Is Troiano’s
Magic Wand
Bent?
Politically-Connected Bank
Fails To Get Tax Abatement
Waiting For Another Shot?
By ANDY THIBAULT
The Cool Justice Report
www.cooljustice.blogspot.com
July 4, 2007
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is available for reprint courtesy of The Cool Justice Report, http://cooljustice.blogspot.com
This just in: Enfield Federal’s pitch for a tax break bit the dust this week. It’s down, but not necessarily out.
The tax abatement proposal for the bank developed by Big Anthony Troiano could not generate enough votes to pass and was tabled.
Negotiations took a bizarre turn recently when the town manager’s confidential mortgage information was leaked. At issue was the bank’s failure to produce a certain number of jobs.
Several Enfield Town Council members have recused themselves from the Enfield Federal tax break issue. The most obvious recusal is by Mayor Patrick Tallarita. His sister, state Rep. Kathy Tallarita, is employed by the bank. The Troiano’s and the Tallarita’s are close and have a number of common interests.
Significantly, the Enfield Federal tax break faces bi-partisan opposition.
Will they try again?
“It was pulled from the agenda for one last shot,” a source said.
Lobbying was said to be intense on this most recent round. Among the attributes cited on behalf of the bank were charitable contributions. However irrelevant, the attempted hustle irked taxpayers.
“I give to charity,” a local taxpayer told The Cool Justice Report. “Maybe I should get a break on my property taxes.”
In other developments:
• Patrick Tallarita has told associates he is essentially giving up his seat
for the remainder of the term.
• Land deals involving Troiano, Enfield Federal and CVS have come under scrutiny by law enforcement officials.
5 comments:
• Patrick Tallarita has told associates he is essentially giving up his seat for the remainder of the term.
Really?? 'bout time! But its likely 2 years too late. So much damage as already been done during his rein. Frankly, a few more on the council should step down since they were well aware of what was going on, but did nothing to put a halt to it. Shame on everyone for hiding their heads in sand.
>>>Several Enfield Town Council members have recused themselves from the Enfield Federal tax break issue.
Doesn't a current council member have a spouse working @ community college in Enfield? So did they recuse themselve from the recent vote to sell the community college to the State for a ridiculously low price? Funny who decides to recuse themselves from certain votes, and not others.
>>>Is Troiano’s Magic Wand Bent?
Dunno about any magic wand, but are he and his family still using dealer plates on their personal vehicles? Because that's tax dollars going uncollected.
Who owns the bank building,Troiano or Enfield Federal. If Troiano owns the building,why should they be getting a tax break??
>>>Doesn't a current council member have a spouse working @ community college in Enfield? So did they recuse themselve from the recent vote to sell the community college to the State for a ridiculously low price? Funny who decides to recuse themselves from certain votes, and not others.
Isn't the Enfield Mayor a State employee? Did he recluse himself from the vote to sell Asnuntuck to the State?? No. So perhaps the counselormen also didn't see any conflict of interest even though the spouse (State employee) works in building on town property, that's proposed for sale to State. Frankly this property wasn't sold to State, it was given to the State.
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