Rose Street Facts
What are the facts? Again and again and again - what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore divine revelation, forget what "the stars fortell", avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the unguessable "verdict of history" - what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your single clue. Get the facts!
Excerpt from the notebooks of Lazarus Long

Do we have something wrong? Let us know!

(can Rose Street now be paved and restored at no expense to the town?)
UPDATED WITH OVER 150 DOCS! (including letters from ex-Selectman Kathy Hoeft inquiring about when Straight Creek was going to finish the work)




The town kept such terrible records of what happened on Straight Creek work it is almost impossible from the lack of documentation to know what some of the invoices were for.  What we can tell is that the town did not save $40,000 for not doing the paving portion of Rose Street Sewer Phase I as Kevin Buckley claims.

"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action."
-George Washington  


A federal investigation is currently underway. The investigation is a result of the Blizzard of 2003 FEMA grant application, in which Paul McKenna admittedly asked Brooke Buckley of Straight Creek Construction and Selectman of Ward 3 to falsify a bill that represented a three day period. She has since stated that the bill ($72,000) was for 12 days of work and not 3. She was asked at a public meeting to provide a bill that accurately describes the work that was done by her company. She has not. No selectman that we know of has asked for one either.
Town officials and Straight Creek have since said that "We were only doing what Paul told us to do.  We had no reason to believe that he was doing anything illegal."
A letter written by Kevin Buckley to Paul McKenna suggests that Straight Creek Construction was not doing just what Paul asked.

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PROJECT
SCC Invoice Number
Date
Amount
Payout Number
Date
Amount
Ledger acct
sewer rebuild (lake dredge)
258
12/4/01
$3,500.00
030632
12/12/01
$3,500.00
5240460
sewer rebuild (lake dredge)
268
12/10/01
$2,500.00
030668
12/20/01
$2,500.00
5240460
sewer rebuild (lake dredge)
273
12/17/01
$3,000.00
030668
12/20/01
$3,000.00
5240460
Rose St sewer phase I
1
5/14/02
$20,488.58
28980
05/16/02
$20,488.58
5240730
Rose St sewer phase I
2
6/5/02
$23,911.58
031314
06/02/02
$23,911.58
5240730
Rose St sewer phase I
3
6/19/02
$30,008.86
031370
06/19/02
$30,008.86
5240730
Rose St sewer phase I
4
7/2/02
$14,968.18
031446
07/01/02
$14,968.18
5240730
Rose St sewer phase II
1
7/8/02
$38,261.60
031460
07/08/02
$38,261.60
5240730
Rose St sewer phase II
2
7/23/02
$29,708.40
031507
07/23/02
$29,708.40
5240730
Rose St sewer phase II
95
7/31/02
$7,719.50
031623
08/20/02
$7,719.50
5240730
Rose St sewer phase II
3
7/31/02
$42,100.00
28987
08/02/02
$42,100.00
5240730
Rose St sewer phase II
4
8/7/02
$36,292.00
031533
08/07/02
$36,292.00
5240730
Rose St sewer phase II
5
8/14/02
$15,400.00
031623
08/20/02
$15,400.00
5240730
Rose St sewer phase II
6
8/29/02
$23,131.80
031668
09/04/02
$23,131.80
5240730
Rose St sewer phase II
7
9/12/02
$24,106.20
031711
09/17/02
$24,106.20
5240730
TOTALS
$315,096.70
$315,096.70
$3000 shy of the contract amounts

Straight Creek Construction, LLC. town garnered jobs
        $1,227,705.05 Total

This column contains commentary, some questions we have, as well as questions and misc. information contributed by visitors to the site. If you have a comment or personal information regarding any of this, PLEASE EMAIL US.  
14th Street Repairs
Inv. #
Date Inv.
Amount Inv.
Date Pd.
Am. Paid
233
10/17/2001
$2,080.00
10/22/2001
$2,080.00
Says Dexter's, Expose and repair sewer main Labor 322 35hr/$145hr.
237
10/22/2001
$8,740.00
10/22/2001
$8,740.00
Says Wet tap 6x6 & 6" D.I.P. Main, also says partial billing
238
10/22/2001
$9,697.20
10/22/2001
$9,697.20
Says wet tap, service connection, 160 4" D.I.P., 322 145/hr x 4, Labor $35/hr.x 12, Foreman $50/hr x 4
239
10/29/2001
(was stamped by town on the 25th, but the invoice says 29th)
$11,316.00
11/14/2001
$11,316.00
Says 248 6" D.I.P. Main x 42, Service Connections $300 x 3
This invoice was stamped by the town on the 15th and the 19th. But the invoice date itself is the 19th.
total
$31,833.20
$31,833.20
no bid, no contract
According to past reporter of the Courant: during an interview w/Paul McKenna, he states that emergency bid requests went out (he states 2 specifically)and that the job will not cost more than $15,000.00. SCC was already working on the it by the time the other contractor submitted bid (the next day).  Story/picture was reported 2nd or 3rd week of October 2001
Flood Mitigation Phase I
Date Inv.
Amount Inv.
Date Pd.
Am. Paid
243
10/29/2001
$15,244.50
11/14/2001
$15,244.50
says South Clear Creek Dredging FEMA, partial billing for dredging and wall rebuild Thru 10/26/01, documention followed
246
11/5/2001
$10,092.75
11/14/2001
$10,092.75
No invoice copy
249
11/13/2001
$11,564.00
11/28/2001
$11,564.00
says South Clear Creek Dredging FEMA, partial billing dredging and wall rebuild 11/3/01 thru 11/9/01
250
11/20/2001
$14,452.92
11/28/2001
$14,452.92
says South Clear Creek Dredging FEMA, partial billing dredging and wall rebuild 11/12/01 thru 11/16/01, materials invoice ISLC ($499), 15% handling fee ($74.92)
251 added to 253
11/26/2001
$1,689.30
11/28/2001
see 253
says South Clear Creek Dredging FEMA, asphalt patch on Argentine, receipt says Argentine and Dexter's
252
11/26/2001
$11,933.25
11/28/2001
$11,933.25
originally submitted a bill for $12,225.59, says South Clear Creek Dredging FEMA, partial billing dredging and wall rebuild 11/19/01 thru 11/23/01, materials invoices ISLC, $821 handling fee, receipts and hour logs provided
253
11/26/2001
$1,010.00
11/28/2001
$2,699.30
says South Clear Creek Dredging FEMA, 6' x 6' solid sleeve ($450), repair 6" water main at Crazy Horse, where town of Georgetown tapped main. Main was leaking, 322 $145/hr
Why is this a FEMA  invoice? Did this have something to do with the work they did at Dexter's?
254
11/26/2001
$65.00
11/28/2001
$65.00
says South Clear Creek Dredging FEMA, dump truck, 1 load of salt sand mix for road and bridge
Why a FEMA invoice?
257
12/4/2001
$10,448.13
12/12/2001
$10,448.13
says South Clear Creek Dredging FEMA, partial billing and wall rebuild 11/26/01 thru 11/30/01, documentation provided, 322 $107/hr,
267
12/10/2001
$8,094.13
12/20/2001
$8,094.13
says South Clear Creek Dredging FEMA, partial billing for dredging and wall rebuild 12-4-01 to 12-6-01
272
12/10/2001
$7,424.51
12/20/01
$7,424.51
says"FEMA", dredging, wall rebuild and dredging creek 12/10/01 to 12/14/01
Work wasn't even started when they billed the town for this. #268,  272, 273 were all invoiced on 12/10/01
274
12/26/2001
$8,522.50
12/31/2001
$8,522.50
says dredging and wall rebuild 12-17-01 to 12-21-01
275
12/26/2001
$65.00
12/31/2001
$65.00
says Haul sand for road and bridge, dump truck
277
12/28/2001
$16,223.31
12/31/2001
$16,223.31
says dredging, final for dredging and wall rebuild
total
$116,829.30
$116,829.30
$2,829.30
 Minus invoices that don't belong
$114,000.00
Equals contract bid amount
Lake Dredging/Sewer Rebuild
Done in conjunction with Flood Mitigation.
Date Inv.
Amount Inv.
Date Pd.
Am. Paid
258
12/4/2001
$3,500.00
12/12/2001
$3,500.00
Says Georgetown Lake Dredging, partial billing for dredging Georgetown lake 11/26/01 thru 11/30/01
Town Ledger says base for sewers
Does that mean that they used the lake dredging material as base for the sewers on Rose Street?  
268
12/10/2001
$2,500.00
12/20/2001
$2,500.00
Says Dredging, partial billing for Georgetown Lake 12/4/01 to 12/7/01
269
12/10/2001
See Note
Says FEMA South Clear Creek, Dredging, "Downtime for lost time on dredging project two days so far "($2200.00 per day).  This invoice says "hold for approval" and "denied". What happened? A call was made by a citizen to FEMA to verify their licensing and permits. FEMA told the citizen that "Kevin Buckley called about a month ago and asked about what permitting he needed to get." He didn't get the proper permits and the job was stopped by FEMA until the proper permitting was acquired and then they tried to charge the town for lost time.
Unreal!
273
12/17/2001
$3,000.00
12/20/2001
$3,000.00
total
$9,000.00
$9,000.00
Misc. jobs done
Date Inv.
Amount Inv.
Date Pd.
Am. Paid
277
278 missing
1/2/2002
$10,174.98
???????????
$10,174.98
Says Sewer rebuild 1st and Brownell, #436 8hrs/85 per hour, 14 hrs of fuel and grease ground heater/gen set from 12-22 to 1/01, pipe (includes copy of invoice), 15% handling fee $549.25, ground heater rental 12-21 to 12-26 $2982.50
Invoice 278 is missing. No payout number for 277
280
1/14/2002
$16,042.30
1/23/2002
$16,042.30
Says 1st  Street Sewer Rebuild final invoice, 1/02 8 hrs for foreman($55), labor ($38), 436 ($85) but no description of work, 1/03 8hrs. foreman ($55), labor ($38), 436 ($85) but no description of work, 1/04 8hrs. same as above and no description of work, 1/7  8hrs foreman ($55), labor ($38), air compressor ($65) says "drill rock" for description, 1/9 Backfill sewer raise road grade 8hrs. foreman ($55), #307 ($99), #938 ($100), plus dump truck 4hrs ($65), 1/10 says raise road grade, 8 hrs. foreman ($55), 307 ($99), 938 ($100), 11/11 says Raise road grade, 8 hrs same guys and rates as above, says ground heater rental 12/28 to 12/31 $2162.00 and then a 15% handling fee of $324.30
Town of Georgetown general ledger says "sewer lines Guanella Pass"
284
1/29/2002
$3,200.00
2/13/2002
$3,200.00
Sewer repair,  says sewer line repair 10th and Argentine
10th and Argentine don't intersect. Town's register says sewer line repair 14th and Argentine
total
$29,417.28
$29,417.28
Emergency Spring Street Water
Date Inv.
Amount Inv.
Date Pd.
Am. Paid
No bids
286
2/4/2002
$24,350.00
6/02/2002
$21,000.00
Says Spring Street repair, water line repair work week of Feb. 4, 2002, 40hrs for super w/truck ($50), foreman ($45),  heavy equip. operator ($40) plus 20hrs ($60), 20hrs overtime super w/truck ($75), foreman ($67.50), labor ($52.50), plus 80 hrs. labor reg. time, 50hrs. trackhoe ($120), #436/Rubber tire hoe 40hrs at $60/hr, dump truck 20hrs at $40/hr.                         
287
2/15/2002
$20,000.00
2/15/2002
$21,000.00
Says Spring Street Emergency Water line repair, water line repair week of Feb. 11, 2002. , Super w/truck 40hrs at $50/hr, overtime super w/truck 20hrs at $75/hr., Heavy Equipment operator 40hrs. at $40/hr, Overtime heavy equipment operator 20hrs at $60/hr. , Labor 80hrs at $35/hr, Labor overtime 40hrs at $52.50, Truck driver 20hrs. at $40/hr., #322 Trackhoe 40hrs. at $120/hr., #436 Rubber tire hoe 40hrs at $60/hr., Dump truck 20hrs. at $40/hr
288
2/22/2002
$19,475.00
2/22/2002
$21,000.00
Says Spring Street Emergency Water Line Repair, Water line repair week of Feb. 18, 2002, Super w/truck 40hrs at $50/hr, Overtime super w/truck 20hrs at $75/hr, Heavy Equip. operator 40hrs at $40/hr, Overtime heavy equipment operator 15hrs at $60/hr, Labor 80hrs at $35/hr, Overtime labor 30hrs at $52.50/hr, Truck driver 20hrs at $40/hr, #322 Trackhoe 30hrs at $120/hr, #436 Rubber tire hoe 40hrs. at $60/hr, Dump truck 20hrs at $40/hr, #938 F. Loader 20hrs at $75/hr
rev.to above
n/a
n/a
2/27/2002
$825.00
289
2/25/2002
$551.60
2/27/2002
$551.60
Says Spring Street Emergency Water Line Repair, Fuel for ground heater from Feb 4 thru Feb. 22, 394 gallons at $1.40 a gallon
291
3/1/2002
$21,101.50
3/1/2002
$21,101.50
Says Spring Street Emergency Water Line Repair, Water Line Repair week of Feb. 25 2002, Super w/truck 40hrs at $50/hr, Overtime super w/truck 15hrs at $75/hr, Heavy Equip. Operator (2) 80hrs at $40/hr, Overtime Heavy Equip. operator (2) 30hrs at $60/hr., Labor (2) 80hrs at $35/hr, Overtime Labor (1) 15hrs at $52.50, Truck driver 25hrs at $40/hr, Dump truck 25hrs at $40/hr, #322 trackhoe 40hrs at $120.00, #436 Rubber tire hoe 40 hrs at $60/hr, fuel for ground heater 135 gals at $1.40 a gal.
292
3/7/2002
$20,901.50
3/7/2002
$20,901.50
Says Spring Street Emergency Water Line Repair, Says waterline repair Crew #1 week of 3/4/02, Super w/truck 40hrs at $50/hr, Overtime super w/truck 15 hrs. at $75/hr, Heavy Equip. Operator (2) 80hrs at $40/hr, Overtime Heavy equip. operator (2) 30hrs. at $60/hr, Labor 60hrs at $35/hr, Overtime labor 15hrs at $60/hr, Truck driver 20hrs at $40/hr, Overtime truck driver 15 hrs at $60/hr, #322 Trackhoe 40hrs at $120/hr, #436 Rubber tirehoe 40hrs at $60/hr, Fuel for ground heater 135 gallons at $1.40/gl, dump truck 20hrs at $40/hr.
293
3/7/2002
$14,075.00
3/7/2002
$14,075.00
Says Spring Street Emergency Water Line Repair, Waterline repair Crew #2 Week of 3/4/02, Super w/truck 35hrs at $50/hr, Heavy Equip. Operator 35hrs. at $40/hr, Labor 70hrs at $35/hr, #235 trackhoe 35hrs at $130/hr, #938 F. Loader 35hrs at $75/hr, Mob/Demob 235 trackhoe from Lafayette $800, Mob/Demob 938 $500
294 & 295
3/14/2002
$41,312.50
3/14/2002
$41,312.50
Says Spring Street Emergency Water line repair, Waterline repair crew #1 Week of 3/11/02, Super w/truck 40hrs at $50/hr, Overtime Super w/truck 15hrs at $75/hr, Heavy equip. operator (2) 80 hrs at $40/hr, Overtime Heavy equip. operator (2) 30hrs at $60/hr, Labor 40hrs at $35/hr, Overtime Labor 15hrs at $52.50, truck driver 30hrs at $40/hr, Dump truck 30hrs. at $40/hr, #322 Trackhoe 40 hrs. at $120/hr, #436 Rubber tire hoe 40hrs at $60/hr.                                              INVOICE #295 Says Spring Street Emergency Water Line Repair, waterline repair crew #2 Week of 3/4/02, Super w/truck 40hrs at $50/hr, Overtime super w/truck 15hrs at $75/hr, Heavy Equipment Operator (2) 80 hrs at $40/hr, Overtime heavy equip. operator (2) 30hrs at $60/hr, Labor 40hrs at $35/hr, #436 w/breaker-Break frost in loop drive 15hrs at $125/hr, #235 trackhoe 40hrs at $130/hr, #938 F. Loader 40hrs at $75/hr, Mob/Demob 235 to Lafayetter $800, Mob/Demob 436 Breaker to Lafayette $500, Says final bill Crew #2
297
3/26/2002
$14,720.00
4/2/2002
pd. w/next
Says Spring Street Water Line Repair, Install water service and start cleanup, Super w/truck 40hrs at $50/hr, Heavy Equip. Operator 80hrs at $40/hr, Labor 80hrs at $35/hr, #322 Trackhoe 16hrs at $120/hr, #436 Rubber tire 40hrs at $60/hr, #426 Rubber tire 40hrs at $60/hr
300
4/2/2002
$12,200.00
4/2/2002
$26,920.00
Says Spring Street Emergency Water Line Repair, Clean up on Spring and Loop drive week of 3/30/02, Super w/truck 40hrs at $50/hr, Heavy Equip. operator 80hrs at $40/hr, Labor 40hrs. at $35/hr, #436 Rubber tire 40hrs at $60/hr, #426 Rubber tire 40hrs at $60/hr, Bobcat  20hrs at $40/hr
301
4/11/2002
$7,937.04
4/16/2002
$7,937.04
Says Spring Street Emergency Water Line Repair, Clean up, Spread Road base and 3/4 crushed rock in driveways, Super w/truck 16hrs at $50/hr, Heavy Equipment operator 48 hrs at $40/hr, Labor 16 hrs at $35/hr, Truck driver 16 hrs at $40/hr, #436 16hrs at $60/hr, #426 16hrs at $60/hr, Bobcat 16 hrs at $40/hr, Dump truck 16 hrs at $40/hr, 3/4"screened rock $710.47, 15% handling fee $106.57, receipts are provided for rock,
7
6/3/2002
$3,949.00
1/29/2003
$3,949.00
Says Bond-Town of Georgetown Spring Street/Loop Drive Emergency Water Break, BOND INFO Invoice from  Moody Insurance to Straight Creek, Policy #103818027, 5/10/02-5/10/03 Travelers Bond, Perf/pymt-Town of Georgetown, Spring Street/Loop Drive Emergency Water Break, Contract price $196,624.14
Why would the town pay for their bond? 6 months later? And billed 2 months after the end of the job?
total
$200,573.14
$200,573.14
bond indicates a contract exists for $196,624.14, no contract
Miscellaneous Water Repairs
Date Inv.
Amount Inv.
Date Pd.
Am. Paid
296
3/14/2002
$1,889.86
3/14/2002
$1,889.96
Says Sunburst Emergency Water Line Repair, Waterline Repair per bid, bid is provided says 6" solid sleeve repair
302
4/16/2002
$9,320.00
4/18/2002
$9,320.00
Says 11th and Main Fire Hydrant Replacement, 4/11/01 to 4/16/01, Super w/truck 41.5 hrs at $50/hr, Heavy Equip. Operator 32 hrs at $40/hr, Labor 105 hrs at $35/hr, #436 16 hrs at $60/hr, #307 trackhoe 19hrs at $70/hr,
5 days to replace a fire hydrant and all those hours?
309
5/6/2002
$5,845.00
5/8/2002
$5,845.00
Says 6th and Spring Fire Hydrant Replacement, Super w/truck 30hrs at $50/hr, Heavy Equip. Operator 20hrs at $40/hr, Labor 67hrs at $35/hr, #436 20hrs at $60/hr
That's a lot of hours for a fire hydrant replacement!
310
5/6/2002
$1,744.00
5/8/2002
$1,744.00
Says 338 Spring Steet  Service, Dig up at curb stop and found to be frozen, Super w/truck 8hrs at $50/hr, Heavy Equip. Operator 8hrs at $38/hr, Labor 16hrs at $35/hr, #436 8hrs at $60/hr
total<