Incompetence Plagues the Comptrollers
Office
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| CORRUPT COMPTROLLER MAUREEN WALKER |
Since last year’s firing
of Deputy Comptroller Tom Rajala, the Comptroller’s office has become one of the
worst run departments in Mount Vernon’s City Hall. Rajala’s firing was executed
because he did not campaign for Maureen Walker on her last election. It is no
secret that Tom Rajala competently ran the Comptroller’s office, and since his
departure, the Comptroller's office is in shambles. It is also no secret that Comptroller
Walker does not have a clue how to run her department.
One example of Comptroller
Walkers’ incompetency recently reared it ugly head when Comptroller Walker mailed
out incorrect W-2 forms to city workers who made 414H contributions. Such a
mistake is inexcusable and very costly to Mount Vernon taxpayers. This never
happened when Tom Rajala ran the Comptroller’s office. Walker proceeded to mail
letters to workers, informing them of the mistake, but she failed to use her
department letterhead in an attempt to hide her incompetency. Mount Vernon
taxpayers were forced to pay for Comptroller Walker’s blunder. Furthermore, in January, New York State cited
the Comptroller’s office with mismanagement. State auditors were critical of
Maureen Walker’s payroll department, which lost millions in taxpayer dollars. Instead
of accepting responsibility, Comptroller Walker forced employee Greg Bowman to
resign, and Marsha Simpson was suspended.
The Comptroller’s office
is a disaster, and Maureen Walker is the leader of a sinking ship. Comptroller Walker’s
ineptness has cost taxpayers millions of dollars. Comptroller Walker spends too
much of her city time handling her personal business, and illegally uses her
employees to work on fundraisers and campaign duties. These are all performed
on the City’s clock and at taxpayer’s expense
Maureen Walker has turned
her back on the citizens of Mount Vernon. Comptroller Walker cuts deals with unsavory
characters hoping to obtain support for this year’s Mayor’s election from the
Mount Vernon Democratic City Committee.
Comptroller Walker remained silent while Mount Vernon residents were hit
with over 31% in tax increases for the past 3 years. Developers are in the
process of making Mount Vernon the home for every homeless person in the state.
One such property is the development at 125 South 5th Avenue,
formerly owned by Comptroller Walker ally Serepher Halevi, which Walker gave
her blessing to at Sunday’s groundbreaking ceremony.
Developers have been
purchasing an enormous amount of foreclosed homes to build low-income housing
for out of town people. Most of these
properties were tax foreclosures of the elderly who could not pay the tax increases
implemented by our Comptroller. Maureen Walker has been brutal on taxpayers,
especially the elderly, and has foreclosed on them at an alarming rate. Comptroller
Walker has shown no mercy on the people of Mount Vernon.
Low-income housing has
destroyed Mount Vernon, because it allows other towns and villages to dump
their citizens in Mount Vernon. Our city has the Lion share of the County’s
homeless population. City schools are overwhelmed, and Comptroller Walker remains
silent while Mount Vernon declines.
Mount Vernon is being sold
to the highest bidder and Comptroller Walker is in on the heist. Comptroller Walker sold her soul for a chance
to be Mayor, but she is not qualified to be Mayor or to hold any position in
The City of Mount Vernon. Her department is poorly run, and she has become a
liability to Mount Vernon. Comptroller Walker needs to resign and a qualified
and honest Comptroller should replace her.
To be continued?
Coming Next week...Is
Comptroller Maureen Walker guilty of Federal tax evasion?
