tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post3689972242060964960..comments2023-12-24T05:26:48.861-05:00Comments on The Pittsburgh Comet: PMRS: City needs $220 million to $300 Million to get to 50% Funding.Bram Reichbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-22261325041460755242010-10-17T22:07:32.797-04:002010-10-17T22:07:32.797-04:00Right, because Lindy paving does such excellent wo...Right, because Lindy paving does such excellent work. <br />With top notch materials. <br />In a timely manner. <br />For a decent priceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-13553425539839498702010-10-16T09:58:26.219-04:002010-10-16T09:58:26.219-04:00@Brambo Heard the name and thought of the movie, ...@Brambo Heard the name and thought of the movie, sprinkle some aborigine and voila.<br /><br />I'm more upset of their poor construction, than the overarching issue of patronage paving. Not only should he be fired for poor judgement, but he and his crew should remove and replace their substandard workmanship, at no cost to the city. Just because you can stand the heat and turn a screw on the back of an old Blawnox, doesn't mean you can build a road. Leave the construction to Swank, Trumble/Lindy et al.n'atnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-75495304283940330832010-10-15T22:17:57.258-04:002010-10-15T22:17:57.258-04:00Been a resident/property owner/taxpayer for almost...Been a resident/property owner/taxpayer for almost a decade. My street, and all the streets within a 5 block radius, have been paved exactly zero times during this period. This Jagoff Quigley buys his house and within a year he has a new driveway thanks to the taxpayers who pay his bills.<br /><br />Why am I surprised? Ravenstahl's public works director has been <a href="http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/5337504/detail.html" rel="nofollow">doing the same thing</a> for years. <br /><br />Frankly, I don't even really care that much about the street. What bothers me is Ravenstahl, his Staff and their supporters who believe they are entitled to use of public assets for private/personal gain.<br /><br />It is clearly a trend with this Administration....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-26526407727934366072010-10-15T20:54:58.323-04:002010-10-15T20:54:58.323-04:00Down under? Is he Australian?Down under? Is he Australian?Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-10379221590320982822010-10-15T19:49:02.428-04:002010-10-15T19:49:02.428-04:00Council is winning in the court of published opini...Council is winning in the court of published opinion. until %voter turn out exceeds the %pension funding, Quigley and his gamaradas down under will do as they please.n'atnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-37214105622158909532010-10-15T19:47:29.789-04:002010-10-15T19:47:29.789-04:00Perhaps in your estimation, but in the court of re...Perhaps in your estimation, but in the court of reality, the entire City government looks ridiculous. <br /><br />And as Council has proven, and in grand fashion, in a way that the City's history will show undeniably, this will turn out to be a war with few battles, a war with fewer monuments, only casualties.<br /><br />Because no matter who prevails, the losses and the pain will be felt long after the bodies are cleared from the battlefield.<br /><br />Anyone who claims to be winning here is seriously troubled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-31148911855740299312010-10-15T19:27:08.918-04:002010-10-15T19:27:08.918-04:00But Council is winning in the court of opinion.But Council is winning in the court of opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-24571230247762261982010-10-15T13:59:16.453-04:002010-10-15T13:59:16.453-04:00The Burgess Plan seems best. The Lease Deal gets ...The Burgess Plan seems best. The Lease Deal gets us to 50%, and placing all the extra money into the Fund - rather than into Kevin Quigley's driveway - is the most responsible thing.<br /><br />As for retaining the public asset...the Parking Authority is not a paragon of efficiency, and it will never become one. Without outside management, needed infrastructure upgrades seem unlikely also.<br /><br />After scaring everyone with the dreaded shade of Rate Increases, everything we have seen from Council so far seems to require then as well.<br /><br />I really believe that there is more political gamesmanship on Council's side. They have focused on stirring up the hornet's nest, but they have offered few solutions and none of them better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-47940212368865636352010-10-15T13:01:20.805-04:002010-10-15T13:01:20.805-04:00So let's see, increased revenues may have to c...So let's see, increased revenues may have to cover paying off $300 million in new bonds. And then there is the nagging matter of needing to actually invest hundreds of millions in the crumbling parking assets at some point to upgrade them to modern standards. Oh, and that $100+ million in existing parking debt that the lease would otherwise pay off. But of course the necessary rate increases will be SO much lower, because as we all know, politicians will be a model of efficiency in operating the assets.<br /><br />No wonder the pitchfork crowd is in such a hurry. In other words--does this Unicorn Milk taste funny to you?BrianTHnoreply@blogger.com