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*** BREAKING NEWS ***
What kind of defendant settles a lawsuit by giving the plaintiff everything they asked for? A GUILTY ONE! Especially when the defendant can use other people's money and has zero accountability!
Just prior to a sexual discrimination trial against the city of Aspen and city manager Steve Barwick (it was scheduled to begin Wednesday), the city settled. It's unconfirmed, but sources close to the case tell The Red Ant that the city has agreed to pay former Aspen police officer Melinda Calvano the full amount she sought PLUS all legal fees. (Calvano sued the city and Barwick in 2007 following her termination over a controversial "use of force" incident, alleging that the city manager ignored her claims of sexual harassment in the Aspen Police Department. The lawsuit included claims of wrongful termination, gender bias, a hostile work environment, as well as sexual harassment.) The settlement deal, inked late Tuesday night, is estimated to be worth as much as $1 million.
Could there be any greater admission of guilt?
Mick and the boys on city council approved this last minute bail-out of our very own lazy and incompetent city manager with allegedly $1 million dollars of your tax money! Yep, just like when they voted to give the financial fraud-favoring city CEO a $170K annual contract, the boys once again voted to throw Barwick a bone, presumably because, as Torre likes to say, "He's a good guy." Some good guy.... How much more of Barwick and his "leadership" can we take? How much more can we afford??
The Red Ant has learned that the facts surrounding the case and the long list of witnesses chomping at the bit to testify against Barwick were far more damning than the case itself! I'm hearing from many of them and it's shaping up to be a fascinating story! (For $1 million, I suppose it'd better be!) You'll read ALL about it here in upcoming issues -- this story is not going away!
Rest assured, The Red Ant has sources everywhere, and distance is no excuse for not telling it like it is! In the meantime, on nANTucket, we're battening down the hatches in ANTicipation of hurricane Irene's arrival later this weekend!
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September 14