Special Board of Aldermen 06-21-2021 Page 38
Director Fauteux
Well there may have been a few exceptions where we may have been working remotely but by and large,
yes we were there.
Ms. Johnson Everybody was there. And why was last year winter, the streets weren’t plowed as well.
Chairman Dowd
Your time is up and you have asked more than one question.
Director Fauteux
| am surprised to hear that Mrs. Johnson, I’ve heard very few complaints about plowing, in fact, I’ve heard
many compliments about the work that the Street Department did.
Ms. Johnson No this past year was pretty bad, pretty bad thank you. She’s answering a question for me,
then it would be rude for me to leave. Thank you.
Laurie Ortolano 41 Berkeley Street. | am going to be brief here but in looking at the staffing in Public Works
my concern is you really don’t have the Engineering staff that you should have. | think you are missing on
people who are more qualified to address the road issues and design issues and new projects. | look at the
positions and it just looks like we are missing some positions. And I’ve watched, you know, projects get
done where to me the analysis and the engineering work on the roads isn’t there to support the project
that’s being done and | look over at the Henry Hangar Development. | think we had and have more road
issues over there that got swept away and not addressed because we didn’t either listen to our engineer or
we didn’t have the engineering support we needed. And | think it is a real weakness in this Public Works
Budget and | think it ends up costing us a good bit. | would encourage you to strengthen your engineering
personnel and improve those qualifications and the analysis that you are getting when you take on these
projects. Thank you.
Chairman Dowd
Alright, seeing no one else we will go on to Public Services Division; Pinewood Cemetery, Woodlawn
Cemetery, Edgewood and Suburban Cemeteries. Is there anyone that has a question? Thank you
Director Fauteux. Seeing none, we will go on to Public Library, that’s Department 179. Any questions on
the Public Library?
Beth Scaer 111 East Hobart Street. | just wanted to speak on management of the Library as well. My
complements to the Public Library Trustees and the Public Library Director, you know, they’ve been
listening to me and responding, well not just me but our concerns about the Library and in making book
purchases that | request. But! am still very concerned, | went in there to look for books about transgender
children, believe it or not and teens. There was a huge stack and | just wanted, you know, warn the City
residents that the Library...
Chairman Dowd
Excuse me. You’re not asking a budget question. You are commenting on something outside of the City
Budget. If you have discussions about what is in the Public Library you need to talk the librarian.
Ms. Scaer | just wanted to say, | am very appreciative of the management of the library. But my concerns
are the book purchases that there’s much harm being done to children if they are reading these books and
teens. And | just wanted to make the City residents aware of the dangers of what the library is promoting to
the kids of our City and the teens. Thanks.
