John Parrinello-are you kidding us???
The Democrat & Chronicle has reported in its Sunday edition that the Board of Trustees has paid for John Parrinello to go see the MCC Women’s Basketball Championship for several years.
Quoting the article, it says that “MCC footed much of the bill for Parrinello’s trips, for a total of more than $9,000.” It goes further to quote MCC Spokesperson Cynthia Cooper as saying that “Parrinello was a logical choice to represent the college, not because his son is the coach but because Parrinello is a loyal follower of the team” and that “He’s an avid fan of the team.”
Are you kidding me?
For a man who admits he charges “300 bucks an hour to represent people” he can certainly cover his own cost for a basketball game!
I wonder–could that $9000 have better gone to a needy student whose parents will have to put a 2nd mortgage on their home to send their child to college? Or maybe split it up into 2 $4500 grants to benefit 2 potential students?
Our good friend County Legislator Harry Bronson (D) was quoted as saying, “It’s a stretch to say that’s necessarily in the interest of the college instead of the interest of the individual,”
Where do we draw the line? The article states Parrinello hasn’t submitted his costs for this year. I encourage the MCC Board of Trustees—if it has any sense of dedication to the students, to cancel Parrinello’s free tickets and travel.
This is a disgusting example of the lack of the Republican legislators and Republican-controlled MCC Board of Trustees to control their own.
