[nfbmi-talk] Fw: more anderson questions petrilli

Fri May 30 21:41:57 UTC 2014

----- Original Message ----- 
From: joe harcz Comcast 
To: valarie Barnum Yarger MISILC 
Cc: Marlene Malloy MCRS Dir. ; BRIAN SABOURIN 
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 5:38 PM
Subject: Fw: more anderson questions petrilli

Hard to get who, what, why,, when and how out of BSBP without it becoming a ludicrous and illegal FOIA request where one blind advocate is extorted money for asking for basic accountability from a federally funded public agency!

Oh and they've yet to account for the hundreds of thousands of VR funds plowed in to this boondoggle start to finish including capital costs and the establishment of the BADP to begin with.

No jobs for blind people here that pay by the way except for the newly formed and purely administrative $104,000 position to Essenberg.

BTW the Temporary Operator here is not blind or otherwise disabled and nor are her employees.

So much for that eh?
----- 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%20PETRILLI&a=641&g=Contractual%20Services%20Supplies%20and%20Materials&Column=WarrantDate&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