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Hoodie-wearing woodchopper, left-center foreground
A Citizen Photojournalist image

Quincy Quarry exposés Department of Natural Resources’ firewood pile.

Care of an alert as well as longtime Quincy Quarry News Citizen Journalist contributor comes the latest exposé in what is an all but an innumerable number of Quarry exposés of the myriad of failings of the Koch Maladministration.

While out and about enjoying some fresh air and exercise on one of the recent nice days, this Citizen Journalist heard the sound of loud hammering of a sort coming from behind a storage building within the grounds of the City of Quincy’s Department of Natural Resources’ compound and which has long referred to by more than a few snarky Quincy locals as The Country Club.

Accordingly, this Quincy Quarry Citizen Journalist then boldly slogged through brambles to endeavor to see what was the source of the sound and found a couple of individuals chopping wood behind a Department of Natural Resources storage building.

Woodpiles, left and center; city trailer, right
A Citizen Photojournalist image

Needless to say. given that these individuals were packing axes, this Quarry Citizen Journalist laid low and was thus limited as to the quality of pictures taken through the brambles. 

Even so, the timestamps on the images so gathered confirmed that the wood chopping was underway during weekday day shift work hours.

Even more problematic for the Department of Natural Resources and thus the Koch Machine by extension, this savvy Citizen Journalist circled back at another time and was so able to clearly photo document multiple wood piles behind the Department of Natural Resources storage building.

Full cords of woods in total as well as often piled high as a matter of photo-documented fact.

Firewood piles high
A Quincy Quarry News file photo

Granted, while Quincy Quarry is aware of reports that during now Quincy Mayor Thomas P. Koch’s tenure of the then Department of Parks and Recreation he very much enjoyed a purported fireplace in his roomy office space within the now Department of Natural Resource’s country club clubhouse of a sort, the amount of wood piled out behind the department’s shed was well in excess of what might be needed to keep a roaring fire going in the clubhouse’s chief executive’s office during the cold time of a full year.

Wicked way past in excess of need for several years as a matter of viable conjecture.

Accordingly, one can only reasonably suspect that perhaps another use of the firewood is planned.

Tax dollars fueling the fire
Image via CheatSheet.com

For example, for sale or use at a city employee’s residence.

Accordingly, Quincy Quarry considered reaching out to the head of the City of Quincy’s Natural Resources Department or perhaps City Hall; however, the Quarry’s City Editor said why other wasting time as no answer should be expected.

Instead, the Quarry reached out to a senior recreational and open space maintenance supervisor who works for a nearby municipality for comment.

City of Quincy worker distracted by his smartphone while driving a City Ride
A Quincy Quarry Citizen Photojournalist file photo

The high level of outrage expressed by this individual was surprising. 

Very surprising as a matter of fact.

This manager is used to suffering subordinates drinking, driving about to kill time, drugging, and other sorts of slacking by; however, whacking wood at work is a termination grade offense even if done while not on the time clock.

As for the City of Quincy, however, the Quarry is well-aware of all manner of disconcerting stories of problematic behavior by city employees.

City Workers following the lead of their leader …
An old Facebook photo

For but one example from among many, how a certain now-late family member of the mayor is said to have operated a cash and carry operation vending composted yard waste out of the back of the Department of Public Works corporation yard located near the Quincy Police headquarters on Sea Street.

Additionally, the Quarry is aware of confirmed word from one of its media brethren about its videoing this same person doing something comparably improper some years ago. 

Serious drone technology is now readily available for relatively short money. Image via WalMart.com

Unfortunately, the necessary money shot was not possible.

Reasons include that the use of a long-range telephoto lens was not possible given foliage and otherwise blocked lines of sight as well as that drone video recon technology was not then as well as developed, affordable, and stealthy as it is today.

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