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It was well past time for a serious house cleaning
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After first pulling off blowout upset broomings of Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch’s now former supermajority slate of obsequious vassals on the Quincy City Council by mostly newcomers via local elections two months ago, election victories which were then followed by the winning challengers installation into office two weeks ago, the Rebel Alliance looks to be hitting the ground running tomorrow night at the first regular meeting of the what will be the council’s 84th session so as to land yet another hit to the soft underbelly of La Kocha Nostra.
No mas boyos
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And for some edification, be sure to also note that while Quincy has had a city council for thirty years longer that it has had a mayor, this will be the first time that the council will be majority female.
Needless to say, no quarter will be accorded to City Hall’s long dining at the public trough bad ol’ boys.
In any event, the new supermajority of the city council, along with varying support by the minority council members will be submitting a variety of ordinances for formal and public consideration by the council at later dates.
Can I assert the fifth?
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For the most part, the proposed ordinances call for transparency, accountability, and fiscal responsibility from primarily the Koch Maladministration after years of its obscurification as well as doing pretty much as it wishes.
And as for the rest of the ordinances asks, such boils down to seeing the mayor’s consigliere answer things he has long not done in spite of the fact that as the City Solicitor his obligation is take care of municipal legal issues to the best interests of local residents, including city councillors..
Needless to say, the maladministration is not looking forward to actual, proper as well as well-deserved oversight.
City Hall’s Yellow Naked Mole Rate
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In fact, care of Quincy Quarry News’ yellow rat mole, the Quarry came to know that none of capos of La Kocha Nostra are looking forward to having to deal with the new installed supermajority opposition on the City Council.
None of them whatsoever.
Needless to see, Quincy Access Television will thus surely soon become must see local cable TV most every other week during essentially the school year, especially what with Monday National Football League Monday Night games over until next season.
LMAO, Devine is looking to begin a campaign to restore the runner stamp council. Maybe the part time bartender been sampling the product up at Granite Links. So what The recent tax increase is partially the reason he who is a former councillor who never once challenged the excessive spending by the administration is out of office.
Howard,
Respectively, John Ratcliffe is looking at better odds to see Reza Pahlavi become the Shah of Iran than Devine has to see himself or any of his fellow koched-up rubber stampers returned to the Quincy City council.
Way better odds.
Devine sounded like he just needed someone to clap for him at the Council Meetings. Like he never had anyone clap for him playing sports when he was a kid.
Both he and the Ward 6 Councilor were stooges for Koch. McCarthy will be the next one to get Group 4 Retirement status with his new political gig. Then again, he kissed Koch’s rump for years so he deserves it. Just like the Security Guard at City Hall who as Koch put it “Is the first line of defense” and deserves Group 4 Retirement.
Who is the first line of defense in public schools where there is no school resource police officer? Should the school secretaries at the desk get Group 4 retirement? They are the true first line of defense. Schools are much more dangerous than City Halls statistically. Koch loves to spend your money BUT much of it goes to those who fill his campaign funds. Give enough & kiss enough rump & you could wind up being a Department Head or score a sweet incentives-laden development deal.
Devine must be up to something as he found prime QATV face time seating at recent public meetings.
Tick, tick, tick Jimmy.
The new council is starting a new year and you won’t be there because of ill health: The Voters Got Sick Of You!
Councilor DiBona objected to any agenda item presented that would repeal the raises approved by the rubber stampers last year. Once again, he made a fool of himself in doing so, election night he was apologizing to the public on QATV that he voted for the mayors raise. Tonight, he objected to allowing said raises to be discussed in committee.
He will be guided by Mayor Koch on how he should vote, then try claim he is independent. Sorry Noel you are done — attend all the parades and events you wish, but the public is tied of your act. Mayor Koch will use you like a puppet and the public see you for what you are.
“Empty Head”, as many of the public safety personnel refer to Councillor DiBona, pissed off the Fire Department when he spoke up at the end of 2025 about taxes. If there is one thing the bucket heads can’t stand, it is a councilor who questions Koch. The firefighters union local (or as some refer to them, The Committee to Elect Koch) was able to get the fire chief removed.
Of course it has been covered up…. No worries, the taxpayers took care of it! We can’t fund the pension system but the Mayor is still hooking up his buddy with a security guard post at City Hall — not just a city job, but giving him a boost with Group 4 retirement status (first responders can retire younger) even when the State Retirement Board said NO.
Even so, the Quincy Retirement Board (Koch has the board all stacked like everything else in Quincy.) disregarded what the state said because Koch has to take care of his donors and peeps. Remember: Koch told us he is a CEO (Koch didn’t do well enough in school to know how to spell Chief Executive Officer?).
And whenever I heard DiBona, Devine, Harris and; McCarthy speak at the Council Meetings, I couldn’t help but remember the “No School announcement” on WJDA during snowstorms in the 1980’s when Joe Catalano would say “No School at The St. Coletta’s Day School in Braintree.” Maybe King Koch will honor his martyrs with a statue of St. Coletta in 2026!
1) “I object” 5 times
2) “I want it to be known I co-sponsored this”
3) Run away