Comments on: Riccio To Leave Port Authority, Plus: Club SIXX, Clean It Up!

By: town committee

town committee — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:47:31 +0000

Bob: I disagree with your proposal to add members of the community affected by the PA. The entire city is affected by what the PA does and does not do.
Let’s put people on the board that are more than political yes-men (women). We have seen that in the recent appointees to the zoning board.
Let’s put into effect rules that require the PA to meet on set days and times. In speaking to a former commissioner this was not the case in the recent past. Meetings were scheduled and then canceled at the last minute. Meetings were scheduled at times where it made public participation difficult. Meetings were scheduled where it made it difficult for some commissioner to attend. Let’s start there.

By: yahooy

yahooy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:41:58 +0000

I think you’re jealous.

By: Joel Gonzalez

Joel Gonzalez — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:25:26 +0000

How about increasing the number of council seats; let’s allow for minority representation the way it’s done for the Board of Education. Bigger is better! Did I hear a ’second’ from Bob Walsh?

By: Joel Gonzalez

Joel Gonzalez — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:14:18 +0000

“They have some good-looking babes there on Friday nights.”

Yo, that babe was a dude.

By: Grin Ripper

Grin Ripper — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:30:03 +0000

We have plenty of takers. We need some givers.

By: bridgeportnow

bridgeportnow — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:39:33 +0000

I will provide a live forum for discussion and debate on the PA next Tuesday. Any takers?

By: Bob Walsh

Bob Walsh — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:17:57 +0000

So Denis, let’s take personalities out of this for a second. I believe you and I must have very serious differences of opinion as to how good of a job the PA is doing.
I believe that the Port Authority board needs a complete restructuring; some of which I mentioned above. Other changes need to be made in the powers granted to the authority and it needs further financial oversight.
None of this has anything to do with what you interpreted me to be saying and that is that you are some kind of a hack.
Reform does not begin and end with the termination of the Executive Director. And as is the case in many instances like this, it would always be the mayor’s prerogative to reappoint the same members and if confirmed by the council then they can continue to serve.
But unless we do this and have a complete public airing of what is wrong with the PA, nothing is going to get fixed in the long run.