Post In Progress: Jeff Galban-Skrenes Loses Wife... Then House on Como Ave.

THIS JUST IN!
Jeff Skrenes, formerly known as Jeff Galban-Skrenes, the soon to be ex-housing director of the Hawthorne Neighborhood and self proclaimed "Mortgage Geek",  personally contributed to the foreclosure mess.
Just before the Hawthorne Hobbit moved to NoMi, he had owned the house at 644 Como Ave. in St. Paul with his now ex-wife, Maria Galban-Skrenes. According to official court records the couple earned over $5,000 a month yet they were not able to maintain their marriage... Or their mortgage!

Documents on the way!

Hawthorne Housing Director Goes Back On His Word

Hawthorne Housing Director, Jeff Skrenes

Member of the Hawthorne Bitch Squad

He wears lots of "Hats"

(Read the update at the end of this post)

Last night I got an email from a northside resident who had commented on a post on Johnnynorthside.com written by Hawthorne Director Jeff Skrenes. Click to read Skrenes post

Apparently, it got pretty heated after the commenter and Jeff went back and forth several times. Johnny Northside aka John Willard Hoff even got into the mix by challenging the commenter to reveal the links they used to to research the parked car that Jeff wrote about. Typical JNS though as John claimed to research the same car yet wouldn't reveal his methods of research. Hypocrite!

Jeff had the following to say to the commenter and this is where the JNS blog did as they usually do:

"You used a pay site, fine. Calling 311 is free. Now, if you want to spend your money researching car owners like this, stop being anonymous at least to me. Post or send your contact information and we'll work together on issues like this. Oh, I forgot, you're just another troll."

(Hey! Thats TOP Troll to you, bitch!)

The commenter wrote back saying that they would be happy to post their first/last name as well as their phone number but, they wanted Jeff to admit on the blog that he would keep his word and "work together on the issue."

Guess what?

Jeff not only didn't respond to the commenter but, the comment was REJECTED and never posted! Something like that sure does make the commenter look like they cowered and ran away while making Jeff look like he was right.

Only thing is, that didn't happen. The commenter said they submitted another comment saying they didn't think Jeff was a man of his word and that comment was never approved either.

Jeff Skrenes is not a man of his word. He is merely Salicious Crumb to John the Hutt. In other words, John's Bitch!

I urge you to click on the link and read the comments because, at one point Jeff actually said that he "wasn't wearing his housing director hat" when he called 311 on the car! OMG! When I read that, all I could think was... "What a total DORK!"

(update)

This post was online a few days ago but, the comments were finally approved and added to the JNS blog.

Jeff was sent an email revealing the identity of the commenter along with a phone number. Jeff never replied to that email.

Why?

Simple. Jeff (and John) say what makes them look like a respected authority figure and casts a positive image of themselves but, both can be compared to Satan... They say what they want while knowing no one can dispute what they say on the blog. They get people to tell them what they need in order to publish a grain of information in hopes it will evolve into a story. What about the person who offered them info or worse, their trust? Bahhhh! "Off with their heads!" (Alice in Wonderland quote)

In other words... They tell the public the are humble people and are willing to talk and work with anyone as they try to better the neighborhood BUT... Its all about them and "what are you going to do about it" is their approach. Maybe another way they see things is, "What have you done for me lately?"

They want you to give, give, give but, they offer nothing in return other than their backs.

Hawthorne Housing Director, Jeff Skrenes Dodges Question of Wrong Doing of Board Member

In an effort to continue to expose John Hoff's dishonesty and alliances by which he appears to be benefiting personally from, I wrote the following letter (in an email) to Jeff Skrenes, who is the Hawthorne Housing Director. The Hawthorne Community Council has close, working relationships with NRP, CPED, Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis.
Mr. Skrenes did in fact reply to my email however, he did not offer an answer to my question. Posted below the copy of my email is a copy of the follow up email I have sent him.
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Jeff,

I am writing to ask you this simple question in hopes that you will address it while it is still me asking & not well known reporters, State officials or ultimately.... Hawthorne neighborhood residents.


As you are fully aware, John Hoff who lives at 2226 Bryant Ave. N, has an abundance of personal and professional issues surrounding him. I am only interested in seeking your opinion as Housing Director of the Hawthorne Neighborhood about the conflict of interest that exists with John Hoff's house status and the fact that he is also a Hawthorne board member.


There are currently two years of unpaid property taxes as well as a long list of repairs that were to have been completed by January 11, 2009 but, are still unresolved.
Are the board members not expected to adhere to the city and county rules and laws? As the director of the neighborhood, do you not feel this sets a poor example for other residents when they see a board member virtually ignore the agreements they accepted when they purchased their property?


I urge you to consider the ramifications such behavior from a leader has on the residents in your community when responding to this email. I will be sharing your opinions (or lack thereof) with your residents as well as neighboring communities and their residents. I hope to hear back from you very soon.Thank you
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The response, at Mr. Skrenes request, was off the record and unresponsive to the pointed questions outlined in the letter. It is apparent that Mr. Skrenes and his lack of disclosure can lead to only one conclusion. The conclusion is that there is an intense, ongoing relationship between John Hoff, Jeff Skrenes and other community leaders along with others employed by or associated with the City of Minneapolis.  That relationship deserves to be exposed.
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Mr. Skrenes the question needs to be answered:


As the Hawthorne Neighborhood Community Housing Director, are you for or against an individual completing their Truth in Housing Required Repairs in a timely in accordance with the timeline spelled out within the City ordinance (90 day from the date of closing)?


Mr. Skrenes: There appears to be 3 directions you can go here.
1. Stand up for what is right and Agree that the ordinance should be followed.
(Calling out your close friend John Hoff and admitting he is guilty of non-compliance)

2. State the ordinance is unfair and should not be adhered to in your neighborhood.(Thus calling into question your legitimacy as Housing Director)

3. Provide no response or be elusive to the question.
(Expose yourself as too close to John Hoff and that you continue to hide behind his curtain. Calling John out as having one set of rules for his co-conspirators and another set for those that oppose him or merely question his dealings)
Mr. Skrenes the choice is yours. I will give you a final chance to answer the question by Tuesday at noon, April 20th, 2010 or I will have no reason to expect that you intend to address the question and that you have simply chosen option # 3 as stated above.

Thank you
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Remember what the purpose is behind keeping after Johnny Northside... Rules are rules and laws are laws. John Hoff, Johnny Northside, Jeff Skrenes, the Hawthorne Hawkman and residents alike, all need to adhere to the rules and laws that have been set forth.
We are talking about a Hawthorne Community BOARD MEMBER that is simply NOT conducting himself in a lawful manner! Hawthorne residents need to hold their elected officials accountable and Hawthorne staff members such as Jeff Skrenes, needs to see to it that the council members abide by the rules. If residents can't depend on people like Jeff to maintain and enforce the rules, then the residents have a right to replace those who are "looking out for them."
Stay tuned people!