Monday, August 3, 2015
MORE NEW EXPENSE CONTRAVENTIONS BY SANDY REVEALED
Is this a record in the sheer number of "errors" any one politician can make in their Financial Statements? Is Sandy the dumbest 31 year bookeeping veteran on the planet? Or... did she do it intentionally?
Why am I revealing here in this venue Mayor Shantz's errors, mistakes, contraventions and screwups? Yes I've already admitted as per this morning's commenter (Saturday's post however) and elsewhere that it is at least partly due to Sandy's dishonest assault upon and dissolution of CPAC. More specifically I'm revealing all the blatant, obvious attempts to deceive as well as the just plain dumb ones because to date all the other "appropriate" forums are comprimised. Where are the responsible "authorities" pray tell? MECAC illegally accepted her three month late, still error riddled Statements. Superior Court Judge D. Broad doesn't understand the significance of the March 23/15 date on Sandy's revised Financials. The Waterloo Regional Police jumped on former mayor Todd Cowan at Woolwich Council's request but have even refused accepting witness contact information from me regarding Sandy's election expenses because Council are still supporting her.
To date Sandy has ADMITTED :
1) failing to file a mandated Audit by March 27/15
2) accepting a corporate overdonation
3) accepting a donation from Councillor Larry Shantz's Web D Zine Inc. attributed to Larry's Stair Travel Inc.
Note that to date 3) while "explained" is still peculiar and very odd.
UNADMITTED by Sandy are:
4) "Revenue from fund-raising events not deemed a contribution"
5) "Meetings hosted"
6) "Cost of fund-raising events/activities"
7) "Voting day party/appreciation notices" - Sandy did the first, bagged the second
8) Table 1 (Donations) & Table 4 "Separate supplementary attachments" are missing
9) March 23/15 knowingly under oath allowing a false Financial Statement to stand
10) Oh boy this is a really serious one and to date speculative: Allegedly hubby Brian Shantz donated the maximum amount ($750) from his corporation Evenholme Investments. What is weird is that as her hubby, Brian can donate as much as he wants and yet allegedly on her Financial Statement he has donated zero. His only donation ($750) was through Evenholme. Could Evenholme be being used as a proxy illegally for a donor who wishes to remain anonymous? If so my guess would be Chemtura or employees.
Numbers 4, 5, 6 & 7 are the newest provable expense irregularities. Included in Sandy's 30 page last minute submission to MECAC on July 2/15 was her homemade Financial Spreadsheet (pg. 13). The last entry (related to 7) appreciation notices) dated December 22/15 is breathtakingly and extraordinarily stupid and incompetent (at best for Sandy). She has removed two already posted expense items totalling $627.15. She has referenced and included MEC guide pgs. 25 & 26 as her justification. Unfortunately her included reference relates to mayoral campaign expense limits which is totally irrelevant to her deducting from her expenses.
I am sure that this illegal deduction ( 7) ) which reduces her total expenses admitted to date from $10,103.04 (above the audit threshold) to only $9,275.39 (below the audit threshold) is purely coincidence.
4), 5) & 6) relate to Sandy's totally as yet unadmitted and unacknowledged September 16/15 kick-off event as well as her October 8/15 Sip n Bite and October 9/15 Bonnie Lou's restaurant events. There is evidence based upon the dates of her admitted bank deposits that she raked in donations at the first one. Also she has not expensed any of these three events and I am skeptical that commercial restaurants would not charge her for either table space or a meeting room during their supper rush hour. If they donated both space, time and refreshments then that should have shown up in her donations but did not. Also Sandy very nicely indicated for MECAC on her "MEC guide pgs. 25 & 26" not only the previously mentioned justification (wrongly) for deducting $627.15 but also her justification (wrongly) for not including the "Cost of holding a fund-raising function". Thank you Sandy!
So is Woolwich Township being run by an incompetent twit or a 31 year bookeeping veteran who knows her way around expense reports? Maybe there's a third option? Possibly I still haven't found all her contraventions and maybe I've even forgotten some and failed to list them this morning. Happy bookeeping Sandy.
DANG! I knew I'd forgotten some things! Sandy's twelve campaign You-Tube videos. This relates back
to 3) . Larry claims in his June 18/15 letter to MECAC that they are included in his October 21/14 $1500
invoice to Sandy. Unfortunately that is NOT what his October invoice says.
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DeleteMr. Marshall, I noticed in the Feb. 2, 2015 statement that a Marcia Shantz of the exact same address in Breslau as Councillor Larry Shantz donated $750.00. Is this the councillors wife? Something very stinky from Breslau cometh.
ReplyDeleteBut why is that "stinky"? If Ms. Shantz donated to Sandy, it is not a crime and certainly not a conspiracy! Politicians align themselves all of the time. Please, explain why/if this is a problem? Where is the Chemtura link???
ReplyDeleteyou are correct weaker and or corrupt politicians align themselves all the time to accomplish the back room business, instead of focusing on what is good for all the taxpayers
ReplyDeleteChemtura is merely evidence of much bigger problems (off the public record conspiring) This is not acceptable because your and my tax dollars are at stake and our businesses and assets. etc. etc.
Going to borrow a phrase from Mr. Marshall here... "Horse Manure"! Political alignment is not for the weak or corrupt... it can also be done by those who have a common vision for progress and work well together. Not back room politics. You've been watching too many movies!
ReplyDeleteFirst, there is NO EVIDENCE of a Chemtura conspiracy. None. Nada. Second, what "bigger" problems are you referring to? Be specific. Stop using generalizations like "off the record conspiring" and "back room politics" and "your and my tax dollars are at stake" to incite public anger... these are weak generalizations that could be referring to anything, and, for which you have zero proof. If there are bigger conspiracies, state them.
I do not have to state anything else because it is what it is.
ReplyDelete"common vision for progress and work well together" sounds like communism to me. I do not like that either.
Aaaaand now we have "communism" in there. What you "like" or "dislike" doesn't matter. There is nothing illegal or suspect about politicians supporting each other.
ReplyDelete"I do not have to state anything else because it is what it is. " You aren't stating anything because you have nothing to state. You are just lobbing out controversy to stir the pot. Stop slandering people without proof.
Ah so you now you admit that my opinion does not matter. You are a liar my foolish foe!
DeleteWhat does that even mean?
DeleteAnonymous & John Q. Susan: Yes Marcia is Larry Shantz's wife and they both live in Bloomingdale I believe. While Larry's daughter, wife and himself all donated heavily to his cousin's campaign it may have been mostly legal. A forensic Audit would hopefully clear up the twelve You-Tube videos by Larry's Web D Zine. That might be an overcontribution.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the Council cleaning up the Chemtura mess please stop joking like that. I've got cramps from laughing so hard. Woolwich Council for most of the last 25 years have aided and abetted Chemtura & the M.O.E. in covering up the extent of contamination, the off-site flow of it and the hopelessness of cleaning up the Elmira Aquifers by 2028 via hydraulic containment. You Susan are up to your neck in that charade and deceit of the public. Shame on you!
As I said, not Susan. Would happily leave my real name but I've seen how you smear people on this blog with ridiculous accusations and frankly, it not worth the frustration. I have a life.
ReplyDeleteYou still have not addressed how over contributions of any sort between the Shantz family and Sandy's campaign has any link to Chemtura or a conspiracy. A forensic audit is so that you can waste her time to punish her and possibly get rid of her if you find enough mistakes. This is because she kicked you out of the Chemtura process. You want to get rid of her and will do it however you need to. That's really sad. It's kind of creepy, actually.
I can't comment on the council covering up for 25 years. I have not seen this. Have they really "covered" things up? My understanding from what I've read is that they are working towards things. No it is not happening as fast as you want it to, and perhaps not using the methods that you believe are best... but that does not mean they are crooks and it does not provide evidence of a cover up. From what I understand, you used to work for one of the companies here and exposed things. Good for you for catching that!
However, what puts you in the position to determine how the contamination should be contained or remediated? Did you miraculously go back and get a PhD in hydrogeology and site remediation over the past 20 years? Is it possible that they are doing the best that they can? What proof do you have that they are NOT doing what they need to? If what they are doing isn't working, is there another approach that will work? If so, what is it and how do you know it will work? Do you have reports from consultants (or people with training) to demonstrate this or is this just based on your hunch/opinion?
"working towards things" is NO LONGER good enough! When I was a student that sounded good to me as well, but in the real world it just is not good enough when you are in charge of the public purse
ReplyDeleteThe public purse is not what is limiting Chemtura's clean up. Unfortunately there are often complex reasons why things don't move at the pace that you want them to. Insisting that all things are done on your timelines shows a lack of understanding of process. Stamp your feet all you want, it won't change things.
DeleteI know... because my opinion does not matter...I guess I am not a "complex" person either...and I lack understanding...Obviously I understand where you are coming from because you do not know me...FYI; I stamp my feet as a warning! (strictly one type of kneejerk reaction last time I checked) haha Just be honest and admit you are a Chemtura fiasco connected insider and be nice to Mr. Marshall. As far me I am wide awake and am fully aware that there is much more corruption and conflicts of interest to be exposed. The chemical company fiasco is just one of the older ones. Don't YOU wish you could be free like me? Life is short so keep seeking only the truth all of you!
DeleteNope. Not Chemtura either. Just a resident of Woolwich who has watched this sh&%storm unfold over many many many years. The mudslinging has been disappointing to watch, really. It makes us look like a bunch of hillbillies.
DeleteOk, I'll take the bait: what corruption? Give specifics! It is not fair to accuse your council and township staff of corruption (blanket statement) without a single example of what you are referring to. Expose away...
I don't wish to be mean to Mr. Marshall. I don't wish to be mean to anyone. This whole thing has just gotten out of hand and needs to stop so that we can make some progress within the community and deal with the real issues- like advancing the clean up and working with Chemtura, MOE, Council and others (and with whomever has now replaced the CPAC). I hope there will be at least *some* carry over of membership rather than starting cold with new members.
Some of your questions will be answered at Council one week from tomorrow (6 pm. Aug.11). CPAC will be making a presentation. If you had attended the last two public CPAC meetings as announced in our local papers you would have had all your answers. A similar site geologically/hydrogeologically with similar chemicals (DDT, chlorobenzene) exists in Michigan on the Pine River. This site (Velsicol Mfg.) has received the Cadillac cleanup versus Elmira's volkswagon cleanup courtesy of Chemtura/M.O.E. and past coopted local citizens. My knowledge and understanding of Chemtura and the local hydrogeology is second to none due to 25 years of serious study and debate with hired guns and "professionals" within the M.O.E.. Yes we have professional reports backing up our position also having been presented publicly at CPAC and again at Council. Nobody but Sandy is "smearing" Sandy.
ReplyDeleteWe can't all make Council meetings - this is why we rely on the papers etc to inform us. Are the previous CPAC reports available for public review? If so, where?
ReplyDeleteOk, so Michigan has a Cadillac cleanup. How is it different from ours? Different technologies? You say that it is geologically and hydrogeologically similar. How so?
Regarding the pumping of the aquifer: there are a few things at play. First, you can only pump at a max rate (dictated by the saturated hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer material) or else you get a cone of depression. Second, the treatment process limits how fast water can be pumped through things or else it doesn't work. All treatment systems work this way. It is pretty standard.. you need an adequate residence time. How do you propose that they speed this up? What process are we missing?
Regarding removal of on-site contaminated soil (including the ditch): Where do you propose that they remove it from? Are we going to excavate all of Elmira? Have you identified hotspots? Is there data to support this? Is it available for public perusal?
So you have experts that back you up. Ok, who are they? Are there experts that disagree with your experts? Is there any debate about what is needed? Are your experts saying "THIS is the exact thing that you need to do to fix things", or, "THIS 'might' work"?
Is the MOE just saying "yeah, you are right but we aren't doing anything about it", or, are they saying "we need to explore a series of options to come up with the best course of action"?
John QPublic
DeleteWith all your knowledge that you are expressing, why are you not working to improve the environment? What action are you taking besides telling people how ignorant or hateful they are.
Perhaps, you should make a list about your comments and see that your comments are no different than all the others you are criticizing.
Take Action for your beliefs. Invest in Woolwich with action and not just useless words like what you now expectorating.
If you truly believed you are so correct then why are you so afraid to comment by you name. You should be proud of your comments and stance you have taken!
Aaaaaahhhh! So easy to criticize!
No action! No results! Conclusion is that nothing gets done. So just enjoy feeling the way you do, like so many others. Words, words, words!
I explained this before. When Alan (or others) do not agree with a person's stance, this blog becomes a forum to smear their name. I have a job and a life and quite frankly, don't wish to spend the next 10 years of my life trying to defend my name as others have had to. Read back through the posts... I've seen this time and time again.
DeleteI would love to get involved but honestly am afraid to because of the level of fighting and mudslinging that has gone on over the years. I wouldn't touch this with a 10 foot pole for that reason... and it is a shame, because I suspect that I (and others like me) could add to the process. My understanding is that these same shenanigans are precisely why MOE and others walked away from the process and meetings.
If people could be civil and stop with the mudslinging and BS, maybe we could actually work towards the same common goal of cleaning up our community.
ah so you have something to lose OR gain (obviously) Make yourself know to Mr. Marshall in person and give him full disclosure in all fairness and work with him directly...instead of acting like a troll
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DeleteFor someone is trying to illustrate that you are so ignorant of all pass issues you seem to be able to sling the mud and slander when you want to!
DeleteYour statements are really becoming troll like!!!
You comment that you want to work together in peace but you are doing exactly what you are asking Mr Marshall not to do. You are trying to bring gossip in when not necessary!
Why do you think you are any different than your own critical arguments? Your statements really are now threading on becoming a hypocrite!!
You do protest too much!
You now seem to be the one igniting issues.
Are you trying to push the issues that are gossip rather than finding out the true issues.
If you do not agree fine! You have the right to your own opinion! BUT don't start new issues. Perhaps you need to start your own blog to get your own gentle,true articles with substantial backing,peace and love!??????? Don't want to do the work it takes! Just keep doing what you are doing!
some of us anonymous will know everyone involved. (the good and the bad and the ugly) It is in your best interests not to place too much trust in the courts or the police unless you are one of the elite. If you are serious, Mr. Marshall is obviously not hiding from you or anyone AND he has a long established track record as a truth seeker locally. As for me personally ,I am focussed on the bigger picture (absolutely no disrespect to Mr. Marshall) I would only go public as/when the time is right for me. I bet you did your research on Mr. Marshall and in my opinion you should just contact him directly, give him full disclosure just as he has given it to you and be honest with him...save us all a lot of grief. I personally appreciate the intelligent and respectful tone in your last message and since I am impressed by Mr. Marshalls work I wish you could work with him in a search for the truth you seek. All the best young man!
DeleteMy apologies, my last message was 6;54 pm and should have been directed to JohnQPublic
DeleteWell said!
DeleteFind your own truth and not the truth of others!
John Q. you've got your homework cut out for you. Read through the last month or two of the Elmira Advocate and you'll find that all of these questions have been explored and answered. If you have a specific single question after having done your homework let me know. All CPAC reports/Minutes/Agendas are on file with Woolwich Township. Ask and hopefully you will receive.
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ReplyDeleteModerator...youre killin me here... I have been nose to nose with John QPublic and thought maybe we just had a breakthrough and now it looks like he just disappeared?
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ReplyDeleteWell said John QPublic! Is there a reason a reason CPAC does not have a website, or a free Facebook page to publish all information on these issues over the years?
ReplyDeleteI have been trying to educate myself on this topic & can not find anything but this blog which I can't really trust as 100% correct or accurate due to possible personal grudges. I try to look at things in an unbiased way, but with all the names you call all the "Conspirators" in the world today, it's hard to believe you are being totally 100% unbiased.
Go to the CPAC minutes on WoolwichTownship website
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DeleteMr John QPublic if you really cared and only wanted the truth, WHY did you only want information on Chemtura actions? Or should It be said. "no action". Appears a little odd or perhaps "strange"? The environmental issues/findings should that not be your concern?
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Sorry - I guess I saw them as synonymous. Are there env issues that I'm missing? I'm only aware of the dispute with Chemtura.
Deleteyoung man; (JQP) did I misjudge you, are you a M.O.E. related person?
DeleteNo. Not affiliated with any of this. I've stated this repeatedly.
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ReplyDeleteThe township has all the documents on file.
ReplyDeleteCPAC minutes are on line on Woolwich Site.
Laurier University has records,
Internet Look up Uniroyal/Crompton/Chemtura.
CRA UPAC , CPAC Elmira agent orange all on google
I googled exactly what you listed, and what I found were articles explaining "This is familiar ground for Marshall, who was kicked off CPAC three years ago for often unfiltered comments."
DeleteThis was in many of the articles I have read.
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ReplyDeleteCPAC has been dissolved by Sandy and Mark.
ReplyDeleteThey have created a pseudo committee that will have the chairperson paid for by Chemtura. Look at the observer cartoon.
Well that was fun however this Blog is neither a dating website nor a chatroom. One or two commenters will not be distracting from the main post with comment after comment all day long.
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