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Old Posted Apr 30, 2012, 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by pesto View Post
Blaming me for saying that this could be predicted and now its happening? Maybe blame Curbed for pointing it out as well. Hopefully someone at MTA gets their head on straight before they are opening their internal documents and analyses to a full review from a season legal, financial and fornesics team. It might turn out fine; but it MIGHT delay the project for years.

The goal is to finish the project underbudget, not to show that you can run over opposition. Arrogance is not one of the desirable traits of a civil servant.

If your contractor told you to shut-up and that he's going to fight the city every inch until they come around to his way, no matter how long it takes would you consider him a really skilled business person? Or would you replace him?
Your comments assume that there was a reasonable way to avoid legal action. With a project of this size, especially going through the areas it's going through, lawsuits are inevitable. Better to get the project right than to run terrified with your tail between your legs every time someone brings a lawyer into the room.

Shockingly, not all lawsuits are rational, and there's no good reason to avoid the irrational lawsuits. There's nothing wrong with having to go to court once in a while to defend a good decision. There is something wrong with allowing your project to be paralyzed and/or jerked around by those who can afford lawyers because you are terrified of a little legal review.
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