[Vision2020] Oh, My EYES :-( Plumber's Butt, the UI, and AlliedBarton

[Dave]

In all fairness, I feel I should share that the hiring of the worst 
example of our future police state was the final straw that prompted me 
to urge my sons to NOT go to the UI.

My alma mater...

My sister's alma mater...

One of two universities that gave my dad an honorary doctorate...

It's gone to hell in hand basket!

Which really bums me out!

At least the football team sucks again.

Dave


On 03/31/2011 09:50 PM, Saundra Lund wrote:
> Perhaps someone at the UI should PLEASE let whoever is hiring those fine
> hard-working AlliedBarton security professionals (!) know that Moscow
> actually has an ordinance prohibiting plumber's butt.  Ordinance 2002-13.
>
> In all fairness, I didn't actually see the dude's "cleft of the buttocks" on
> the weekend, for which I'll be eternally grateful.  But, it was horrifyingly
> close&  *very* unprofessional.  And it ***definitely*** wasn't a positive
> reflection on the UI.
>
> OTOH, I've seen MPD officers on campus many times over the years, and they
> always looked professional&  behaved professionally as well, which
> apparently isn't always the case with the AB employees.
>
> I've heard through the grapevine that the brilliant<sarcasm>  decision to
> hire AB to save money is actually costing more than anticipated.  I can't
> say as I'm surprised because that often seems to be the case at the UI:
> things that are supposed to save money wind up costing more, especially when
> it comes to contracts with the private sector.  In the past, I found it very
> easy to deal with the UI with respect to public records requests, but that's
> unfortunately not been the case since Kent Nelson was hired as General
> Counsel.  Other than finding creative ways to thwart public records
> requests, I'm not exactly sure what it is he does since the UI contracts out
> so much of its legal work, but making access to public records difficult if
> not impossible certainly has the bonus of making sure we-the-taxpayers
> remain ignorant about whether all these cost-savings measures are actually
> saving money or losing it.
>
> So much for the UI's pledge for transparency&  accountability following the
> deplorable history of serious financial mismanagement.  Seriously, though,
> Pollyanna me thought that "pledge" was going to last longer than a New York
> minute.
>
>
>
> Saundra Lund
> Moscow, ID
>
> The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
> nothing.
> ~ Edmund Burke
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