To the Editor,
On 3/13/19, the Watertown Housing Commission, led by Chairman Mark Raimo, adopted a procurement policy that conformed with state statutes, requiring competitive bids for professional services.Â
On 10/30/20, Chairman Raimo and the Commission terminated the WHA employees to hire crony Propertyworx as the WHA property manager, without using the competitive bid process.
On that same day, the WHA attorney contacted the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority about the issue of the improper procurement of Propertyworx.Â
They knew there was an issue, but went ahead anyway. The WHA attorney referred to Propertyworx as the new management company. The word âinterimâ appears nowhere. After CHFA called the WHA Commission out on their improper actions, newly hired Town Manager Raimo was forced to term his crony hire âinterim.â