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who have spoken out about
lead in the water.
‘The failure by WASA to
fuUy inform customers of the
high levels of lead in their
homes is inexcusable and
has unnecessarily put our
residents’ safety at risk.
Residents did not have the
opportunity to make contin
gency plans, such as buying
filters or bottled water to
protect themselves,” said
Brazil, chairman of the com
mittee on economic develop
ment. ‘"We cannot have a
repeat of this, and we must
hold WASA’s leadership
accountable for these serious
failures.”
Brazil echoed Ward 4
Councilman Adrian Fenty’s
insistence last week that
WASA chairman Glenn
Gerstall and general manag
er Jerry Johnson both
resign.
Mayor Anthony Williams
and Councilwoman Carol
Schwartz (R-at-large), who
co-chair the interagency task
force, said last week they
prefer not to terminate the
top officials at WASA. But
Brazil said he also wrote a
letter to the mayor and
asked that he reconsider
that decision.
‘The District government
was kept in the dark, when
it could have been working
to fix this problem,” Brazil
said, adding that he has
already spoken to a promi
nent law firm to see if a class
action lawsuit might be an
appropriate remedy.
Residents concerned about
lead contamination can have
their blood tested free at
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thief and liar.” He also used
the same words to describe
the Rev. A1 Sharpton.
In addition, he slammed
the civil rights movement,
calling it “ the scam it (is)
and was.”
In a statement to the Free
Press, the 60-year-old
Richmond native said he
made the decision to quit
knowing that disclosure of
his statements would trigger
controversy, undermine the
perception of his ability to be
fair and tarnish the court.
“I have no intention of con
testing or trying to justify
my remarks. Taken as a
whole, they were wrong,” he
wrote in a statement e-
maded to the Free Press.
‘TMy heart and my deepest
apology go out to the black
community of the city of
Richmond,” he stated. “I
want them to understand
that I have never done any
thing in my court that has
ever reflected racism. I have
made many friends in the
African-American communi
ty, and I hope they will
accept this apology.”
A former defense attorney
and assistant common
wealth’s attorney during his
32-year legal career. Judge
Robertson started as a judge
on March 19, 1985, after
being elected by the General
Assembly. He was elected to
his fourth six-year term in
2003.
Revelation of the judge’s
provocative views were first
provided to the Free Press by
a member of the chat room
who was shocked he would
make statements that, in
her opinion, reflected on his
ability to hear cases impar-
tiaUy.
The Free Press verified
that it was indeed Judge
Robertson before approach
ing him for comment on his
chat room statements, pri
marily written between Jan.
25 and Feb. 19.
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