Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, October 21, 2010, 10:03 AM
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Homeowners sue Atherton alleging building department negligence, fraud
Original post made on Oct 21, 2010
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, October 21, 2010, 10:03 AM
Comments (8)
Posted by R.Gordon
a resident of another community
on Oct 21, 2010 at 12:21 pm
a resident of another community
on Oct 21, 2010 at 12:21 pm
[Post removed. Stay on topic.]
Posted by Sam
a resident of Atherton: other
on Oct 21, 2010 at 4:34 pm
a resident of Atherton: other
on Oct 21, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Perhaps the city merely promoted incompetants. No malace in that and saves money in the short go.
Posted by nice try
a resident of Atherton: other
on Oct 21, 2010 at 5:11 pm
a resident of Atherton: other
on Oct 21, 2010 at 5:11 pm
Post removed due to same poster using multiple names]
Posted by told the so
a resident of Atherton: Lloyden Park
on Oct 21, 2010 at 5:22 pm
a resident of Atherton: Lloyden Park
on Oct 21, 2010 at 5:22 pm
The sad truth about all of this is that they fired the one guy who tried to clean up both departments.
Maybe they'll bring him back to help clean up the mess.
Posted by R.Gordon
a resident of another community
on Oct 23, 2010 at 12:22 pm
a resident of another community
on Oct 23, 2010 at 12:22 pm
My posts are blocked, but I could recommend a great attorney for you.
Or should I say, firm? They are currently working, I believe on a suit in San Mateo County.
Gibboney cannot say this is OFF TOPIC.
Posted by Deep Thinker
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Oct 23, 2010 at 8:01 pm
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Oct 23, 2010 at 8:01 pm
For those who were critical of this lawsuit in the August article, think about this:
Ms. Sweidy is suing the contractor. One of his defenses? Atherton approved the work he did, every step of the way.
What if these approvals came about through bribes or other chicanery?
Ms. Sweidy was forced to file this lawsuit. I hope she prevails.
Posted by John P Johns
a resident of another community
on Oct 23, 2010 at 8:14 pm
a resident of another community
on Oct 23, 2010 at 8:14 pm
I for one was very troubled by Mike Cully's attitude when he took on the role as the interim building official. He gave me the impression that he was there to help cover problems up, rather than seek to discover and correct the many problems that exsited at the time.
He acted as though he was a self-appointed apologist in-chief.
I fully expect that we will learn more about Mr. Cully's conduct and his firm's relationship with the Town as this lawsuit progresses. As the facts emerge I would fully expect Ms. Sweidy's case to get beter and better.
This case has legs.
Posted by Thomas
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Oct 23, 2010 at 9:19 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Oct 23, 2010 at 9:19 pm
Deep Thinker: Sweidy is being sued by her building contractor, Fulwiler James for breach of contract after they walked off the job. (Almanac issue August 3rd, 2010). According to the article, problems arose because the property owners never did a qualified soils report as was suggested and I am assuming they breached the contract because they felt the blame rested with Fulwiler James. When problems started to surface about the credentials of Atherton's building inspector, who is not qualified to assess soil conditions, the property owners felt they had a lawsuit against the city that quite possibly could mitigate their breach of contract damages with Fulwiler James.
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