Below is an open email to the Eye On Albuquerque. At the request of the author, this email content is being posted.
"Since 2008 Ken Sanchez has been pushing for a new fire station and west side ladder. His wish finally was coming true until the Fire Chief decided to change the plans after the council approved the new fire station, which is currently under construction and being built for a ladder company, and now wants to place the ladder at Fire Station 17 which is near Coors and Sequoia. The new ladder truck was to better serve the near Westside and SW area as there is already a ladder by Cibola High School. It is true that a temporary ladder is going to be located at Station 17 from July 1st until Fire Station 7 is complete but Chief Breen sold the public on the fact that he needed a new 2+ million dollar fire station to house a Westside ladder company How is it that these public officials can ask for millions of dollars for stations, staffing and apparatus and then change their mind with no recourse?"
Sanchez had shown some promise to succeed our current discombobulated Mayor, but that promise has been washed away by a shy introverted Councilman. The citizens of Albuquerque deserve better. Sanchez talks a tough talk (sometimes) but doesn't back it up. Kudos to Chief Breen for exerting control (burning Sanchez). By the same token, shame on Ken Sanchez who has fizzled out before the mayoral race has even begun.
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Can you please write a second to explain the first email?
Gentleman Ken Sanchez needs to run for re-election and stay on the Council and serve another term as Council President. If Sanchez runs for Mayor, he will have to give up his council seat and he will be defeated and act as a spoiler. There will also be a new West Side City Council seat up because of re-districting and Benton out in the cold. The Republican City Councilors up for re-election who rubber stamp Berry and back up Schultz need to be defeated. Lewis, Cook, and Harris need to go, with Cook the most vunerable in a swing district.
Has any body heard that a Commander during a briefing announced that Schultz has said he intends to retire in December leaving Banks as likely successor??
Schultz is untouchable hes going no where!
I remembert a few years ago when people were saying to give schultz a chance cuz chavez had him under his thumb. Think he has had enough time?
Chavez had him under his thumb for a reason we all know the truth now.
@ “Schultz isn’t going away comment”
I do actually believe that he will step down, retire, or whatever by years end. But, that does not mean that the mayor still won’t decide to fund DW’s old director position and fill it with Schultz. Heck, if he could manage to fund TJ’s position via the LE budget, why not re-implement the director position as well. At the very least it is public safety inspired job unlike that of TJ’s. And if this scenario does not play out, Schultz is still far from being gone. Unfortunately, he has done quite well to insulate himself with individuals who could take the torch and continue in his ways. Schultz not being here in the physical sense is somewhat moot since the manner in which he operates and the manipulations of policy will no doubt continue in his spirit. Our dimwit mayor will ensure this by making administrative appointments based on Schultz’s recommendations as Berry has absolutely no clue when it comes to personnel management and public safety. The most recent appointments (promotions) of uninspired and unqualified employees is proof that as he chose to go with minority status (the same tactic of which it is said that his wife secures funding and contracts for THEIR personal business) of those indoctrinated by the Schultz way rather than going with the most qualified individuals. What may have worked for Berry in the private sector does not work here, especially when it come to APD/AFD. Berry’s bottom line as a businessman-mayor is finance in spite of service rather than what we in the public safety community believe in as service in spite of reward. We will continue to do our jobs, yet we impatiently wait for Berry to realize that he is now in public service and he is expected to do his as well.
Berry'a vision of public service is to run government like private enterprise, which is being blind and ignorant. Private enterprise's purpose is to make a profit. Government is to provide essential services. Private enterprise views employees as revenue generating assets who should be thankful for their jobs. Government employees are public servants providing essential services. Berry wants all city employees to be thankful that they have jobs and that you work for him not knowing you work for the taxpayer.
Berry ain't that smart. And for a guy that renovated Zane Reeve's house he should probably remember he will not have a pot to piss in when his ass is drop kicked back to the private sector in the next election.
After the LIEgate scandal in this administration, Berry will NOT be reelected. HE has nothing but liars running the show in Albuquerque. Liars in city government. Liars in the Police department. All of them. Liars in the AFD. They talk about transparency. The only transparency they have in the city of Albuquerque is the transparency they force on their employees and citizens when they viloate their civil rights and harrass them.
Oh, and Gonterman went to the Academy and talked to everyone about reporting the sexual harrassment from that cadet. If he had any balls at all, which he does not, he would have gone right to the source with the information he had. Isn't this commander the one who lost a lawsuit after he burned a homeless man's ear off with a tazer after he gave the guy multiple contact drive stuns to teh side of the head. Look that one up. The city paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars to the guy for that one. Another one that such a bright shining fraud has costed the city. Just after that guy was paid someone shot and killed him and the killer was never caught. Interesting story. Look it up. This same commander was involved in a case where the officers were told by him that someone threatened him on the telephone and to go arrest that person for assault. When the guy threatened, Mr. tough guy ranger backed out and denied ordering the officers to arrest the guy, throwing the cops under the bus. I guess Lying and throwing cops under the bus is taught in the leadership class after getting promoted within APD. Now this guy acts like he does the right thing.
Squeezing handcuffs until someone's hands turn blue..... Where's the drugs boy = Torture...
EVERYTHING EVENTUALLY COMES OUT.
It is a true shame that the only ones that get promoted on APD are the ones that GO INSIDE as soon as possible. They are then allowed to study on duty time while others in the field have to take their hard earned comp time off to study. The rule should be you want to get promoted you have to be in the field SHAGGING calls for service.. And be on a mininum of 7years. There are WAY TOO MANY unqualified people out there. Just saying....
WOW Gonterman addressed the entire cadet class in regards to the sexual harassment issues??? What a TOOL... How would he feel if his daughter was the one bringing the claim and it was handled in that fashion... DISGUSTING...
@ May 28, 2012 11:29:00 AM MDT
I am not surprised by gonterman's actions, he is such an idiot. He was able to enjoy a bit of success in SWAT only because he could do what he was told, an independent thinker he is not. As for his other assignments, especially as a supervisor, he is just but another APD failure that the admin embraces. If he wasn't so caught up in his delusional self-made legend I think he would even hate himself. But isn't that also the case for most supervisors that are being raised under this admin. Obviously gonterman forgot that he was addressing civilians when he did this, most of whom are very young and impressionable. What a poor representation of leadership. This cadet had every right to get up out of her seat and kick his ass. Rank don't make things right, nor does the uniform. Aside from an obvious EEOC complaint being filed against gonterman, he should also be facing discipline for SOP infractions; personnel code of conduct... "officious behavior" etc. If anyone up on the 5th floor has at the very least caught wind of this it is incumbent of them to pursue these investigations on behalf of the cadet. How would schultz feel if this were his daughter? I know that if this cadet were my daughter, sister, wife, or GF ‘ol gonty would be walking with a very noticable limp, if walking at all.
Talked to an AFD Commander today and what started this blog is true. Fire Chief Breen sold City Council and the public on building a new 2+ million dollar fire station to have a bay for a westside ladder truck. The new fire station is under construction as I type this at 57th and Central. However Chief Breen has now decided it would be better to put the ladder into Fire Station 17 instead which is located North of I-40 off Coors and Sequoia. If I were in the private sector and I advertised something and then switched it afterwards that would be illegal (bait and switch) however Chief Breen thinks he can do just that. Chief Breen it is not your money so staff Station 7 as you are suppose to or please repay the City the $2 million you now owe us. If you can't afford that we would gladly accept your resignation tomorrow.
Shultz is out of town prostituting himself for another Chiefs job.. If anyone hears where he could be headed that Department needs to know about THE EYE site... Joey is carrying his bags for him..
Joey is still employed and that coward feist states in the latest article that APD is handling the dismissal of officers on a case by case basis. Wow, a new definition for disparity in treatment. Dirty bunch of liars. They all need to go to jail.
It's a case by case basis since they lost the case against camacho in December.
More to come! STANDBY!
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