[quote=Eugene]
Everyone’s ire is understandable, but, with the city economy as bad as it is, last thing we need is incompetent leadership. And that’s what we’ll get if we try to squeeze their salaries. I’m sure that Sanders has enough connections that he can quit his job any day and jump directly into a higher management position of some private company, on a 200k+ salary.[/quote]
The Mayor is probably going to get a hefty pension from the City when he retired as Chief of Police and now a pension for being the Mayor. As was mentioned earlier, sure you can go out in the private sector and make more money, but getting a pension is the incentive.
Edit: The water main break is on Garnet/Fanuel and another one on Hornblend. They have 100 breaks a year, according to the City Water Dept.