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The public flap erupted after "Fair Game" first reported that BT borrowed $17 million from the city after years of promises that it wouldn't rely on taxpayer money to be viable. O'[Brien] said it was "the most irresponsible utility behavior" he's seen in his seven years as commissioner.
"The tone of urgency of the letter is ironic since the DPS has known about the city's use of pooled cash since November 2008," the usually quiet [BOB KISS] fired back in a prepared statement. "This is a public relations ploy consistent with Mr. O'Brien's inaccurate and unwarranted statements about BT's finances. His remarks undermine public confidence in BT and increasingly appear to be a strategy to close BT down."Oh, come on. The only folks who might like to see BT shut down would be Comcast. And I don't recall seeing the giant telecom company on O'Brien's holiday party guest list last year - you know, the one "Fair Game" wrote about? In his Stowe condo, O'Brien rubbed elbows with JAY THAYER, the head honcho from Entergy Vermont Yankee.See the full content of this document
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Secret Lives, Public Officials
The financial scandals embroiling Montpelier and Burlington have some striking similarities. No, it's not just that the administrations of both cities are liberal - if not downright progressive.
Rather, key administrators opted to keep their money troubles - and the strategy to get out of those fiscal pickles - a secret from citizens.In Montpelier, Mayor MARY HOOPER and City Manager WILLIAM FRASER, in collusion with city councilors, kept hidden from the public an overpayment to a c...See the full content of this document
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