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Thursday, June 24, 2010

City Management of Airport Relocation Costs $500k

More evidence has surfaced regarding the need for a competent City Manager for the city of Caldwell  today.  It is no secret we would like to see a City Manager form of government in Caldwell.

It has been reported to THE GUARDIAN city management of a relocation issue on land acquired at the Caldwell Airport has resulted in a loss of $500,000 on FAA reimbursement deal at the airport.  The SNAFU is the result of the former City Public Works Director bungling a relocation after a land deal near the new terminal location on Linden. 

It appears airport manager, Curt Hawkins is going to take the fall for the $500k bungling efforts at Caldwell City Hall.  The mavens who work for Team Garret have rewritten the job description for the Airport Manager job and have advised Mr. Hawkins he will not be working at the airport beyond the end of this month.  Mr. Hawkins has been in this position for the last ten years and up to this event has done a decent job for the city of Caldwell.

Caldwell Airport is one of the fastest growing airports in the North West when compared to six adjacent or near states. It is the second busiest airport in the State of Idaho.

The excuse circulating on the change at the airport is the the job description has been expanded and Mr. Hawkins can re-apply for his job should he be interested in the newly defined job responsibilities

A competent city manager would have more than likely been keenly aware of the FAA requirements and we would be $500,000 in the black on this episode of incompetence.

On the job training is costing Caldwell taxpayers a bundle of cash. Thirteen years of Team Garret and his administration of the city and we are still making huge blunders like this latest episode.  How much more of this can we afford in this economy and scarce tax resources?
Posted by Paul Alldredge at 4:10 PM

6 comments:

  1. AnonymousThursday, June 24, 2010 4:35:00 PM

    Not surprised.

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  2. AnonymousThursday, June 24, 2010 5:34:00 PM

    Team Farret does not have a clue. They have mismanaged and fumbled through until nobody will ever be able to reverse the damage that has been done. Caldwell will always be a blighted area until City Hall is cleaned out!

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  3. AnonymousFriday, June 25, 2010 1:19:00 PM

    It will be intersting to see who gets the job at the airport. Will this be a true competetive job offering or another opportunity to stack a crony into this slot.

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  4. AnonymousMonday, June 28, 2010 4:59:00 PM

    THE MAYOR SOLD FURNITURE..NOW HE'S A CEO OF A 47 MILLION DOLLAR CITY ..AND A 5 MILLION PLUS URBEN RENEWAL PROGRAM...GOOD LUCK CALDWELL,,
    RUN THIS DUDE OUT OF TOWN ....LET HIM SING AT YOUR WEDDINGS/CHURCH

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  5. AnonymousTuesday, June 29, 2010 9:30:00 PM

    Why is the mayor out of town so much of the time? His traveling and board memberships preclude overseeing and managing the affairs of Caldwell. I can't remember a mayor who was gone or out of town as much as Mr. Nancolas.

    Just how do the people of Caldwell benefit from all this flitting around at taxpayer expense?

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  6. AnonymousTuesday, June 29, 2010 11:10:00 PM

    Who is that man in the photo?

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