be included in the Northport Ave TIF District via adding WCGH (annex addition 2011 and new additions currently underway) could build City Storm Water Sewers and stop illegally destroying the private property, endangered flood zone/plain of Seaview Terrace for enormous amounts of forced City Storm Water as a free sewer is logical and necessary. They have turned this into a personal ego issue (see Eric Sanders bristling and Mayor Ash timing me to the second) to deflect from the true danger forced on Seaview Terrace. A TIF District agenda brought me to this meeting to stop them from stealing funds for downtown projects. An informant had advised that City Storm Sewer near the bypass on Northport Ave has been broken for many, many years, adding to the flooding of residents. Please, please, fix it, save our homes and lives.
I hold the certified/registered receipt to Joe Slocum, per MFOIA, for the plans and to implement study for runoff impact to the water shed residents. No response-no action. Officials ignore and continue to batter residents, robbing tax dollars for businesses, flooding those without clout, costing thousands to moderate to low incomes in sump pumps and tens of thousands in real estate devaluing while pushing for more business and window dressing.
My request for Seaview Terrace to be included in the Northport Ave TIF District via adding WCGH (annex addition 2011 and new additions currently underway) could build City Storm Water Sewers and stop illegally destroying the private property, endangered flood zone/plain of Seaview Terrace for enormous amounts of forced City Storm Water as a free sewer is logical and necessary. They have turned this into a personal ego issue (see Eric Sanders bristling and Mayor Ash timing me to the second) to deflect from the true danger forced on Seaview Terrace. A TIF District agenda brought me to this meeting to stop them from stealing funds for downtown projects. An informant had advised that City Storm Sewer near the bypass on Northport Ave has been broken for many, many years, adding to the flooding of residents. Please, please, fix it, save our homes and lives.
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some more requests of the same never responded...
| From: | LAURIE ALLEN (laurieallen55@msn.com) |
| Sent: | Wed 3/20/13 9:05 AM |
| To: | chief@belfastmepd.org (chief@belfastmepd.org); ceo@cityofbelfast.org (ceo@cityofbelfast.org) |
| Cc: | citymanager@cityofbelfast.org (citymanager@cityofbelfast.org); Jennika Lundy (managersupport@cityofbelfast.org); bkelly11@bluestreakme.com (bkelly11@bluestreakme.com); ward1councilor@cityofbelfast.org (ward1councilor@cityofbelfast.org); ward2councilor@cityofbelfast.org (ward2councilor@cityofbelfast.org); ward3councilor@cityofbelfast.org (ward3councilor@cityofbelfast.org); ward4councilor@cityofbelfast.org (ward4councilor@cityofbelfast.org); ward5councilor@cityofbelfast.org (ward5councilor@cityofbelfast.org); mayor@cityofbelfast.org (mayor@cityofbelfast.org) |
Dear Chief and CEO (Todd Rosenburg),
Per Local Ordinance, the Code Enforcement Officer is not issuing violations that are flooding our floodplain, flood zone neighborhood of Seaview Terrace. We have confirmed the CASS and Annex are in violation and the other sites need confirmation so that police power may protect the flood plain as our local ordinance dictates.
Drainage. Adequate provision shall be made for stormwater, with particular concern for the effects of any effluent draining from the site. Erosion resulting from any improvements on the site shall be prevented by landscaping or other means (see sections 102-1123 and 102-1124 and chapter 98).
j.Snow removal. The plan shall provide for storage of snow accumulation or removal from the site.
Floodplain and floodprone area mean any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source (see definition of "flood" and "flooding").
Floodplain management means the operation of an overall program of corrective and preventive measures for reducing flood damage, including but not limited to emergency preparedness plans, flood control works, and floodplain management regulations.
Floodplain management regulations means zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations, special purpose ordinances, such as a floodplain ordinance, grading ordinance, and erosion control ordinance, and other applications of police power. The term describes such state or local regulations, or any combination thereof, which provide standards for the purpose of flood damage prevention and reduction.
CASS and Sweetser Schools
WCGH Annex
MidCoast Mental Health
Tall Pines Nursing Home
Volunteers of America on Congress
Belfast Birches
Hilltop Birches
Legore Subdivision (Birch St)
National Guard Rte 1 So
MMP Rte 1 So
Larabees Plumbing and entire business park including airport
Prays Homes Rte 1 So
Mcleod's Trailer Park on Lower Congress
After confirmation, I will check the area's and alert CEO with a copy to all. Until then, I will assume all sites are in violation and will email complaints and our police force can protect residents and City Hall in harmony.
Sincerely,
Laurie Allen
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| rom: | LAURIE ALLEN (laurieallen55@msn.com) |
| Sent: | Fri 1/18/13 1:48 PM |
| To: | ward1councilor@cityofbelfast.org (ward1councilor@cityofbelfast.org); ward2councilor@cityofbelfast.org (ward2councilor@cityofbelfast.org); ward3councilor@cityofbelfast.org (ward3councilor@cityofbelfast.org); ward4councilor@cityofbelfast.org (ward4councilor@cityofbelfast.org); ward5councilor@cityofbelfast.org (ward5councilor@cityofbelfast.org); mayor@cityofbelfast.org (mayor@cityofbelfast.org); Jennika Lundy (managersupport@cityofbelfast.org); nmcgrath@cityofbelfast.org (nmcgrath@cityofbelfast.org) |
Please advise what the final conditions for snow accumulation/plowing at these sites. It is my understanding from the Planning Board that "plowable" snow must be removed off site. This link provides pictures and proof that these sites are not removing the snow and will continue to pile and melt to Seaview Terrace in roaring rapid wipe us out style. As happened in 2009 and 2011 and Wayne Marshall claiming mother nature and all kinds of stats in rainfall for 5 years, on and on and on our tax payers clock. While in full knowledge that he made the conditions and has the documents.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=105736045670734847961&target=ALBUM&id=5831861393761808113&authkey=Gv1sRgCKebwrrxq8PZxQE&feat=email
After the sites are confirmed that plowable snow is to be removed offsite, I want to know;
1. Who is responsible to enforce code. I would think Todd Rosenberg.
2. Why isn't he enforcing code, year after year knowing Seaview Terrace is at the receiving end of this negligence. Simple drive by is all that is required, just like I did. Clearly visible as you see in the pictures. I copied the Police Chief so he will be aware of illegal plowing even if it isn't with in his purview.
3. I want those sites to remove current and all future piles immediately. I want to know the date that all the present snow will be removed.
4. I want confirmation that at all future snowfall, the snow will be removed simultaneously off site when plowing.
These are the sites to confirm final conditions for plowing snow.
1. CASS
2. Belfast Birches
3. Hilltop Birches
4. VOA
5. Tall Pines
6. MidCoast Mental Health
7. Legore Subdivision- Birch St. Development
8. Town Houses on Cedar St
5. National Guard
6. Youngs Seafood (next door to National Guard)
7. Larrabees (sp?) Plumbing
8. Prays Homes
9. Airport
10. McLeods Trailer Park on Lower Congress
11. Entire Annex Office Site across from WCGH
I also noted snow piling on the corner of Upper Congress and Rte 1 North. Please advise if this is legal or in violation of City Ordinance. I see the City front loading snow into dump trucks throughout town and believe the same applies to that area as it is a major City road inside the bypass.
Please respond with this email and to all recipients to avoid the never ending confusion of smokescreen communications? from Planning and City Manager.
Sincerely,
Laurie Allen
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