Warren Town Manager Resigns
Richard Paduch has resigned from his position as Warren's town manager.
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As of the end of the day on Friday, Nov. 18, the Town of Warren is officially without a town manager.
Warren Town Manager Richard Paduch submitted a resignation letter and served his last day in office on Friday.
The council will be holding a special meeting on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m. to consider the town's options moving forward and to formally accept Paduch's letter. At the meeting, the Council will appoint an interim manager to fill the space until a new Town Manager has been selected.
Council President Chris Stanley says the Council is looking to appoint someone permanantly as soon as possible, but realistically, the position may not be filled until after the holidays.
"He served Warren well," Stanley said. Moving forward he said the Council "will advertise nationally in the appropriate publications and start calling resumes pretty quick."
A copy of Paduch's letter and reason for resignation have yet to be released.
Paduch had been the town manager for the past four years. He was brought in after former manager Michael Abbruzzi, left the office to go into private business.
Editor's Note: A quote from Warren Town Council President Chris Stanley has been added to this story.
Sunshine
4:55 pm on Friday, November 18, 2011
No real loss... now lets get that Nash guy out of there!
ROBERT PATTERSON
9:30 pm on Friday, November 18, 2011
IT'S ABOUT TIME,,,HE IS THE ONE WHO STARTED THIS NEW JERSEY ORDINANCE ON RENTED PROPERTY IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE NEED TO REPLACE HIM WITH A QUALIFIED LOCAL MANAGER WHO KNOWS THE TOWN AND IS WILLING TO WORK FOR LESS SALARY AND LIVES IN WARREN. THIS COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE FIRED HIM. LETS MANAGE OUR TOWN WITH LESS GOVERNMENT. TOO MUCH OF OUR TAX REVENUE IS BEING USED FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF WARREN. THIS NEW COUNCIL SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. OH, AND WHAT IS WARREN'S UNFUNDED LIABILIY?????????
Linda
8:54 am on Saturday, November 19, 2011
Well, Mr. Patterson, you must be one of those landlords who doesn't take care of his property and doesn't want to be held accountable for it, so I'm sure your happy that that ordinance was rescinded. I have a landlord just like that, so I was very disappointed when that ordinance went south. I'm a good tenant; I pay my rent (and NOT Section 8) faithfully on time, I'm very clean and take care of my premises and I bother no one. Three years ago, the exhaust fan in my bathroom let go; for the last 3 years I have repeatedly contacted the landlord by phone, letter and e-mail to have this fixed and he keeps making me promises and excuses, but it has yet to be fixed. Since there is no window in the bathroom, mold has continued to accumulate on the ceilings and upper walls of the entire bathroom over those 3 years; not only is it disgusting, I happen to be allergic to mold. Over a month ago, the only light fixture in the bathroom started to go out by itself; again, I have contacted the landlord to have the problem fixed and, again, I get promises and excuses. Yes, he is an out of state landlord, so I was honestly looking forward to having an ordinance in this town that was going to hold their feet to the fire by performing those kinds of inspections and making people like him own up to his responsibility. You think he would let me go 3 years without paying the rent? And believe me, he wastes no time cashing my rent check.
Jack Baillargeron
1:51 pm on Saturday, November 19, 2011
Just for a little information to hopefully help you out, A report to the department of health may solve your problem as mold is a serious matter especially if you have children, it also cannot be held against you for the report. It seems you have a good cause for it because of the time line. Not to mention you could consider free legal aid for it also.
Mold is considered a health hazard.
Jack Baillargeron
11:50 pm on Saturday, November 19, 2011
The tenent must make a complaint against the landlord. If you have paperwork that shows you have consistently reported this to the landlord and no action has been taken, you have every right to contact the health department. You do not need a lawyer for that the health department regulations are very specific on hazardous living conditions and mold can become a serious health risk to you.
http://www.health.ri.gov/healthrisks/mold/
strongly suggest you go to this link and e-mail them under the (other) catagory and ask for ways to remedy your situation
http://www.health.ri.gov/contactus/
You do not need a lawyer to file a complaint and as I said the landlord cannot penalize you for it, if you have reasonably tried to have is fixed by him with no resolution or he has ignored your request. The ACLU could help you if that happens and it matters not what you earn.
You are risking getting many serious health issues with this. I am not trying to scare you but in this day and ge there are serious repercusions to just letting things go. Stand up for you rights and do the right thing,. Call monday and get some advice and options. You are a taxpayer, and a citizen, on qual footing with the landlord. But that only exist if you do what you have every right to do, sorry to say other wise you are only harming yourself by living in fear of the landlord.
Please contact the health department, that is after all what you pay taxes for. No offence is intended in this post ;-}
Mrs. B
10:52 am on Saturday, November 19, 2011
I suggest Linda, you speak to a lawyer who would hold your rent check in escrow until the landlord fixes your problems.
Linda
4:32 pm on Saturday, November 19, 2011
Thank you for your suggestions, and I have considered both of those things. However, 1) I wouldn't qualify for legal aid 2) I can't afford to hire an attorney, and 3) I, like many tenants, always fear the risk of having the rent raised if a formal complaint is filed. The fact that I have paid out more than $60,000 in rent in the time I've lived here is more than enough, but many landlords just don't do what they're supposed to. I think we all realize I'm not the only tenant with this type of problem, which is why that ordinance was introduced in the first place. From other articles I've read, it's easy to see that landlords put pressure on the town council, and that's why the ordinance was rescinded. If it had been left in place, tenants would not have to worry about reprisals from a landlord because it would be the town holding them to their responsibilities. I think it's a sad case that the people who are responsible for the problem are the very people who twisted the arm of the town council so they can continue to not take care of the problem. The town council should be ashamed of themselves for surrendering to the "haves" so they can continue to take advantage of the "have nots". I may not own property in Warren, but I still live and vote here, and at least part of my rent pays for the taxes on this property and it isn't fair for all the onus to be on a tenant to make a landlord keep up the property.
Stew
11:23 am on Saturday, November 19, 2011
Good bye Mr. Paduch. Also just wanted to comment on the sewer vote. Only .57% of voters voted. Yes thats a "point"57 to spend $700,000.00 and about half voted no. So about .29 of us Decided to spend that money. And people complain about taxes. GET OUT AND VOTE! We are the 99%
ps How many times did the beach close this past summer?
Stew
11:31 am on Saturday, November 19, 2011
oops I think my numbers might be off a little
John Tattrie
3:01 pm on Saturday, November 19, 2011
Stew, While I must agree with you about the % of people that vote , I must also remind all of the Time Bomb that you are speaking of. Last year the Sewer pump station was shot down on Locust Terrace. It was constructed in the 1930's. The sewer line on water street was constructed in the 40's. Im just curious at what point it is a good time to actually maintain the infrastructure in Town. If any of it fails worse than what it has allready, it will cost the taxpayers 3 fold of that $700,000. Warren has a habit of not taking care of what they own until it's too late. Also Im not quite sure what all this has to do with Mr. Paduch leaving but it most certainly needs attention. I guess people really dont give a crap until they actually cant flush their toilets. It's about time we are proactive and actually take care of the important things in Town. Mr. Paduch thank for your service to Warren. Congrats to Tom Gordon on your appointment.
Stew
4:02 pm on Saturday, November 19, 2011
John, what has failed? We all know the problem was Blount. The point and time to maintain is when it becomes an issue. Hence this last summer for beach closings. I agree about a pump though.
Stew
4:17 pm on Saturday, November 19, 2011
Maybe it was not Blount. The beach was only closed I think 2 days this summer. Should we watch for a year or two? If the sewer lasted this long it should last this amount of time.
John Tattrie
6:58 pm on Saturday, November 19, 2011
The sewer line has degraded in several area's, mostly the joints and is no longer in grade. The Blount issue to my knowledge has never been changed other than the residential line I repaired for them a few years ago. The Locust Terrace pump station serves a greater portion of the south end and sends the affluent to the troubled line on water street. Quite honestly the pump station shoud be repaired in conjunction with the line. But I dont believe that option is part of the Bid. The big misconception is the trouble with the Beach, no real evidence ever came fourth that the line problem was the issue. When the line was checked it revealed degregation in the RCP. Once the pipe starts to degrade your options are few and far between. You can slip line, wich comes w/no guarantee or replace pipe. The pipe isn't just being replaced because of the beach, the pipe needs to be replaced because it's junk! All must remember, when it fails, your options are few. Stuff begins to back-up imeadiatly, generally ending up in peoples basements. Ask any resident from Bristol whom suffered from this issue, it was a catastrophy. Most of the sewer lines in the compact area of town are really old and have issues that need attention from time to time. Most folk are not aware of it because the Sewer Dept. does their best to patch things up for everyone & keep things moving. Thats why when the sewer dept ask's for something they usually really need it, it is disturbing that their requests get shot down.
JR
10:31 am on Monday, November 21, 2011
Thank you Mr. Paduch for your service. The town of Warren was very fortunate to have a man of such integrity, intelligence and commitment. Best of luck going forward.
David Silvia
8:29 pm on Sunday, November 27, 2011
I was hospitalized for the past 3 weeks and just heard the news. I hope all the people that critized me for speaking out and against the manager will say i was not incorrect.
he was not doing his job, hopefully our council members will be more selective for a person to serve wareen.