Comments on: Water Authority: It’s Not About The Money http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/21/water-authority-its-not-about-the-money/ turning the tide upstate Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:14:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/21/water-authority-its-not-about-the-money/#comment-104968 rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:38:07 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/21/water-authority-its-not-about-the-money/#comment-104968 [...] We’ve talked about the Water Authority scandal a great deal in the past. It’s a classic case of local Republican corruption, one in which the law may have been broken. It’s in court now: John Stanwix, former Monroe County Water Authority executive director, pleaded not guilty today to a single misdemeanor charge of violating the Public Authorities Law. [...] [...] We’ve talked about the Water Authority scandal a great deal in the past. It’s a classic case of local Republican corruption, one in which the law may have been broken. It’s in court now: John Stanwix, former Monroe County Water Authority executive director, pleaded not guilty today to a single misdemeanor charge of violating the Public Authorities Law. [...]

]]> By: Bullwinkle http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/21/water-authority-its-not-about-the-money/#comment-55044 Bullwinkle Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:30:26 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/21/water-authority-its-not-about-the-money/#comment-55044 First of all, Carla Palumbo’s essay advocated an investigation and a truly bi-partisan board of directors. She did NOT, as you said: “advocate such a takeover”. OK. She did not "advocate a takeover" in the piece published today. But she did introduce legislation to do it, sometime in the last few months. First of all, Carla Palumbo’s essay advocated an investigation and a truly bi-partisan board of directors. She did NOT, as you said: “advocate such a takeover”.

OK. She did not “advocate a takeover” in the piece published today. But she did introduce legislation to do it, sometime in the last few months.

]]> By: Jiminy Bizbo http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/21/water-authority-its-not-about-the-money/#comment-55027 Jiminy Bizbo Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:28:53 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/21/water-authority-its-not-about-the-money/#comment-55027 Ha! Score 1 for the Itchy one! Ha! Score 1 for the Itchy one!

]]> By: itchy http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/21/water-authority-its-not-about-the-money/#comment-54979 itchy Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:44:18 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/21/water-authority-its-not-about-the-money/#comment-54979 Interesting that the union wants benevolent Republicans to protect them from the cost-cutting, government-shrinking Democrats... Interesting that the union wants benevolent Republicans to protect them from the cost-cutting, government-shrinking Democrats…

]]> By: Bigboy http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/21/water-authority-its-not-about-the-money/#comment-54978 Bigboy Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:29:14 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/21/water-authority-its-not-about-the-money/#comment-54978 Isn't it obvious that MCWA's union wants to preserve jobs? Ask what's in it for him. If he has less members because of consolidation, he is not interested. Kind of like Adam Urbanski.... Isn’t it obvious that MCWA’s union wants to preserve jobs? Ask what’s in it for him. If he has less members because of consolidation, he is not interested. Kind of like Adam Urbanski….

]]> By: itchy http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/21/water-authority-its-not-about-the-money/#comment-54976 itchy Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:21:27 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/21/water-authority-its-not-about-the-money/#comment-54976 Good question. Maybe triangulating for a politically palatable position, pre-election? Good question. Maybe triangulating for a politically palatable position, pre-election?

]]> By: ladkiddo http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/21/water-authority-its-not-about-the-money/#comment-54974 ladkiddo Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:12:07 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/08/21/water-authority-its-not-about-the-money/#comment-54974 I would like to see the legislature assume complete control of the MCWA. Yes, it is about closing the budget gap with the revenue from the Water Authority, and why shouldn't it be? What am I missing here? I would like to see the legislature assume complete control of the MCWA. Yes, it is about closing the budget gap with the revenue from the Water Authority, and why shouldn’t it be? What am I missing here?

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