I've come to the conclusion that my town is run by idiots. From the crooks we call the board of selectmen to the lowly tree warden, I can't seem to find a single person that knows (or cares) what is going on in this town and what their role is as a public official – elected or otherwise.
My latest disappointment comes from the tree warden. That little ass-hat took 3 months to respond to my complaint about the neighbor illegally removing trees, and that's only AFTER he ignored the complaints of 3 other neighbors over the course of about 9 months. I happen to be the most persistent person on our street I guess, otherwise I'm sure he'd have continued to blow me off as well.
Once he DID respond, he was sure to make it well known that he was not happy to be doing things like spending time outdoors, traveling or showing up for work. Pity. In some sort of childish tantrum, he thought it would be a smart plan to start shit with my neighbor (whom I called on) by telling him blatant lies AND listing the person who filed the complaint to begin with.
Listen you idiot, if someone FILES A COMPLAINT you don't name them! Obviously the person they are complaining about isn't going to be like, "Well damn, that's great that Ms. X was so concerned. I'm super glad they called you in about my illegal tree removal activities that will result in a sizable fine if you get off your duff and do your damn job." Naming the person filing the complaint will only result in retaliation from the person being complained about - DUH! This isn't a hard concept to master! Then, when you throw in additional (and false) information, it only exacerbates the problem, but that was sort of the goal in the first place, otherwise you wouldn't have even bothered to name the complainer.
Then, when I called out the tree warden on how unprofessional that was, he actually had the kahonies to tell me that he was the tree warden for the last 35 years and that he knew what he was doing. Just because you knew you were starting crap and inflaming an already volatile situation doesn't mean it's any less unprofessional. Also, if he has been the tree warden for 35 years, I kind of don't believe his claim that he had no idea that there were ever trees on the lot to begin with and that he had no reason to believe a clear-cut parcel in an otherwise heavily wooded area was unusual or the result of illegal tree removal. Right. If that's not suspicious to you, then clearly you aren't qualified to be the tree warden. Furthermore, as the tree warden, he should maybe visit construction sites whenever a permit is pulled on one of the 2 scenic roads on town. It's a small town and large building permits aren't exactly pulled on a daily (or even weekly) basis so it's not like there would be an excessive amount of work for him.
I don't even know who I would approach about having him removed for incompetence. Like he said, he has been the tree warden for 35 years. The person that is his direct boss has been in their position for roughly the same time. It is not an elected position. The system is broken and there seems to be little I can do about it. The rest of the town won't care – tell them the sky is purple and as long as they get some perceived benefit from it (reduced sunburns if you believe the sky is purple!) they will happily traipse along like the sheeple that they are. Honestly, I feel like I'm in the Matrix sometimes and that I'm the only one that can see things for what they really are.
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