redstarohyeah t1_iwq2a3i wrote on November 17, 2022 at 2:35 PM

Reply to comment by Karen1968a in Eric Batista Hired As New Worcester City Manager by guybehindawall

You’re such a consistent clown. The progressive councilors just asked for a CM search, ya know like every other city does? It’s extremely likely Batista would have come out on top anyway, but it’s a matter of transparency, honesty and following through on your word.

Karen1968a t1_iwq3mru wrote on November 17, 2022 at 2:45 PM

So, I appreciate your input. Ask yourself a question. Have those 3 councilors been effective? Have they been able to work with the rest of the council to improve the CITY, or have they been focused solely a pushing agendas that serve their interests and their interests alone. Politics is getting things done, they can’t.

redstarohyeah t1_iwqim6r wrote on November 17, 2022 at 4:28 PM

This puts the entire onus on the minority group in the council though, ask yourself this: what has candy mero Carlson or Kate Toomey EVER done in their years in the position? I have infinite respect for these new councilors trying to drag the Worcester old guard into 2022.

guybehindawall OP t1_iwqmls4 wrote on November 17, 2022 at 4:55 PM

Oh, so rubberstamping every extrabudgetary police expenditure and groveling to developers counts for nothing now???

redstarohyeah t1_iwqpwd8 wrote on November 17, 2022 at 5:16 PM

Haha this is exactly the kinda snark I sign into Reddit for

guybehindawall OP t1_iwqr9o9 wrote on November 17, 2022 at 5:25 PM

In completely seriousness though, King/Haxhiaj/Nguyen have done a great job exposing just how inert and adverse to actively leading half of the council is. Maybe that's not "getting things done" (insert jacking off gesture here) but you gotta walk before you can crawl.

Karen1968a t1_iwqq36c wrote on November 17, 2022 at 5:18 PM

Well it would appear that the answer to your question is, literally everything that’s happened over the last 5-10 years. You can absolutely argue the merits of things like Polar Park, but they got it done. The minority group is incapable of getting things done because they are incapable of working together, they are agenda driven not result’s driven. Now, I see a story in the T&G today about rooming houses, that seems to have widespread support on the council. Let’s see how it plays out