The Daily Freeman did a profile on Mayor Sottile’s record for 2010 today in the June 27 editions. I’m more accustomed to stories written about an executive’s first 100 days or a summation of the executive’s accomplishments during a given calendar year, but the Freeman wanted to do this mid-year piece on him. Here’s what I’m reported as saying in the story:
“’I know he works very hard, and I know he cares about the city, and he has, over and over again, made tough decisions to get us through these tough times,’” Reynolds said. “’However, he needs to work on his communication skills. He needs to stop getting into shouting matches with constituents. He needs to be more visible on the streets and in neighborhoods.’”
“Reynolds said the mayor has worked diligently to move a large-scale housing project at the Hudson River waterfront into position and extend a pedestrian promenade along the Rondout Creek. Reynolds also praised the mayor for establishing the Block by Block program.”
Minority Leader Andi Turco-Levin meantime hit him for the assessment re-evaluation process and mistaken overpayments to the county for the safety net program. Here’s a link to the story, which includes video of Sottile, Turco-Levin and me.
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2010/06/27/news/doc4c26d84e16082490938974.txt
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