Angela Caldwell
QUINCY — Angela Caldwell gave her appointment to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners one more try. “I had already decided that if it didn’t happen tonight, that was it,” she said. The third time turned out to be the charm. The Quincy City Council voted 7-6 to approve Mayor Mike Troup’s appointment of…
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I must applaud the City Council for refusing to rubber stamp Mayor Troup’s appointment of Angela Caldwell to the Quincy Fire and Police Commission. This has nothing to do with Ms. Caldwell or her qualifications to serve. It has everything to do with the mayor’s insistence on injecting his personal and, perhaps, political views into…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup plans to resubmit Angela Caldwell’s name for a three-year appointment to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners. However, an outgoing commissioner says he’s worried about the “independence” of the three-person panel in the future. Troup said he remained “committed” to appointing Caldwell in an email sent Thursday, Feb.…
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At Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting, Mayor Mike Troup stated, “We had trouble with the committee (commissioners) that served for decades.” This was in reference to his decision to not reappoint Steve Meckes to the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners and instead nominate Angela Caldwell to take his place. Dub Groves, Jim Vandament, Herb…
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QUINCY — Mayor Mike Troup’s appointment of Angela Caldwell to the Police and Fire Commission was rejected by the Quincy City Council Monday night as several aldermen spoke openly about what they perceive are inconsistencies and a lack of information flowing from the administration to the council. While many aldermen said they supported Caldwell and…
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I could do nothing but shake my head after reading the article in Muddy River News detailing Mayor Troup’s decision to replace Steve Meckes on the Fire and Police Commission. Let me begin by saying that I am acquainted with none of the principals involved — not Mr. Meckes, not Ms. Caldwell and certainly not…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Another change in the makeup of the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners will be up for a vote Monday night. The agenda for Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting, made public Friday afternoon, lists a series of appointments by Mayor Mike Troup to various committees and commissions. One appointment is for Angela Caldwell…
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Read Full Article QUINCY — Angela Caldwell was “disappointed” at 2 p.m. Only 12 people had filled out application forms during a food service job fair that started at 8 a.m. Wednesday at the Quincy Town Center. Hundreds of positions need to be filled at 28 food service businesses throughout the city, including hosts and hostesses, servers, cooks,…
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QUINCY — Every time Angela Caldwell thought she had a count for the number of businesses interested in being a part of the food service job fair at the Quincy Town Center on Wednesday, that figure would grow again. “So it got to a point where we just stopped,” Caldwell said with a laugh. “If…
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