Hello Guy (and incarnate Yogi),  

Thanks for the neighborhood and TWDC safety meeting report.  

Who had the contract to install the cameras?  Was there any maintenance requirement?    

Is anybody concerned about the failure rate of the non-functioning cameras?  

Public money.  Easy come, easy go...

  Folks in their insect hard-bodies aka cars...don't care if they are endangering the lives of others...afterall, it's our American right to park where ever and when ever we damn well please--especially, if you live in the suburbs and visit the city for the "excitement" factor...

and the 16 security cameras that are supposed to protect tremont residents and  businesses  - only 3 work and this has been going on for the last few years - sammy catania was in charge of the camera program with about a $ 50,000.00 price tag - no wonder - any records on how that money was spent...?

Perhaps if the cameras actually worked, Jerleen would not be posting this.

I bet the Mittal-poisoned little Catanias in training are aware that the overpriced security cameras do not work - and probably never worked- in Tremont.

As a matter of fact Lilly, you hit the nail on the head.  Some of the cameras have never worked.  I have asked where the three working cameras are but have not yet got an answer.  I can assure you that the one at TWDC works.

And I quote:

Tremont West "Inside Tremont" neighborhood newspaper, dated October 2008, page 12.

IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS ON THE NVR CAMERA PROGRAM

"Cameras funded by grants are owned by TWDC, as it is the fiscal agent providing oversight for the grant making body.  The NVR system is owned and operated by TWDC.  The entire camera program is administered by TWDC and the Safety Committee, as designated by the TWDC Board of Directors.  These Trustees are elected by the neighborhood-at-large at an annual meeting every January.  Although an individual may own a camera, the footage from that camera--uploaded and stored in the NVR system - is not owned by or available to any one person, except as described in the bullet point above.

The Tremont NVR Network currently has five contributing cameras and has the capacity to take on an additional eleven.  We are aiming to add five more by the end of of 2008 and to be at full capacity (sixteen total) by 2010."

Now, both Lilly and Guy along with Angel Cuevas and myself were in attendance at the TWDC Board meeting on Thursday evening, Feb. 17., 2011, and if I am not mistaken and to my understanding, TWDC Exec. Dir. Chris Garland gave an indication that not ALL of the cameras belonged to TWDC?

Also in the October, 2008 issue of the "Inside Tremont" neighborhood publication, page 7, BLOCK CLUB HAPPENINGS:

"Central Tremont - Steve Finegold, Sammy Catania and David Mehring were guests in the Central Tremont Block Club's September meeting.  THEY presented information and led a discussion on the security cameras in the neighborhood.  The block club also continued their early plans for ANOTHER Neighborhood Connections grant.  The group discussed two options for the grant:  beautification efforts or security cameras."

Why is it that between 2007 and 2009 Sammy's friend Finegold was paid in the upwards of $50,000 for cameras that either are out-dated, do not work or were never installed?

Over in the Metro North area of Tremont, three (3) cameras were supposedly purchased from Finegold.  Today, there are three camera housing devices (empty boxes) in place as dummies - no cameras were ever installed - where/who has the actual cameras?

It was pure entertainment on the board meeting on Thursday, watching Chris Garland do the "two-step"  in an attempt to cover his ass by speaking only on the "cameras and equipment owned by TWDC.  As usual, first they insisted that TWDC take ownership of the cameras - now, they don't claim them.

"Cameras funded by grants are owned by TWDC, as it is the fiscal agent providing oversight for the grant making body.  The NVR system is owned and operated by TWDC.  The entire camera program is administered by TWDC and the Safety Committee, as designated by the TWDC Board of Directors. 

Another interesting issue is: Channel 20 broadcasting the 2nd District Community Awards event where Steve Finegold who was not mentioned out loud but was included in the program to receive an award for all his fine work in Tremont (He didn't bother showing up to receive it.)  Why and for what?.......did he participate and/or was this a calculated collaboration of ripping off the community?

It would be most interesting to see how much WORK/SERVICES Mr. Finegold provided to Developer Catania on his properties?

Being that the Tremont community has been, ripped off, misled and suffered from a false sense of security, (crime prevention, etc.) I'm wondering if there is some type of legal/class action suit that could be filed not only against the organization but the board members who supported the scheme that ended up raping people sense of safety?

How many of these camers, paid for by block club grants, is on certain people houses?  Certainly warrants further research.

Maybe that's what TWDC sent out those "offering/bumming envelopes" for a few months ago?  Hoping somebody would be naive enough to send in their hard earned dollars.  I wonder how many of the donation begging mailers went out to elderly, poor and poverty stricken citizens in Tremont?

These are the types of questions that deserve oversight....I pray that the citizens of Tremont get their answers to these very sincere questions someday!!! Keep up the great oversight guys! 

Tremont West deserves to have all of it's funding pulled until they can provide answers to the countless questions posed by the community at large.... There is no excuse that these actions continue over and over again....

REMEMBER THIS TREMONT CITIZENS: 

THOSE HUD DOLLARS ARE DERIVED FROM QUOTAS OF POOR PEOPLE....THEY ARE MEANT TO CREATE WORK, HELP NEEDY FAMILIES, AND BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE----NOT JUST THE ELITISTS, NOT JUST THE GENTRIFIED, AND NOT JUST THE 'POLITICALLY' CONNECTED....

THERE ARE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PROJECTS ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW IN OUR NEAR WEST SIDE COMMUNITY AND THE JOBS ARE BEING OUTSOURCED.... QUESTION HOW MANY LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE GETTING EMPLOYMENT FROM THESE CONTRACTORS, HOW MANY OF THE CONTRACTORS ARE LOCALS, AND HOW MANY DOLLARS ARE BEING ALLOCATED TO THESE PROJECTS.... ???????

THEY ARE SMOKE AND COVERING THE QUESTIONS AND DENYING ACCOUNTABILITY... THAT'S WHITE COLLAR CRIME AT IT'S BEST....

I HOPE THE POLICE WORK SMARTER AND TARGET THEIR PEOPLE WEEK AFTER WEEK....WITH THE MICRO TICKETS THAT REALLY EAT AWAY AT THEIR EXISTENCE AND COST THEM TIME, MONEY, PARKING AT COURT, TIME LOST FROM WORK, AND FINES...THAT COST THEM INFLATED AUTO INSURANCE RATES, AND THAT COST THEM POINTS ON THEIR LICENSES.... LET THE POLICE HELP ISSUE AS MANY "YELLOW PARTY PLATES" TO THESE FOLKS WHO DRIVE DRUNK AFTER THEY'VE LEFT THE FINE TREMONT ESTABLISHMENTS IN THEIR HIGH ROLLER CARS... NO MORE FREE RIDES FOR THE HIGH AND MIGHTY...

FOR THE POLICE: KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!

PERHAPS WHEN THE PATRONS OF TREMONT ESTABLISHMENTS ARE FRISKED BY THE POLICE AND THEIR CARS ARE SEARCHED FOR ILLICIT DRUGS AND WHEN THEY ARE CRIMINALIZED FOR THEIR UNDERGROUND HABITS (DRUGS, GUNS, PROSTITUTION).... THEN MAYBE THEY WILL GET THE HINT THAT THEY ARE NO BETTER THAN THE REST OF THE WORLD THAT THEY SO LOVINGLY STEP ON DAILY AS PUBLIC SERVANTS! 

GIVE THE GENTRIFIED A REVERSE SENSE OF EQUALITY IN CLEVELAND... PUT THEM IN THE HOT SEAT FOR A FEW MOMENTS... HOPEFULLY THEY CAN AFFORD TO PAY FOR LAWYERS, KEEP THEIR FINES PAID, AND KEEP OUR JAIL SYSTEM IN GOOD STANCE...

Let's see how the "SUITS" fare in County Jail! 

Always Appreciative, "ANGELnWard14"