Thanks to the "Long Island Six" (you know who they are), we now have the nations first congestion pricing fee.
Let's call it what it really is -- a tax instead of a toll
Along with this comes a something called the "MTA Rail Act" -- which stands for the MTA Revitalization, Accountability, Improvement and Legitimization Act
It calls for among other things, an independent forensic audit of the MTA's procurements
Here is the question which I posed to my State Senator -- we have a fully functional Office of the Inspector General, which provides independent oversight of all MTA operations.
They have conducted audits of the LIRR in the past and found deficiencies.
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If the IG's office is incapable of providing an independent audit, the law needs to be changed or shut the whole thing down.
Let's call it what it really is -- a tax instead of a toll
Along with this comes a something called the "MTA Rail Act" -- which stands for the MTA Revitalization, Accountability, Improvement and Legitimization Act
It calls for among other things, an independent forensic audit of the MTA's procurements
Here is the question which I posed to my State Senator -- we have a fully functional Office of the Inspector General, which provides independent oversight of all MTA operations.
They have conducted audits of the LIRR in the past and found deficiencies.
http://www.mtaig.state.ny.us/reports.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
If the IG's office is incapable of providing an independent audit, the law needs to be changed or shut the whole thing down.