Well I am feeling a bit better from my stomach virus, so I wanted to address a few issues that have been brought to my attention.

Now I have people who contact me about “issues” or concerns regarding town of Cheshire operations. Most I don’t address because a lot of it is personal and petty.

But when I hear people saying things about the Town Managers office and the Police Department then I feel I have to comment.

First of all, when a person is in charge of a department or a town, there are ALWAYS going to be some that do not agree with decisions that have been made. That is how life is unfortunately.

I am not concerned with someone’s uniform-are they wearing a blue shirt or a white shirt-do they fit in?

But I am concerned when it comes to the rank and file and whether a leader can relate to them and have a dialogue with them, not necessarily be a close friend with them, but be able to relate to their concerns.

A leader whether it be military, para-military or civilian, should be judged on the DECISIONS HE OR SHE MAKES-NOT THE CLOTHES HE OR SHE WEARS.

Of course, we have had military leaders who really took it personally when they were put in charge-namely George S Patton. This man went around dressed to the nines-in every battle he would wear his medals, he would ride in his jeep with the five stars-he made sure EVERYONE KNEW HE WAS IN CHARGE-BUT GUESS WHAT?? In the beginning of the World War II HE WAS!! He was allowed to make the tough decisions-and many of them were controversial and caused many casualites which is sad, BUT HE GOT RESULTS!!

Many rank and file hated Patton, but they RESPECTED HIM because he was not afraid to speak his mind and MAKE THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS THAT GOT RESULTS!!

Then, some of the top brass tried to stifle Patton, especially after he slapped that soldier who said he had battle fatigue. Patton did not allow this-BECAUSE believe it or not-this type of action lowered morale and put people at risk. Patton went overboard at times-BUT HE WAS LOYAL TO HIS MEN AND WAS WITH THEM AT ALL TIMES AND AT ALL BATTLES-AND HE GOT RESULTS.

When the top brass of the military realized this and stopped being politically correct-Patton was allowed to do his thing-and THIS MAN LITERALLY WON WW2 for the allies.

I am providing a link to “Great Military Leaders.” You will see that some were low key, some were show-off and extravagant but they did get results-some not always  morally or ethically RIGHT and some not always popular albeit.

I think we have a situation in Cheshire now where someone else is pulling the strings and they have been doing this for many years.  This reminds me of those old fashioned childrens’ puppet shows that I used to watch as a child. There would be a booth and a wooden puppet or marionette whose movements were controlled by the puppeteer who would manipulate the strings that were attached to the top of the marionettes head.

THIS IS THE PROBLEM WITH CHESHIRE-SOMEONE ELSE, not the Town Manager or Police Chief is in charge. WHO or WHOM, I don’t know for sure. I have ideas but I cannot say in public unfortunately. The bottom line, we cannot have people controlling or scripting everything that is said and done here-IT BACKFIRED A FEW YEARS AGO!!

SHH!! QUIET!! KEEP THINGS QUIET!!

People are tired of being told snippets of information-being told what SOMEONE ELSE THINKS WE SHOULD BE TOLD OR WHAT WE SHOULD READ OR HEAR!!

Ponder this: if your significant other acted like the Town of Cheshire-you would be VERY UNHAPPY!! Would you like the person you love to spoonfeed you information? HELL NO!! Or keep information from you or discourage you from speaking your mind?? NO NO NO!!

We are not imbeciles in this town. We are adults and we all deserve to be told THE TRUTH~~If there is dissention, people who are dissatisfied should feel comfortable airing their concerns WHICH THEY ARE NOT IN THIS TOWN!! AND DON’T SAY THEY ARE!!

This is why a few years ago I REALLY TRIED TO GET THIS POLICE COMMISSION GOING, but I FAILED!!

At first, I wanted the commission because I felt Cheshire needed to be punished. But as I looked into it and went to  police commission meetings in many many towns, I saw what the real purpose of a Police Commission is: to discuss issues and concerns amongst citizens and Police rank and file alike.

A police commission is a place for the rank and file to go if they feel they have an issue-IT IS ANOTHER SET OF EARS if they feel uncomfortable addressing their concerns with the Police Chief/Town Manager or Town Council.

Now I am not saying every little petty tit tat should be aired out in public-no-but if there are issues that may be affecting POLICE MORALE-then we NEED TO GET THEM OUT IN THE OPEN NOW!! Let things get aired out and discussed–that is the best way.

What someone wears in not important-IT IS HOW THEY GET THE JOB DONE.

Look at the Godfather-he wore the same clothes as the everyday person-but people in his organization knew he was the BOSS BY HIS ACTIONS!! GET IT??

This town government needs to start ENCOURAGING ITS EMPLOYEES TO SPEAK THEIR MINDS!! IT IS HEALTHY AND NORMAL!!

And this Town Council needs to encourage all people to speak up!! And while I am on the subject of the Town Council-I KNOW IT IS AN ELECTION YEAR!! This is why we are getting concessions from the Police Department with the cars and the turnaround with the bid waivers, especially this last vote on the school bus contract-which resulted in another “bid waiver” being defeated.

I know this was all planned out!!

“Oh look voters, see we CAN work together-see, we were bi-partisan”!! “See the bid waiver was defeated”!!

OH GIVE ME A BREAK!!

As I have state before, I am trying to get the Academy Awards ceremony moved to Cheshire from Hollywood. We have plenty of actors here already!!

But as you know, things would be different if I were the Town Manager or Police Chief-IF SOMEONE TRIED TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST ME-THEY WOULD GET THROWN INTO A CELL AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND TASERED REPEATEDLY.

When I entered the building-especially if I were the Police Chief, I WOULD DEMAND “HAIL TO THE CHIEF” BE PLAYED EVERY MORNING!! Flowers would have to be strewn in my path. I would wear a pompous show off uniform, unlike ANY OTHER!! I would DEMAND TOTAL LOYALTY OR ELSE!!

As I have stated again and again, my beliefs apply to everyone BUT ME!!

I AM SPECIAL AND ABOVE REPROACH AND QUESTION!!

Michael Milone TRIED to question me about a blog post a few times, BUT I PUT HIM RIGHT IN HIS PLACE!!

I WILL NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE QUESTIONED!! EVER!! MY DECISIONS ARE ALWAYS CORRECT!! NO DISSENTION IS ALLOWED!!

Click here for Great Military Leaders of All Times

Now let me address the OTHER ISSUE: Is the Town Manager going to a conference in MONTREAL?? I don’t know, but this is what I have heard from another blogger!!

Well, there is not much I can really say about this. First of all, I don’t know if this trip was planned a year ago or what. If the decision was made recently, then it should be cancelled. As I have stated before-people can learn new ideas close to home!!

If the taxpayers are paying for this trip-C’est Dommage!! (TOO BAD)!! There is some French for you Michael.

Maybe the Town Manager is paying for the trip himself. I don’t know!! But all I can say is that Montreal IS COLD this time of year, so bundle up!! Maybe the Town Manager should take a visit to the MPD to see how they get things done!!

As far as the Montreal City Government-Oh Please!! These people are in REVERSE!! Expediency is not a well know word up there!! They are very laid back and take things as they come.

Hopefully, these San Diego and Montreal and Lake George trips will ALL BE A THING OF THE PAST at least for a little while. We can’t ask employees to cut to 30 hours a week while SOME OF US are traipsing the NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT.

FYI: TM–Strip Clubs in Montreal: I HEAR they are the best!!