Comments on: Contra Costa manager urges ‘patience’

By: John W

John W — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:43:45 +0000

Mr. Twa is an excellent choice for the administrator position. He has a great track record back in Minnesota. But he needs a Board of Supervisors with the wisdom and political courage to deal decisively with the fiscal challenges. The way we are headed, all revenues will eventually go to pay retiree benefits, with little or nothing left to fund services. Considering the grim financial outlook for the county, you would think that the board would at least make the gesture of giving back some of the 60% raise they gave themselves a couple of years ago.

By: 4Antioch

4Antioch — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:37:24 +0000

WOW. We finally have Adult Leadership in Contra Costa County who is willing to publicly state the realities that Supervisors have failed to acknowledge publicly.

The question now is: Will the Supervisors actually do something for real that is long lasting?

The first step might be to look at what the TRUE basic services actually are, and eliminate the “nice to have” programs.

I’m not holding my breath.