[nfbmi-talk] Fw: more anderson questions petrilli

Tue Jun 3 22:55:10 UTC 2014

Who is Ms. Zanger to preach about accessibility to ANY person, DISABLED or
NOT!  As my great NFB founding mother would say, Ms. Zanger needs to
clean-up her own backyard of aceesiblity issues, and then, if she first does
that herself, she may tell others how she did it!  Ms. Zanger can begin with
her BEP facilities that are not accessible to the blind, in equipment and
communication, then moving to training materials for potential licensees,
that is not made available in 14 point Arial font or any preferred format,
and the same clean-up for licensees, and then, Ms. Zanger can assist her
neighbor Romeo, Rob Essenberg, with BADP accessibility to token blind
licensees and employees.  Both can clean-up accessibility issues at any
state owned and leased facilities their programs utilize in any way.

By the way, I did not know you, Mr. Harcz, were subject to the ADA and
Section 504?  What does Ms. Zanger intimately know of you that we don't
know?  In what fashion are you too receiving federal funds?

-----Original Message-----
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Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Fw: more anderson questions petrilli

----- Original Message ----- 
From: joe harcz Comcast 
To: Zanger, Connie (LARA) 
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: more anderson questions petrilli

You are not a visually impaired person lady!
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Zanger, Connie (LARA) 
  To: joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz at comcast.net) 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 11:27 AM
  Subject: FW: more anderson questions petrilli

  Dear Mr. Harcz:

  Please see my previous replies to you, in particular May 30, 2014.  No
rule or regulation exists that prohibits establishment of a joint B E P and
B A D P training facility.  Please also be advised the Bureau's FOIA
coordinator will be handling your request for a copy of the contract with
the temporary operator. 

  We know you are concerned about accessibility for Michigan's blind
citizens.  You may not know that your e-mail messages are in 8 or 10 point
font.  The acceptable standard for visually impaired persons (including many
B S B P staff) is Arial 14 point.

  Constance Zanger

  Business Enterprise Program Manager

  Bureau of Services for Blind Persons

  800/292.4200

  From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net] 
  Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 8:15 PM
  To: Zanger, Connie (LARA)
  Subject: Re: more anderson questions petrilli

  Dear Ms. Zanger and All,

  Could you please cite for me in the promulgated rules or in Public Act 260
or in Randolph Shepard or in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or in any law or
citation or rule of any sort just how a VR funded agency can have the
so-called "joint BADP/temporary operator" facility as you dictate, or rather
suggest here?Moreover, you and the agency and indeed LARA are accountable
for federal and other public funds. So for you to blithely suggest to this
citizen that you will not afford complete accountability, or to charge me
for that sort of "privilege" through "handling this as a usual FOIA request"
which is always tantamount to governmental extortion to and for asking for a
simple contract and accounting for expenditure of federal funds is corrupt
in the first instance and is simply a cover-up for corrupted practices and
the wast, fraud and abuse of your agency and your person.

  I learned a long time ago in the school of hard knocks that government
actors who hide basic information indeed have something to hide.

  In this case you and your handlers are hiding right out in the open
massive misappropriations of taxpayers funds.

  Now, Ms. Zanger since we do not live at the present in the Soviet Union I
ask you once again to answer some straight questions with straight answers
here.

  Simply supply the contract with the sighted, non-disabled lady here and in
accessible format and in a timely manner without surcharge.

  Sincerely,

  Joe Harcz

    ----- Original Message ----- 

    From: Zanger, Connie (LARA) 

    To: joe harcz Comcast (joeharcz at comcast.net) 

    Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 3:09 PM

    Subject: FW: more anderson questions petrilli

    Dear Mr. Harcz:

    Ms. Cathy Petrilli is the temporary operator at the Anderson Office
Building, Cora's Café facility.  And your assumption is correct, a payment
in the amount of $2250 was issued to Ms. Petrilli for initial inventory for
this joint B E P and B A D P training facility.

    With the exception of B A D P employees Mr. Rob Essenberg and Ms. Amanda
Newman, the remaining employees were hired by Ms. Petrilli as the temporary
operator.  Consequently, the Bureau is not in possession of the names,
salaries and positions of Ms. Petrilli's employees.  Also, a blind student
is currently being trained at this B A D P training facility for blind
persons.  

    Your request for the temporary operator agreement is a FOIA request and
will be treated as such.

    Constance Zanger

    Business Enterprise Program Manager

    Bureau of Services for Blind Persons

    800/292.4200

    ----- Original Message ----- 

    From: joe harcz Comcast 

    To: Ed Rodgers BSBP Dir. 

    Cc: Sue Luzenski MCB Admin Ass. ; Constance Zanger MCB BEP ;
nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org ; Christyne.Cavataio at ed.gov ; Marlene Malloy MCRS Dir.
; BRIAN SABOURIN 

    Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 9:56 AM

    Subject: more anderson questions petrilli

    May 30 2014 Petrilli Questions

    Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

    1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.

    Mt. Morris, MI 48458

    810-516-5262

    joeharcz at comcast.net

    To: Edward Rodgers, Director Mich. Bureau Services to Blind Persons

    (Designated State Unit)

    Michael Zimmer, LARA, DSA

    Dear Mr. Rodgers and Mr. Zimmer,

    I am writing today to inquire about the vendor payment to one Cathy
Petrilli from the DTMB web site (note after my signature line for your
convenience). I assume this payment was made for initial stock and inventory
at the new "Cora's Café) which is supposed to be a mandated facility for a
blind BEP operator under Public Act 260. I assume that Ms. Petrilli is the
so-called temporary operator that Ms. Constance Zanger alluded to in her
rather vague (no names) response to basic information about this facility
sent to me recently.

    Regardless I am again requesting from you all the temporary operator
agreement for this BEP location with its terms and conditions.

    Moreover, I am compelled to point out that Ms. Petrilli is sighted and
has a history of violating program rules in the past. (Not that that makes a
difference to BSBP as it has done so over and over again along with stark
and chronic violations of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Public Act
260.)

    Moreover, I am again requesting the names, salaries and positions of
just who in the heck is working at "Cora's Café". Finally, as Mr. Rodgers
himself stated in a recent press story the he thought, "four of the seven
employees were blind" I wish to have those blind employees identified for
the record.

    You may simply respond via conventional e-mail to this request.

    Thanks as always for your prompt and accessible response, in a timely
manner.

    Sincerely,

    Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

    Cc: NFB MI

    Cc: RSA

    Cc: several state reps

    Cc: MCRS

    Cc: several media

    Cc: MPAS

    Cc: BSBP Commissioners

    Cc: C. Zanger. BSBP BEP

    Cc: EOC

    Cc: S. Luzenski, BSBP Admin. Asst.

    Attachment:

    Source:

http://media.state.mi.us/MiTransparency/Vendor/Warrants?y=2014&v=CATHY%20PET
RILLI&a=641&g=Contractual%20Services%20Supplies%20and%20Materials&Column=War
rantDate&Direction=Descending

    Payments to CATHY PETRILLI by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for
fiscal year 2014

    Table with 4 columns and 2 rows

    Agency Name

    Category Description

    Warrant Date

    Payments Total

    LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

    Contractual Services Supplies and Materials

    5/15/2014

    $2,250.00
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