The Interpreters

If you have been watching the council meetings as of late, you will notice that Bridgeboy Manzi has taken up talking out of one of his other orifices. The dialogue is garbled and cannot be understood by most of us who have been watching closely over the years.

The good thing about this garbled speak is that now we have several councilors that interpret for us, they speak ass fluently. Let me name them for you… Debbie Quinn, Phil Lahey, Jennifer Kannan, Joe Leone, and Steve Zanni.

They hang on every syllable, and then spit out the regurgitated double speak, trying to convince the citizenry that they are looking out for your best interest. Do not be fooled, you the citizens are not even on the agenda!

It’s about deals, resume building, money, power, cover up and all the smash and grab they can carry away.

Let me detail some of them for you. For starters, Joe Leone, Builder/Developer, is building a house/office for Steve Zanni’s daughter. On a piece of land that magically was rezoned. How convenient, Joey can bring the plans to the council meeting and Zanni and he can go over them, hammering out the details and cost savings. You know loyal readers, they do not have to pay attention, they already know how they are going to vote, Bridgeboy has told them how!

Leone’s son-in-law was just reappointed to the Community Development Board… how sweeeeeet!  Why do you think Billy wanted all the appointed boards to remain the same? Tried and true and in the tank!

I also spotted Jennifer Kannan’s husband work truck at one of the schools, presumably doing work, or then again it could have been innocent…NOT. If you will refer to her campaign finance list you will see that she is supported by ALL the usual suspects. Is this a favor for a favor… vote.  Please someone remind Jennifer that she represents the people, I do know that is very hard to understand for a politico, but that doesn’t mean we are not going to keep saying it.

Prime example of this new language Bridgeboy is speaking is the Sewer Contract the “Interpreters” just ratified with Dracut.  Frank Russo an obvious graduate of “Close Book Before Striking” U, out did himself at the last meeting. Of course the ‘Interrupters” fully understood what he said when he was at the podium speaking fluent ass.

Citizen Jerry McCall, a long time engineer with the DEP, a respected member of the council appointed sewer and water commission (by Phil Lahey, who voted against Jerry’s recommendation) made a passionate plea to the council that before this contract was approved, there were many, many questions to be answered. Alas, his pleas fell on deaf ears, “The Interpreters“, because Jerry does not, like most of us in Methuen speak ass fluently.

In fact, it was hilarious that after Jerry’s long dissertation, Frank Russo slithered up to the podium and with a straight face asked just what the questions were.

Maybe Frank wasn’t listening, or my assumption that Frank is in so far in over his head that not with a gun to his head can he ever understand anything about engineering. Frank needs to be cut loose!

Just look around the lovely confines of contaminated Methuen, all the traffic woes, all the flooding spots, all the houses that do not meet zoning requirements, they all have Frank’s stamp on them! (Match Book U)

There were four councilors who did heed Jerry’s warning, they were Jeannie Pappalardo, Jack Cronin, Larry Giordano, and Ken Willett. These councilors, loyal readers, are the true councilors that are working diligently for the citizens of Methuen trying to stop the hemorrhaging caused by this and the last two administrations.

Again this all falls back on Bridgeboy’s head, all he can see is the 1.2 million dollar cash payment that Dracut is going to make to Methuen, and it is only about the money and how much this administration needs it to cover the gross mismanagement of our old queen shar, who administrated under the rape and pillage form of government. Billy is following in her footsteps.

One more thing, I understand that up on the 113 corridor, Toll Brothers are building 200 homes that are in direr need of sewage lines.  Does that say it all or what?  Do you think that perhaps there is a home in the making for Bridgeboy? It is not a condo on the beach in Florida, but it is a start!

I also know that the last frontier for a complete build out in Dracut is the 113 corridor, the sewer connection will seal the deal.  You think there is traffic problems now, you ain’t seen nothing yet, hold on to your hat and head for high ground!

More on this to come in future articles.