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M. Ferrer
Member since Apr 28, 2017
Recent Comments
Re: “Burlington Progressives Endorse Carina Driscoll for Mayor”
So, if Carina Driscoll wants "affordability and transparency" in city government, then we must ask:
Where was the transparency at Burlington College when her Jane Sanders decided to spend tens of thousands of student tuition dollars out of the operating budget to fund Carina's new for-profit business venture, VT
Woodworking School? In 2007, shortly before funding this venture, Jane herself in a long Q&A in VT Business Magazine didn't even mention developing a woodworking program at the college. Did the college even put out a Request for Proposals to all woodworking shops in the area to make sure Carina's was the only viable option and the most affordable - highly unlikely.
How the Board of Trustees approved such nepotism is wrong as it neither helped the finances of the school or provided great "affordability" for the students attending. Interesting that now that Burlington College's cash spigot has run dry, Carina's looking for a new source of income. Watch whom you choose to oversee your budget, Burlington, or you may find yourself as bankrupt as Burlington College.
Posted by
M. Ferrer
on 12/06/2017 at 10:18 PM
Re: “FBI Continues to Investigate Jane Sanders’ Burlington College Land Deal”
Carina Driscoll's for-profit business was subsidized for years by Burlington College, thanks to her mother. Highly unusual that a college would suddenly start to fund an outside "woodworking" program that diverted much needed funds from its own programs to an outside business. Hundreds of thousands of dollars went to Vermont Woodworking School and Carina Driscoll even became Dean of the program, probably supported by even more tuition dollars. Ironic that today Vermont Woodworking School remains in operation while Burlington College no longer exists. Did students know there tuition dollars were supporting Jane Sanders' daughter's business? Highly doubtful.
Posted by
M. Ferrer
on 04/28/2017 at 8:47 PM
Re: “Sanders Organization 'Our Revolution' Endorses Driscoll for Burlington Mayor”
Carina Driscoll couldn't fund her own startup business "VT Woodworking" back in 2006 so she turned to her mom who readily forked over hundreds of thousands of student tuition dollars from poorly funded Burlington College (which was well into the millions over a ten year run). Now, she turns to Bernie Sanders and "Our Revolution" for national support and funding because it appears the people in Burlington, VT are onto the grift. Of course, it shouldn't surprise anyone as the Sanders are also bankrolling her brother David Driscoll who is now running "The Sanders Institute" (a position is he eminently qualified to run after being in the snowboarding business his entire career...?) It's time for Burlington residents to tell Carina to grow up and it's time for the Sanders grift in VT to come to an end. Support Weinberger.