Comments on: Contra Costa County office building is weedy and seedy

By: Doing the Job

Doing the Job — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 02:34:02 +0000

This is nothing new. The County never maintains the exterior of buildings. Any plants that require attention always are neglected. Over time the County’s gardeners will purposefully hack plants so they die. Then replace with bark. I have watched this happen over and over again. I think of more concern to the residents of Contra Costa County is that a county building has remained vacant for at least 5 months. Check out 40 Muir Road in Martinez. The County invested $12 million into the renovation of 30 and 40 Muir Road. 30 Muir Road is occupied by the Department of Conservation and Development. However, 40 Muir Road remains vacant. One would think if you spend that kind of money you would have someone ready to move in?

By: rew

rew — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 02:33:02 +0000

According to the Contra Costa Times public salary database Public Works Director Julie Bureen has a pay package the runs the taxpayers $275,000 annually. You think with that kind of gargantuan pay package she could figure out how to keep lawns mowed and planter boxes weeded. What I hear out of her in this article is a bunch of excuses, the most laughable one being the builder just went hog wild on shrubbery. It’s the builders fault – not mine – he had a green thumb! This seems to be what she is saying. I think she needs to consult a press flack before blabbing away to reporters in the future. Actually, these pictures are so bad I think maybe the Board of Supervisors ought to zone in on her whole department. What kind of job is this lady doing as Public Works Director, are the taxpayers getting $275,000 worth of work out of Bureen? Nice scoop by Lisd V.

By: Arne Simonsen

Arne Simonsen — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 20:05:04 +0000

Plenty of criminals being housed in the county jails and no reason that they can’t be used to keep the landscaping looking at least halfway decent!!

By: Johnnie Ballgame

Johnnie Ballgame — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 01:53:52 +0000

Make the obscenely overpaid county employees and pensioners clean the eye sore. It’s their fault that there is no money left to clean the eye sore. Those greedy public parasites ruined the county.