tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664019666098561247.post1258822797330796114..comments2024-03-24T12:58:03.207-04:00Comments on East MoCo: Taxpayers left holding the bag for $45 million in Silver Spring Transit Center fiasco settlementRobert Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664019666098561247.post-55682199385985196322017-06-01T11:22:42.195-04:002017-06-01T11:22:42.195-04:0010:29: Not sure what you've been smoking, but ...10:29: Not sure what you've been smoking, but the County ends up with a net loss of $45 million, which will be borne by the taxpayers.<br /><br />You better believe people are angry about that!<br /><br />#LockThemUp<br /><br />Legal fees were $10 million and counting alone!<br /><br />11:37: All of the firms sued by the County continue to easily find work. Their reputations have not been harmed, but the County's has.Robert Dyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664019666098561247.post-51894200313716221292017-05-31T23:37:27.343-04:002017-05-31T23:37:27.343-04:00Obviously the project's delays were an inconve...Obviously the project's delays were an inconvenience; I had to walk an extra block around the damn thing for years. I'm glad the design firm and general contractor were sued and I'm glad it cost them $25M+their legal fees+their reputations. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664019666098561247.post-84001753543758639082017-05-31T22:53:31.232-04:002017-05-31T22:53:31.232-04:00I was saying the money was spent frivolously on th...I was saying the money was spent frivolously on the transit center project because it was managed so poorly. That is why people should be angry. Why you aren't is beyond me. Have you come to accept incompetence?<br /><br />If you made the bet that I was one of the people saying the county wouldn't recoup any of the money you would have lost that bet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664019666098561247.post-81269948327496436412017-05-31T22:29:48.920-04:002017-05-31T22:29:48.920-04:00Huh? Taxpayer dollars were spent frivolously on a ...Huh? Taxpayer dollars were spent frivolously on a lawsuit that netted the county tens of millions of dollars? People should be angry at Ike for that? I bet you were one of the people months back who said the county would never see any money, much less $25M. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664019666098561247.post-27027204249145380492017-05-31T17:25:58.179-04:002017-05-31T17:25:58.179-04:00I sure hope those lawyers Ike hired don't char...I sure hope those lawyers Ike hired don't charge for their work on the case. <br /><br />You can be happy with the result of this case if you want, but total mismanagement from Ike on down was a good reason for this big mess. I'm unhappy our tax dollars are used so frivolously. And even more annoyed that Ike "promised" and "guaranteed" we wouldn't pay a cents for this. Granted, I knew he was full of crap when he said it. But, when you say stuff like that and get caught lying then people should be angry and give him an earful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664019666098561247.post-30435804306681095202017-05-31T10:50:30.564-04:002017-05-31T10:50:30.564-04:00Oh, no! I, the taxpayer, now have to pay the imagi...Oh, no! I, the taxpayer, now have to pay the imaginary $20M in damages?! Say it ain't so! Let's be real, Robert: cost overruns due to design and concrete issues were $30M; the county recovered $25M. Seems like a fair settlement and certainly beats many years of litigation and an unknown outcome. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com