» Ya Think Duffy Might Be Full of It?

by Thomas J. Belknap June 21, 2006, 1:07 pm Ya Think Duffy Might Be Full of It?

OK, read below and tell me if it passes the smell test for you:

13WHAM-TV || Rochester - Ferry Deal Not Finished

?When the ferry board dissolves, that agreement under normal circumstances would not exist. But we are taking a very different tact,? said Duffy. The city now has a guaranteed harbor in Toronto. Duffy says he wants to maintain a relationship with the port authorities that could someday allow for another ferry service.

Let me share my ruminations on this issue with you:

If we could not make the Fast Ferry work, what exactly makes him think someone else could have? I thought they carefully weighed the evidence and found there to be no workable, profitable solution. .
If we could have made it work, why the hell are we selling the boat?
Would not a plan for a private interest to take over the operation of ferry service be greatly enhanced by having the goddamned boat?
Would not the absence of a boat greatly impede such an effort?
Of what use would a dock, specially built for one type of ferry, be in any future ferry service?
Most importantly: who gets paid that $600.00 a day, and how well does he know Mayor Duffy?

Hate to be the guy to bring up the big “corruption” word, but I mean, really! This is just crazy or something. Of course it is possible that Mayor Duffy just doesn’t want to piss off Toronto, and who could blame him if that is the case? But if that is indeed his motivation, I would think he would find a way to say that publicly rather than look like a bafoon or a grifter.

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2 Responses to “Ya Think Duffy Might Be Full of It?”

bythepeople

July 1st, 2006 | 11:41 am

I might be ok with what he’s saying, if he’s leaving it open for a smaller hovercraft-type ship. The fare for riding the Fast Ferry was just too much to justify us schlepping our family to Toronto on it, cool as it would be.
rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate

July 1st, 2006 | 3:16 pm

[...] Ya Think Duffy Might Be Full of It? comments on Duffy’s recent comments about keeping infrastructure in place for maybe someday having another ferry service. I might be ok with what Duffy’s saying, if he?s leaving it open for a smaller hovercraft-type ship. The fare for riding the Fast Ferry was just too much to justify us schlepping our family to Toronto on it, cool as it would be. [...]

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