Town News

MccCoy Disapoints

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Dave Norman had a very nice Letter to the Editor that I think sums up a lot of feelings in town:
Vernon Mayor Jason McCoy has repeatedly selected political allies for well-paid town jobs that should be held by qualified professionals.
For the mayor’s executive assistant, McCoy appointed his own deputy mayor, Diane Wheelock — a respected, [...]

McCoy’s mailer

Friday, September 25th, 2009

I was shocked by “Straw response” (Sept. 19 letter), in which Christy Vale equates legislative mailers that are governed by policy rules established by the governor and General Assembly to Mayor Jason McCoy’s arbitrary decision to send a mayoral townwide mailer without the adoption of policy rules by the Vernon Town Council.

6 Months of Inaction

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

On March 10, I gave notice that I was resigning as Vernon’s director of Public Works. The first priority for Mayor Jason McCoy and the town administrator should have been to search for a qualified, experienced director to run the department.
Six months later, the Public Works Department still has no full-time director. This reinforces the [...]

Vernon Dems Invite Town Employees to Discuss Their Concerns

Friday, September 11th, 2009

The Vernon Democratic Town Committe would like to invite the employees of Vernon to participate in an open and casual discussion about the needs of our town.  Who knows the town better than you, the people who work for it?  You know what we need to make Vernon a better place to live and work, [...]

Vernon Dem councilman uses FOI to get pay info

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

By Max Bakke
Journal Inquirer
VERNON — Democratic Councilman Michael Winkler has filed a freedom-of-information complaint against the town, arguing that officials failed to provide him information about legal fees and the mayor’s salary disbursement schedule.
The complaint, filed last month, accuses the town of failing to properly process Winkler’s request. He requested all bills sent to Town [...]

Democrats walk out on McCoy over DPW director issue

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

By Max Bakke
Journal Inquirer
Published: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:01 AM EDT
VERNON —Upset with Republican Mayor Jason L. McCoy’s handling of the Department of Public Works director’s vacancy, Town Council Democrats and one Republican walked out of Tuesday’s meeting, abruptly stalling business.  McCoy said during Tuesday’s meeting that he did not see Winkler’s request, and that [...]

Former public works chief takes Vernon mayor to task

Monday, August 17th, 2009

By Max Bakke
Journal Inquirer
Published: Monday, August 17, 2009 11:09 AM EDT
VERNON — George Fetko, lately the public works director in Ellington, blasted his former employer, Republican Mayor Jason L. McCoy, for acting unprofessionally in his failure to hire a fulltime replacement following his resignation from a similar post in March.
He added: “Six months later, the [...]