| From: | Michael McFadden (chief@belfastmepd.org) This sender is in your contact list. |
| Sent: | Wed 2/01/12 12:19 PM |
| To: | LAURIE ALLEN (laurieallen55@msn.com) |
Laurie,
I
read through the emails you sent me, but to tell you the truth I
haven’t identified anything the Police would or should become involved
in. That being said I want you to feel comfortable calling on us if
someone/something is causing you to become afraid. I wish you nothing
but good luck with your efforts, I said that to you when we met and I
mean it.
As
for me being mislead about you. I really hope I didn’t project that to
you. My impression of you really only got better after we spoke, but it
didn’t change. My impression of you was that you are a fighter (Not a
bad thing) and you’re not afraid to stand up for what you think is
right. (again not a bad thing) I met you and I found you to be genuine
and believable, and I enjoyed our conversation. I understood your
frustrations with the City, and I even felt comfortable enough speaking
with you to tell you about something I didn’t particularly care for.
(Your comment about the Police Officer at the City Council meeting).
Something I wouldn’t have done if I thought you were a hot head or
argumentative. Believe it or not our conversation that day was one of
the highpoints of the day for me. Thank you for coming in to talk with
me.
From: LAURIE ALLEN [mailto:laurieallen55@msn.com]
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 12:16 PM
To: Michael McFadden
Subject: Email on Blog & Facebook
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 12:16 PM
To: Michael McFadden
Subject: Email on Blog & Facebook
Hi Chief,
I want you to know that I posted my email to you on my blog and facebook. I did that for public protection- thought you may not be permitted to respond to me and want to be sure it is on record that I asked if I'm breaking any laws.
No Brakes,
Laurie
I want you to know that I posted my email to you on my blog and facebook. I did that for public protection- thought you may not be permitted to respond to me and want to be sure it is on record that I asked if I'm breaking any laws.
No Brakes,
Laurie
| From: | Michael McFadden (chief@belfastmepd.org) This sender is in your contact list. |
| Sent: | Fri 5/04/12 12:54 PM |
| To: | LAURIE ALLEN (laurieallen55@msn.com) |
No worries…
Mike.
Below was copied direct from my gmail- it lays out differently than my msn account. At first the Chief thinks the snow does not have to be removed and is not understanding my request. Then he hits pay dirt- the proving zoning conditions that he has access to but has been with held from me by City Hall.
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Laurie,
There
wouldn’t be anything we could do about this particular type of
situation. In reality the snow you’ve documented has been removed from
the parking lots themselves, which is the only solution to removing snow
from these areas. I would be surprised to learn that snow in these
particular areas was being brought from other areas and dumped in the
locations you’ve documented.
Of course I’m not a snow bank authority and the above is simply my opinion. I could be wrong, but I really don’t think I am.
Mike.
From: laurie allen [mailto:beheard.me55@gmail.com
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 1:15 PM
To: Michael McFadden
Subject: laurie allen shared an album with you.
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 1:15 PM
To: Michael McFadden
Subject: laurie allen shared an album with you.
You are invited to view laurie allen's photo album: 1/4/13 Site pictures of illegal snow dumping
Message from laurie allen:
Hi Chief- here are a few of dumpings that I caught. I have video of the front loader in action at the Annex too.
Sincerely, Laurie Allen
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Hi
Chief- Local ordinance and the Planning/Zoning state that plowable snow
is to be removed off site. Not piling to melt to us. I never said it
was being brought in from other area's. I am in the process of sending
this out to many. If your department while patrolling saw a violation of
City ordinance, at minimum I would think the department would be
required to report it to the Zoning/City Manager and with a courtesy
copy to me. The victim. Thanks for anything you do.
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I’ll check into any snow removal ordinances that might apply to these areas…
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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.
The
Armory issue is a little more difficult to research. I can not find any
documentation regarding any guidelines for snow removal on this
property. I think it’s highly unlikely that a condition to the zoning at
the time the armory was constructed would have included language that
mandated all snow be removed from the property, but I can’t find any
documents regarding that property more than likely due to the fact that
it was constructed prior to the evolution of our code enforcement office
from what I understand.
I’m
not defending anyone’s position on this and I’m not taking sides. I
just want to make myself clear to you why the Belfast Police Department
will not be getting involved with the issues that you’ve illustrated.
Furthermore I should admit to you that there are far better legal minds
than mine within our community which may be able to assist you. My legal
comfort zone is not within the areas of the law you’re speaking of. As a
matter of fact, you may eventually find that everything I’ve just
written is not accurate, I’m always willing to stand corrected on an
issue when I’m wrong, I’ve stated the above because that’s the way I
understand these things to be.
The Pats looked pretty good last night!!!....
Hope this helps,
Mike.
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Below is the huge written corruption by City Manager Joe Slocum. My request has always been for CASS final approved site plans specifically for storm water and zoning conditions. Slocum manipulates request, layering smoke, offering files of nothing instead of document, refuses to allow an ethical employee validate receipt of actual documents, always trying to extort funds from me, here is bomb shell after bomb shell. Just recently in 8/2014 the acting engineer for CASS was the same acting engineer for the recent paving of Seaview Terrace. Mandy Olver of Olver Assoc.- she stated clearly in the work shop meeting that she did do the engineer report for CASS and the offsite drainage study that I have been requesting for 4 years. Below Slocum FINALLY responds (must have run out of statutes? and still lying- STATING THEY WERE NEVER DONE!!) I re-requested that information after Mandy said she did it and Slocum refuses to provide, so does Mandy. Thugs paid out of our pockets.
Response to your request
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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
4.
I have collected the following files available
for your review:
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 conditions
c. a large file folder on the development
of the hospital annex
d. – a large folder for the Community Housing of Maine which is the Mid-coast
Mental-Health development
e.-two folders covering the development at the Birches
f. -one big folder on the Volunteers of
America development
g.-one file on the Legore subdivision
h.-4 large files on the CASS school
development
I.-two large files on the Robertson School
development with site Plans
J. -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, 1991
c.
Community Housing of Maine December 18, 1999
d.
Volunteers of America March 14, 2001
e.
The Cass School Conditions Plus the Cass School
Maintenance plan which calls for snow to be kept on site.
f.
Conditions of Approval Waldo County General
Hospital Annex
7.
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.(ME- surely he is trying to fool me with an unmarked map- I have the 1939 marked map- it is on the first page of the blog with later may showing a dug out ditch probably for the new Rte 1 bypass runoff)
B.
I have a small and a big blowup of a photograph
from May 9, 1956 also showing the stream running through your neighborhood
C.
I have a photograph from May 14, 1966 showing
the stream running through your neighborhood in relationship to the
construction of the bypass
D.
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.
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.
Joseph J. Slocum
Belfast City Manager
**********************************************************Now here comes the Code Enforcement Officer Smack Down where I was there when Planning Board Member Diane Beck verbally confirmed with Mike Hogan, Annex Architect, PLOWED SNOW WILL BE REMOVED OFF SITE!!
From: Tod Rosenberg
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 8:26 AM
To: LAURIE ALLEN
Cc: chief@belfastmepd.org ; mayor@cityofbelfast.org ; citymanager@cityofbelfast.org ;
ward1councilor@cityofbelfast.org
; ward2councilor@cityofbelfast.org
; ward3councilor@cityofbelfast.org
; ward5councilor@cityofbelfast.org
; ward4councilor@cityofbelfast.org
Subject: Re: Annex Piling Snow
Dear Ms. Allen:
On Sunday, December 15, you sent me an email and also left me a voice mail
message on the Department's phone regarding how Waldo County General Hospital is
managing snow plowing/removal at their two office buildings on the Annex
property. You stated that you believe how they are plowing/managing
snow removal is in violation of City Ordinances and the Planning Board's
approval of the project.
I have reviewed the Conditions of Approval established by the Belfast
Planning Board in both 2009 and 2011 for the two office buildings the Hospital
constructed on the Annex property. Condition 19 for the 2009 approval and
Condition 20 for the 2011 approval, copy attached, address snow
removal. It is our opinion that how the Hospital is currently
plowing/managing snow removal fully complies with the above Conditions of
Approval. We have inspected the property and found that the Hospital is
plowing snow from the parking lots and is storing such in the snow storage areas
identified on the approved plan. The Hospital is only required to remove
snow from the property if the amount of snow stored in the storage areas becomes
excessive, the amount of stored snow results in the loss of too many
parking places, or the amount of stored snow impacts visibility for those trying
to access or leave the site..
Further, there is no State law or City Ordinance that prohibits a property
owner, a public agency or other party from plowing and storing snow on their
property.
We thank you for your concern, but it is our opinion that the method the
Hospital is using to manage snow removal complies with requirements stipulated
by the Belfast Planning Board and that there are no violations of State law or
City Ordinances.
Sincerely,
Tod Rosenberg
Tod – great letter, very logically structured.
Nancy (Hamilton- City Council and wife of Planning Board Chair Paul Hamilton!!! ETHICS???)
From: mike@pilut.com(Hurley-City Council and Heil Hitler of Downtown Belfast)
Maybe logic will work? Hmmmmm.....
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