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untanglingwebs
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Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:35 am |
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Steve Myers
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Wow, why isn't the local news all over this??
The City did not effectively commit and disburse Program funds.
The City also inappropriately drew down and disbursed more than $1 million in Program funds.
Recommend reduction of the City's line of credit.
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Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:02 am |
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untanglingwebs
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Steve- That is an excellent question. Walling probably does not want this news out.
This is a 17 year report that goes back to the Stanley administration. Then Director Joyce Parker did not adequtely respond to HUD monitoring findings. Subsequent administrations did the same.
Alex Thomas admitted in court that he knew nothing about the administration of grants an it showed.
Chris Davenport was demoted and ultimately fired for trying to properly enforce HUD rules.
Williamson made 2 big mistakes. Flo McCormick came highly recommended but she did not follow rules and did not know how to run the office. Tamar Lewis worked in the office as an intern or something and then was made Director. Her boss Peter D was instrumental in putting her in that position.
Under Tamar Lewis documents were shredded. The City is unable to answer these monitoring findings because the original documents no longer exist. Williamson blew up when he found out about the shredding after it eas already done, but staff stated the documents were no longer needed.
The best thing that happened to the city was bringing Nancy Jurkiewicz-Rich back.Under her leadership many old findings were responded to. HUD respects Nancy.
Word on the street is that HUD does not respect Tracy Atkinson, nor do they find her acceptable as the Superintendent of the department. She worked with Brown when he was with United Way in Lansing and he had this superintendent position created for her. Glenda Dunlap and Karen Morris have years of HUD experience, but neither has a Masters Degree. Tracy, whose degrees are in social work does. Thus the requirement of a masters was a qualification for the job.
Miller told people objecting to her appointment that he "was traing her". This has fueled speculation about the chamber of Commerce usurping the City of Flint and the Chamber and Tim Herman's group having the fiduciary duty for our federal funds.
If the city goes down in a blaze under Atkinson anything can happen.
You will notice that the Inspector generals office has been in City Hall from February2009. He left for a brief time but he is back.
This is also a criticism of HUD for not cracking down on Flint sooner.
The best information I can get about the Flint project is that it may be the stalled Smith Village. In my opinion Erma Cooper, Carolyn Sims and others helped this project stall. |
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Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:25 am |
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ConcernedCitizen
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quote:
untanglingwebs schreef:
Word on the street is that HUD does not respect Tracy Atkinson, nor do they find her acceptable as the Superintendent of the department. She worked with Brown when he was with United Way in Lansing and he had this superintendent position created for her. Glenda Dunlap and Karen Morris have years of HUD experience, but neither has a Masters Degree. Tracy, whose degrees are in social work does. Thus the requirement of a masters was a qualification for the job.
Miller told people objecting to her appointment that he "was traing her". This has fueled speculation about the chamber of Commerce usurping the City of Flint and the Chamber and Tim Herman's group having the fiduciary duty for our federal funds.
This raises several issues:
1) How many other positions in the City's Administration requires a Masters Degree? Hell, you don't even need a diploma to be Mayor!
2) If you are going to require a Master's Degree, shouldn't it be relevant to the position?
3) Sorry to you people that blindly support everything that Walling does, but his appointment of such an
unqualified
person to a position that is of such major importance to the city,
screams of cronyism!
4) If Miller wants to train somebody, go get an intern! The head of our major grants department needs to be staffed by an extremely knowlegeable person, if not an expert.
5) The position is so important that it they changed the job descriptiion to require a Master's Degree. Then why did Walling appoint somebody that, by her own admission, had never written a grant and knew absolutely nothing about grants? |
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Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:52 am |
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Dave Starr
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After reading the report, and comments here, I'm of the opinion that cronyism is far more important than qualifications and/or proper procedures.
Heads should roll. The question is, will they? |
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Pushing buttons sure can be fun.
When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way.
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Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:30 pm |
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untanglingwebs
El Supremo
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Heard about a north side meeting where the audit issue was brought up and Jerome Threkhold and Raynetta Speed said they could not understand the interest in 10 year old issues. Because these issues were never dealt with it could cost Flint repayment monies and the loss of future block grant money. HOME dollars are the money we use for home building and renovation.
Smith Village has never been completed and is completely stalled. It has the potential to trigger repayment. |
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:37 am |
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ConcernedCitizen
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quote:
untanglingwebs schreef:
Heard about a north side meeting where the audit issue was brought up and Jerome Threkhold and Raynetta Speed said they could not understand the interest in 10 year old issues.
Raynetta and Jerome,
The reason is so people who are doing the wrong things, that cost the city and taxpayers what is due them, need to be exposed and
REMOVED
from positions where they have access or control of these monies. Could it be that the two of you do not want these improprieties exposed due to the fact that it might expose one or both of you as the guilty parties?
Those in the know, are aware of the games that Ms. Speed plays. I hear there is a formal complaint coming against her due to an improper activity she orchestrated. |
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Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:48 pm |
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