WAMU: MWAA Members Targeted Martire, Reiley
Three allegedly worked with GOP in Virginia to oust Democrats from the organization responsible for building the Silver Line.
Three members of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors allegedly actively worked with Republican officials in Virginia to orchestrate the removal of Mame Reiley and union supporter Dennis Martire from the board, according to a story published Wednesday on American University Radio's (WAMU 88.5) website. MWAA and its board have come under scrutiny in recent years after an audit discovered questionable practices, including sweetheart deals for former board members, questionable travel expenses and nepotism. Martire was among those named for his activities, particularly an expensive trip on behalf of the organization. The Democratic members were removed, despite the internal review of MWAA raising much broader …
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Bob Bruhns
10:30 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013
Whatever our government is doing, it certainly is NOT calling the FTA and MWAA cost estimators out and demanding to know why our rail extension costs so much more than it should cost. Why? The estimates say that the Rt 28 station will cost two times what a comparable, actually more sophisticated station costs in posh, wealthy Fairfield Connecticut, and the estimates also say that the Phase 2 … more ›