A Just Quincy

Ragtag band of Quincy residents looking to revive democracy in our city. We think 80% raises for elected officials are inappropriate.

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Meetings in public are not the same as "public hearings". The residents were never given an opportunity to speak to the city council in session. If we even sighed or grumbled, we were hectored from the pulpit. https://t.co/BFMd1uxppT

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@GlobeOpinion has a good editorial on whether or not @CityofQuincy 's elected official salary raises should go to the voters.
One mistake, it seems they got the impression from Chris Walker that there were "multiple public hearings" when in fact there were NONE. cont...

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When democracy fades, the voters must take back their power
$850K statues, land deals at a loss, developer tax breaks, and a 79% mayoral raise — it’s time for the residents to fight back. Sign the petition, collect signatures, spread the word.

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Did the Mayor legally extend his mayoral term from 2 years to 4 years, or did they just tell us he did?

Will they apply the law evenly when the citizens petition to undo Salarygate makes it on to the ballot?

Why doesn't the Quincy Charter ever get updated?

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The Ballad of Quincy's Ballot Questions. Read it here:👉 https://t.co/3luaaEWnek

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The Grossmans will join a (partial) list of corporations Quincy has given tax breaks to that include, Granite Telecommunications, Peter O'Connell's One Chestnut Place, FoxRock Properties, and Bluefin Robotics Corp (source Patriot Ledger). #QuincyMA #MAPoli #AJQ #AJustQuincy

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Quincy is using the Commonwealth's Housing Development Incentive Program to give a property tax break to the Grossman Company.
https://t.co/qx8ZurpjEb
Several residents spoke against the deal including some who will be on the ballot this Fall.

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@TJKillilea @CorySmithNews ACLU, civil liberty groups sue Quincy for violating MA Bill of Rights

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@TJKillilea @CorySmithNews Residents sue City of Quincy and Mayor Koch to stop plan for religious statues on public building | ACLU Massachusetts

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Quincy is carrying $1.1B in total long-term obligations / $650M in bonded debt.

The numbers behind the budget deserve your attention. Watch Episode 2 of Adjust Quincy’s Budget to see why.

📷 https://t.co/ymr9bmZOAs

#QuincyMA #CityDebt #MunicipalFinance

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Last call to sign our letters to the Office of the Inspector General and the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission! Ask the state to look into the purchase of the religious statues. Click here https://t.co/LAuLt1Qo6C

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@AndrewLSeidel FYI Quincy MA has a Church/State fight. @ACLU_Mass and #AUcom are already on it, read their letters at our site ajustquincy dot com/info https://t.co/qSf4MpT3Ze& sign our open letters to the Mass Inspector General and the Ethics Commission. https://t.co/4ajgsQLj7p

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Quincy, this is your gov. Vol. 2: Community Theatre https://t.co/n5401OAJpK via @YouTube
#youtube #shorts

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We'll be rolling out 1-ish minute episodes examining Quincy's government, called "Quincy, This is Your Government". Volume 1: how did the Mayor find $850k for statues-not counting future legal costs that will incur when the ACLU brings them to court.

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#quincyma #mapoli #ajustquincy
We have several concerns regarding this issue:
Religious statues for Police Station
Cost of these statues ($850,000).
No city council oversight
The view that as long as spending remains under a cap it is justified

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A new blog post by AJQ's Joe Murphy, All THE WRONG WE CANNOT SEE. Topic: Corruption in Quincy

https://t.co/hQt1zI5GMD
#ajustquincy #quincyma #MApoli #localpolitics #corruption

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https://t.co/zURcvVkMkv Exploring Quincy’s need for more candidates, the impact of unopposed races, & the problems with the incumbency advantage. We dive into a case study of the 2017 Quincy election & discuss the potential for 2025 to be another big year for civic engagement.

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The ethical treatment of constituents https://t.co/bnEuzLLhog
In this week's newsletter: State Ethics Commission investigating Salarygate Mayor Koch’s interview in The Quincy Sun Mayor’s attack on a member of our community for protesting the raises Phishing attack.

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Episode IV a new "nope"
Learn about an ethics investigation into salarygate and how the mayor comes after a constituent who dared to stand up to him.
https://t.co/XlX0SLpLM7 #mapoli #quincyma #ajustquincy #salarygate #corruption #raises #deferred

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We are looking for some homes/locations for our Halloween-themed AJQ signs.
Also, check out Terms of Deferment--inspired by the academy award-winning film (Terms of Endearment).
https://t.co/Pt9hgruNWq
#mapoli #quincyma #ajustquincy #salarygate #corruption #raises #deferred