Turbo19 Posted November 18, 2013 Share #1 Posted November 18, 2013 Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday vetoed bills that would order the MTA to hold more hearings before raising fares and place public transportation funds in a "lock box" that couldn't be tapped for other government functions.Cuomo called the measures unnecessary and restrictive, but backers said his vetoes would limit commuter input about MTA policies and endanger transit funding.State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. (R-Merrick) sponsored the measure that would have compelled the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to hold a hearing in every county affected by any proposed fare, toll or service change. He said Cuomo was "wrong" to nix a measure that would have given the public more input into MTA operations."When it considered the most recent fare increase proposal in the fall of 2012, the MTA held public forums in different areas of the MTA region, but there were several counties in which no public hearing was held, even though residents of those counties were directly impacted by the MTA changes," Fuschillo said in a statement. "The MTA also holds simultaneous hearings in different counties, thereby preventing all the board members from being present at all hearings."In an interview, Fuschillo said, "The whole purpose of the bill was to bring transparency to the fare process."The MTA serves 12 counties in the downstate region. Read More: Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted November 18, 2013 Share #2 Posted November 18, 2013 Cuomo doesn't actually give a damn about the MTA. If the MTA does a good job, he jumps out for the credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted November 18, 2013 Share #3 Posted November 18, 2013 Cuomo doesn't care he's probably much different then his daddy was when he was governor about the i hope they override his vetoes especially on the lock box bill If the MTA does a good job, he jumps out for the credit. THE TRUTH! cause anytime the mta does something.. the leading words in an press release is Governor Cuomo announces that the mta..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo19 Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted November 18, 2013 In agreement with the both of you. Now, a certain someone knows I've been an a**hole to him because he states Cuomo went out of his way to make improvements, and I disagree completely. For the record I'm going out of my way to say that this isn't improving my perception of Cuomo at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted November 18, 2013 Share #5 Posted November 18, 2013 Cuomo doesn't actually give a damn about the MTA. If the MTA does a good job, he jumps out for the credit.It's the same thing here with NJT and Chris Christie. NJT press releases always give him credit for all their improvements. "Christie Administration Expands MyTix" or "Christie Administration Expands MyBusNow" (BusTime). Probably other places are like that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R10 2952 Posted November 19, 2013 Share #6 Posted November 19, 2013 Screw Cuomo; let them override the veto and call it a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted November 19, 2013 Share #7 Posted November 19, 2013 I don't care so much about the public hearings, since they are pretty much just horse-and-pony shows anyway. The lockbox, though, is a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Posted November 22, 2013 Share #8 Posted November 22, 2013 Of course he vetoed them. He's a suburbanite ass who thinks public transit is a welfare program for the poors and is thus irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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