Let the Propoganda Begin

Well, it started. I received my first mailer from the Blue Back Square propoganda machine. I have to tell you I am truly getting tired of this. Here are some exerpts and get ready, because it's truly a load of the smelliest garbage I've read in a while... "This spring, the Town Council voted unanimously to stand up to Westfarms Mall's underhanded tactics. They voted to amend the Master Agreement to prevent Westfarms from killing Blue Back Square with endless frivolous lawsuits that could drag on for years." While I agree that the lawsuits brought against the town by several residents are backed by Westfarms and they have an indemnity agreement, I can tell you several things. 1. Those residents are suing the town of their own free will. They were not approached by Westfarms, no, they approached Westfarms as the only large organization in town that wasn't already in the pockets of Mr. Heapes and/or Barry Feldman. These lawsuits are not frivolous, quite the contrary. I know first hand the stress these families are taking on by utilizing their right to fight Blue Back Square. Let's clear one thing up right now. Blue Back Square is not a group of citizens being pushed around by Westfarms. Blue Back Square is an enormous monster of financial backing that dwarfs the ability of these residents to fight something 20 feet from their property. The proof in this is that the Blue Back Square machine spent close to $1,000,000 on the referendum last Fall. Is anyone surprised they took the vote? Another exerpt from the very expensive mailer, speaking of Westfarms Mall... "If they think they can push us around, they don't know West Hartford." The town council and management of West Hartford and Richard Heapes are the bullys pushing the residents around. How about the council passing an ordinance to allow for the combining of Zoning Board and Town Council public hearings. How about you open the gate and let them walk through. Could the corruption all up and down the line be more clear? And it doesn't just sit on the Democratic side of the aisle either. As noted in a recent article it's interesting how the republican party in the town is basically on the council to rubber stamp Mr. Feldman's wishes. Let's all remember that Mr. Turco (council member until 2003) is an attorney involved with Blue Back Square. Was Mr. Turco on the council when the Probate Court left the building on Raymond Road to make way for a huge developer....the answer is Yes. Lastly, the mailer says... "The town council put in place additional protections which benefit all residents..." Why didn't the town require this developer to take all the steps required by a small business owner who wants to build property? There are residents who are in the process of challenging this development via the legal system, how do these additional protections benefit them? Why has the town rolled out the red carpet to an out of state developer with NO BIDDING PROCESS? What other answers do we have than there must be financial benefit up and down the line. What's next from Mr. Heapes, Mr. Feldman and Mayor Slifka? Maybe a commercial with all three of them sharing a banana split in the middle of their new development....It won't be long. More soon... West Hartford RAC (Sorry for the month off)