There are series of concerns regarding Mike Halas' appointment to the Common Council. In order to get a better understanding behind criticisms of the man who's disgusting behavior at last year's zoning commission meeting resulted in an embarrassing public tongue lashing, a little background is on order.
Halas has a history with the city...both good and bad. While his supporters on the Common Council like to point to the charitable work Halas has done for the community, they do so while overlooking the multiple times in which Halas has violated the zoning regulations in the city.
This post will focus on one violation in particular, which resulted in the now infamous April 2008 zoning commission meeting where Halas and his supporters exhibited an extreme lack of maturity and took personal attacks to a whole new level.
Since it's better to let the video tell the story, from April of 2008, here's an interview I conducted with activist Ken Gucker who detailed Halas' zoning violations his lot on 31 Pembroke Road as well as well as other concerns he has with the proposed future use of the property.
Documents related to video:
Letter from Zoning Enforcement officer Sean Hearty to Mike Halas regarding zoning violations on 31 Pembroke Road. (Click here to download).
Cease and Desist order, 31 Pembroke Road. Aug 17 2007: (Click here to download document)
The next post on Halas will focus on what happened during the April 2008 zoning commission meeting in which Halas petitioned the city for an amendment to the zoning regulations for the property in question...and you'll see how Halas and his supportes took the term "personal attack" to an extreme.
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On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
The amended complaint states that plaintiffs sought to remedy the continued discriminatory and unauthorized enforcement of federal immigration laws against the Latino residents of the City of Danbury by Danbury's mayor and its police department.
Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
...you didn't think we were done exploring the outrageous appointment of Mike Halas yet did you?
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
