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Senior Official Responsible for Big Dig Project Quits |
2006-07-28 |
The senior official responsible for the Big Dig resigned Thursday, handing a political victory to Gov. Mitt Romney and clearing the way for the governor to have greater control over the gigantic highway project after a woman was killed when tunnel ceiling tiles crushed her car. Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Chairman Matt Amorello announcing his resignation today in Boston's North End neighborhood. Matthew J. Amorello, the chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, which oversees the Big Dig, agreed to resign hours before a hearing at which Governor Romney was expected to fire him. Mr. Romney, who for several years has sought control over the independent Turnpike Authority and called for Mr. Amorello's resignation, had begun a process to remove him after the tunnel accident on July 10, which killed Milena Del Valle, a 38-year-old mother of three. |
Posted by:Fred |
#4 17 days and you fold up, Matt? And for short money? And you call yourself a Massachusetts hack? Billy Bulger will spit on your grave! |
Posted by: tu3031 2006-07-28 11:49 |
#3 3dc, Fat Matt wasn't involved when that section of the tunnel was done. The oversight was in someone else's hands so I don't think that you can hit him for Manslaughter. There's a whole bunch of people you can line up for that role but, in fairness, Matt wouldn't be one of them. |
Posted by: AlanC 2006-07-28 10:14 |
#2 Fat Matt gets a 6 month severance package (approx. 110K); the state retirement board projects his pension at $55K per year. Not bad for a no-talent hack. |
Posted by: Raj 2006-07-28 06:40 |
#1 How about a manslaughter charge for him in her death? |
Posted by: 3dc 2006-07-28 00:31 |