Matt’s Mission board members voted unanimously to assist a local family who had fallen on hard times. On behalf of the family, I sent a check on December 12th to Wells Fargo Bank in Northford to make a payment towards a home equity line of credit which otherwise would be overdue. Two weeks later, my check hadn't cleared. I called Wells Fargo Bank asking for the manager, they never received my payment! In a panic I called the family we were attempting to help and explained the situation. Immediately I put a stop payment on that check paying a $30.00 bank fee to my own bank. Prior to issuing another check on January 8th I called the Wells Fargo Manager confirming their address asking her to be on the lookout for the now overdue payment UGH! By January 18th, once again the new check had not cleared! At this point I am upset and the bank manager is tired of my calls saying “I have no control over the mail”. I knew something was wrong and was now on my own mission to get to the bottom of it! I called the Northford Post Office perhaps they knew something I wasn't aware of and was told “the people who work at Wells Fargo Bank never empty their mailbox”. Could it be my checks were sitting in the Wells Fargo mail box right outside the bank? Feeling frustrated I once again called the manager. She was not happy to hear from me and was not particularly thrilled with my "attitude". She was just about to dismiss me by hanging up the phone when I said "Can I ask you a crazy question?" "Did you go out to the mailbox today to get your mail?” the Wells Fargo Bank manager then said “We don’t have a mail box, the letter carrier brings our mail in to the bank”. I told her "you do have a mail box and that the letter carrier only brings the mail inside the bank when the mailbox is overflowing! Unbelievable! Thankfully the mystery is solved! The checks were in the mail alright... In the MAIL BOX right outside of Wells Fargo Bank. I am not one to blog negative things but perhaps others have been charged late fees by Wells Fargo Bank? Now you know why!
Let the Wells Fargo Banker beware!
"We don't have a mail box!"
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Russ Best May 4, 2013 at 05:09 pm
Vincent: first..let me commend you for doing an excellent job! I have a couple thoughts I would…Read More like to bounce off of you:
1. How about a proposal for property tax breaks for seniors? Pick an age..62 or 65. The majority of retirees are on fixed incomes, some of which are on the razors edge right now and are looking at having to move from the area even though they don't want to. Its a shame that people who have lived their whole lives here cannot afford to stay on for retirement.
2. The current property tax credit for veterans is $1000 and has been stuck there since the '60s if I'm not mistaken. It really doesn't amount to a hill of beans given current property values and needs a serious upgrade/higher value. As a combat veteran (Viet Nam) I would be really grateful if this could be improved.
Tom Scelfo April 29, 2013 at 09:40 pm
Vinny - you obviously understand both the problem and the solution. As a general rule, all our…Read More elected officials are intelligent people, so I just don't understand why the Majority party doesn't seem to "get it." Please keep focusing on the problem AND the solution. At some point in time, perhaps other elected officials will finally understand the problem we are in, and realize that we really need to get serious about fixing it. Thanks for your service to the Connecticut's tax payers!
Russ Best May 4, 2013 at 12:42 pm
Audrey: welcome to the world of state and town contracts, unions and piddly regs that must be…Read More quibbled over. There are power plays between city and state civil engineers,etc.All this is done in the name of "progress"..something I had hoped to see slow down when I moved to Northford. Progess nearly always means ever escalating taxes and rules that eventually push out folks of lower income, turning it into yet another elitist Connecticut town. It's sad the town managers and council can't seem to put their foot down and reign in spending.
Audrey Fitting May 2, 2013 at 11:08 am
I agree, it seems as though they are more worried about putting in fake grass, and spindly trees,…Read More and are not working fast at all. The beautiful center of our town has been ruined. I cannot see it ever looking good again. I think it is a bigger bottleneck than we had. Whoever they hired as an engineer should be ashamed to take any money. Very poor planning...or may be plans in the works. The two ugly houses we have to pass when we go from 139 towards RT 80, its sure ugly, and that dentist office should be to torn down. Give it up. We now have an ugly town center. The shopping center at Dairy Queen, is dying for stores, but who would move in? I wish I could move out of town. This is atrocious.
John Fontenault May 2, 2013 at 10:03 am
Other than some work being performed at the Notch Hill Road and Rte 80 intersection and some work…Read More under the Tilcon Overpass there has been little to no activity for months. Other than the equipment needed in these two areas there is no longer any large equipment in the area. Clearly crews have picked up and moved on. Is there a funding issue? An updated schedule should be posted to the Town's Website so we can all understand what progress will be made this spring. Please comment if you have details.