Over the Spring 2013, Joe Maturo was ripped to shreds by the New Haven Register for what can only be
called one of the New Haven Registers spot on editorials in recent memory. The
Register finally put print to paper and called Maturo what he really is and
that he was not worthy to seek re-election to East Haven’s top post. Sadly, in
this year’s election the alternative, Jack Stacey is a much better character
and person but the people he surrounds himself with are the same people that
have brought the entire East Haven Police Department and Town to where we are
today, in total shambles.
What has plagued
our Town over the past 20 years is the ritual of passing the baton with no real
change. Many of the people involved with politics in the Town are uneducated,
self-serving and without malice are so ignorant that they are setting the Town
of East Haven to become an extension of New Haven. We had a great opportunity
to rid at least one party of the “establishment” but unfortunately the Old
Democrats in the Town have played this game so long they have become pros at
deception and the art of rigging the game. The Republicans are no better
because we still have Joe Maturo and many of them are former Democrats. The real question is when will the Town of
East Haven have someone in charge that can truly lead us?
A perfect
example of just plan ignorance and bad advice was Joe Maturo’s recent trip to
the New Haven Register Editorial Board. Now as I stated above we know that
Board simply and correctly thinks that Joe Maturo is an idiot and unfit to run
the Town of East Haven. Any bright, articulate person would steer clear of that
publication because no matter what you do you will never change their minds and
you leave the Town of East Haven opened once again for another punch to the gut
and that’s exactly what we got. Like the bookend version he opened the arrest
of our four officers with international fame with his taco comment and then
closed it by calling our officers disgusting and reminding them when you play
you pay. Of course it made the front page and its more embarrassment for the
Town of East Haven. When people, when will we learn that the people we choose
to lead us are a direct reflection of not only our Town but the economy, the
home sales, the school system and everything else that goes into making a Town
vibrant? Not to mention ourselves?
Once again
Joe Maturo’s ignorant statement and the defense of him even being in front of
the Editorial Board is not for you but his own ego and self-made importance. As
a Chief Elected Officer you are entrusted with the duties and well- being of
the constituents and the stewardship of the revenues collected. In addition to
those duties you have the duty to properly market our Town to attract the very
best businesses, families and services. Lastly, you need to have intellect to
understand that this is not some part time gig. It’s a 90 million dollar
operation with over 15,000 resident assets that are valued around $220K per
home and we entrust it to a man who just can’t keep his ego in check and his
mouth shut!???
At the very
beginning of this sad episode Mayor Maturo said he stood by our Police Officers
and that they were innocent until proven guilty. However, after declaring that “our
judicial system is one of the best in the country” (it’s actually the only one
we have Einstein) this uneducated leader of our
community fails to realize that a jury doesn’t always get it right and that a
defendant has a right to an appeal and at times several appeals to let justice
prevail. So he makes this statement “Those
four cops even thinking they could do that is disgusting to me. If you want to
play, you’re going to pay.”
East Haven
Taxpayers let’s think about that for one second. We pay this man a salary of
$75K, full expense account, a Town Car and a matching pension and this is what
we get? Shouldn’t we have someone at the helm that can handle a situation
better and that has a full understanding of the judicial system or at least
attempts to know the judicial system? Shouldn’t we have someone who doesn’t
have to have a printed script in front of them that can be articulate and have
command of the English language?
Maturo and
all his wisdom has just no clue how to act in public and demonstrates daily
that he’s unfit to be Mayor of East Haven during difficult times. Maturo is so ignorant
that he fails to realize that The Town of East Haven was originally found guilty
by a jury for the death of Malik Jones. We appealed the decisions and the appellate
court ruled in our favor and the US Supreme Court declined to review the case. In
other words we won and the system provided the full extent of the process. Shouldn’t
Cari and Spaulding be afforded the very same opportunity if they so desire? If
that is Cari and Spaulding’s desire, shouldn’t the Mayor of East Haven not make
foolish comments that can proclaim an admission of guilt to those who are
actively suing the Town like Father Manship and Mr. Chacon?
What Maturo
should have said, “It’s a sad day in East Haven and it wouldn’t be appropriate
to comment on this case because there maybe appeals on behalf of the officers
and we need to allow the entire process to play out before we pass judgment.”
That’s the
type of response we should be getting from a person we pay $75K, full expense
account, Town Car and a matching pension. Instead we settle for the
establishment from both the Republicans and Democrats who have put us exactly
where we are today.
It’s time
that you the taxpayer realize that times have changed. The world has changed
and the Office of Mayor of East Haven needs a change. We need to evolve and
ready our town for the 21st Century and start to truly look at each
and everyone of our candidates to make sure they are the right ones not only to
serve but represent us.
In this election it’s not going to happen but we can start
to look now for 2015. Whatever the result on the 1st Tuesday in
November you’re either going to have more ignorance or the return of the Ruocco
crowd. Either way we don’t move forward immediately but with the Independent
Party we could have a real opportunity to change East Haven for the better. As this election cycle passes you will begin to hear all about this new party, with new ideas and a different approach on how to manage the Town not for the few established ones but for all of us. After everything both the Democrats and Republicans have done to our beautiful Town we certainly need a break and a different approach.
