The Brazen Behavior of Good ole boys.
Even with a State Attorney's Investigation bearing down on them the good ole boys at the Orlando Expressway Authority will proceed with business as usual because anything else would show weakness. They believe it's their hubris that attracts the money. Below is an article from Scott Maxwell describing the latest on the Steven Precourt hiring. Precourt isn't qualified to do the job, but the appointment has been single-minded. I don't think it's an accident that he is acting with a sense of urgency in an election year. There is a lot of money that can be passed on through those contracts.
It is a paid subscription required article, so here are the highlights of the article:
Orlando's arrogant toll leaders should heed Ashton's advice
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Unfortunately, normal people don't run the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority. And it is beginning to appear that no threat — even a state investigation — will stop their brazen and arrogant schemes.
Today, we will learn whether the authority — which collected $276 million in tolls last year — defies State Attorney Jeff Ashton and finalizes a deal to hire an unqualified state legislator to run the agency.
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Even though he is not yet on the authority payroll, he already has moved in, roaming the halls and "acting as the de-facto director," according to Saturday's Sentinel.
He even released a statement saying, "...we have important and time sensitive work to do here at the Expressway Authority."
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/os-expressway-ashton-precourt-scott-maxwell-20140121,0,2799565.column
