Thompson Dissing Bloomie on HOD Again

"Two weeks after narrowly losing to Mayor Bloomberg, Controller William Thompson punched back Wednesday by refusing to back a plan to reopen and expand a downtown Brooklyn jail. Thompson refused for the third time to approve a $34 million design contract for the project - even after a top Bloomberg official sent a letter ordering him to do so under city law." - New York Daily News

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"The money the city wants to spend on this contract would be far better used as a means to reduce class sizes and build more schools," Thompson said."

Yeah, how about that?

Posted by: East New York at November 19, 2009 11:23 AM

Way to go Thompson!
Push back hard.

Posted by: Minard Lafever at November 19, 2009 11:23 AM

Sore Looser. Pathetic.

Great example of how he would act as a Mayor.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at November 19, 2009 11:24 AM

> Great example of how he would act as a Mayor.

Yes, how dare he stop wasting money on a useless boondoggle project!

Posted by: DitmasSnark at November 19, 2009 11:28 AM

I have no problem with jail reopening but that doesn't mean that all contracts involved to do this (or expand it larger) are good or wise contracts (as in non-wasteful, done correctly).

Posted by: Petebklyn at November 19, 2009 11:49 AM

"Thompson Dissing Bloomie on HOD Again"

Bloomberg's appraisal of the House of the Day was off the mark?

Posted by: Sparafucile at November 19, 2009 12:05 PM

The big picture is this. When Thomspon next runs for office, he can point to his principled objections and sticking to a campaign promise. This will be dumped in John Liu's lap. Who may make a mayoral run in four years.

Posted by: BrooklynIsHome at November 19, 2009 12:29 PM

GO BILL!!!

Posted by: stevieb at November 19, 2009 2:12 PM

i figured dave would be a bloomberg lover

Posted by: buckfast at November 19, 2009 2:18 PM

Thompson's a loser,and he's a wanabee mayor and thank god that will never happen,

Posted by: janko at November 19, 2009 2:25 PM

checks and balances, a good thing in govt

Posted by: bklynite at December 1, 2009 11:16 AM