Democracy In Albany

I firmly believe that the Albany leaders think only they know best what's good for the people of Albany.  There are many good ideas available in communities outside of Albany and by tapping into local community leaders/some of the highly-regarded urban researchers at the local colleges and universities / other communities like in the article.  

It's such an incestuous relationship - Jennings and Tuffey only promote like-minded individuals who support their positions.  Money is wasted on political patronage jobs (ie - Mayor's PR person and driver) instead of spending it in the community / researching other options from other communities.  

The only way to break this cycle is to appoint people from outside of Albany to some (not all) of these positions.  Tuffey and Jennings don't get it that you want people in key positions who can present different points of view about what works/what does not - in the PD, in the schools, in the community.