tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post871592527620828323..comments2024-03-28T10:27:45.855-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: A Memorable Moment in City HallCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-84152618777217937422012-02-25T06:12:14.629-05:002012-02-25T06:12:14.629-05:00Manda: Make no mistake. There was no question here...Manda: Make no mistake. There was no question here about circumventing a bidding process. That's not what was happening at all. The purpose was to get an idea of what a new bridge would cost so the City would have some idea of whether or not it was a project the City could reasonably pursue with grants or whatever. The problem was that Pierro behaved as though Marston had accused him of trying to circumvent a proper bidding process when he was only suggesting that a second opinion might validate or amend the first one.Carole Osterinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-20540821350468031992012-02-24T19:53:50.775-05:002012-02-24T19:53:50.775-05:00Sounds like Cappy doth protest too much. He was v...Sounds like Cappy doth protest too much. He was very obviously engaging w/ some backroom dealing with Colarusso rather than putting this job out for public bidding OR discussing a penalty for CSX until the bridge is repaired. Cudos to Adlerman Marston for speaking up. It doesn't matter if you've been in city government 8 weeks or 80 years. You are elected to take care of the community, not special business interests.Mandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896067619561096761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-32117417216439183452012-02-24T16:54:16.477-05:002012-02-24T16:54:16.477-05:00Marston's approach is obviously the right one,...Marston's approach is obviously the right one, though it seems unlikely he will not last too long when unwilling to pad pockets of Hudson's good ole boys.peacefulshadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236803757416655009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-76184531801829294602012-02-24T12:50:17.125-05:002012-02-24T12:50:17.125-05:00Colarusso and Crawford are on speed dial.Colarusso and Crawford are on speed dial.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548912912359709568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-31954876942910739542012-02-24T12:30:57.769-05:002012-02-24T12:30:57.769-05:00Why should taxpayers pay to fix a bridge that is s...Why should taxpayers pay to fix a bridge that is supposed to me maintained by CSX? After all, shouldn't we get something back for letting their trains belch diesel fumes and hold up traffic in our town? A better approach might be to park a bulldozer on the tracks and tell them to fix the bridge. Then they can pay a lawyer and go to court to move the bulldozer, or fix it. I wonder how much the time city officials have wasted and/or how much has been paid to lawyers just to get them to replace a few rotten boards? The whole deck and walkway is rotted out and needs to be replaced. I don't even like walking over it, let alone drive a car.SlowArthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182629761582261749noreply@blogger.com