George Sava: Dean Skelos Asleep at the (LIRR) Switch
By Mike Connery on 08/31/2010 @ 02:26 PM
Geoge Sava, a military veteran and lawyer on Long Island, is running against thirteen-term incumbent Dean Skelos. Like so many in Nassau County, decades of rising property taxes are pricing George out of his community, prompting his run against long-time Albany politician and Republican "Leader" Dean Skelos.
Yesterday, George Sava called out Dean Skelos for his part in creating the current problems with LIRR that have caused crippling delays.
“Skelos has been asleep at the switch and ignoring the LIRR”s outdated equipment in dire need of replacement for the 10 years he oversaw MTA capital spending.”
Skelos, as Sava points out, never spoke up about the potentially dangerous outdated parts. He should have fought to replace the switches installed decades ago.
“Skelos can’t evade responsibility for the management - or mismanagement - of the railroad. We never heard him sounding the alarm about the perilous state of the railroad’s equipment.”
As Sava points out, Dean Skelos has had the opportunity to do something about the state of the LIRR while he oversaw MTA capital spending. Instead, he did nothing. What does this say about Skelos’ dedication to his constituents who travel on the LIRR daily?
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