Advantage: union scale on public/private partnership construction. But I'm sure he'll keep an open mind (or an open hand).

Lessee, he's a shill for Teddy K, worked as a bricklayer and is a union treasurer.

Sounds like the perfect combination of financial acumen to root out some of the shaky financing that PDC engages in.

I have to say I am disappointed - Homer WIlliams son-in-law must have been too busy for the job.

At least by the time he gets thru with working wages at PDC they will only be able to afford one project a year.

I have to say I worked with John quite a lot when I was labor commissioner. I always found him to be intelligent, honest and fair. I know it's tempting to try to pigeon-hole every appointee, but I predict John will do an excellent job on the PDC.

Fair to whom?

One man's "fair" is another man's house price increase.

The PDC is such a tangle of snakes that in my opinion it doesn't matter how "intellegent, honest, and fair" a PDC Commissioner might be. Molis is walking into a big fugly mess. Good luck - he'll need it.

As a volunteer position, Commissioners are very sheltered from the day-to-day goings on at the agency, and just about everything they get is filtered through the "chain of command" there. The problem with this is that executive leadership wants to keep things from appearing problematic in order to move projects forward and to appear like everything is under control, when many times it certainly is not. In addition, if (lets just say hypothetically)PDC executive staff is incompetant or out of control, how will Commissioners ever get a chance to find this out? In theory, the Mayor should have staff around to monitor the PDC, but well, need I say more about Potter? Hello....is anybody home?

In addition, so many of the PDc deals are very complicated, yet get reduced to a short executive summary (written by staff) or presentation, so many things such as risks get left out.

In public projects there are always risks and trade-offs. PDC Commissioners should require outside independant risk assessments that outline what will be gained and lost (such as money for something else), with every single project proposal.

Finally, John Molis, if you are reading this: Fairness and Equity begins at home. Ask PDC staff why there has been a 40% staff turnover in the past year (most of them women and minorities), ask why people keep quitting at such an extreme rate, ask how many temps without benefits are working there (some for years), ask how many complaints, greivances, and lawsuits have been filed and why, ask about moral, and ask how the internal audit of the "health of the organization" is going. You'll be shocked. PDC was absolutely the most unprofessional, evil, and disrespectful work environment I have ever encountered (and this is while the current leadership has been in charge). They made me lose all faith in the public sector. No wonder the public hates them.

Hmmmm....Union Treasurer (former bricklayer), or experienced architect....for an agency that is charged with redevelopment?

Tough call Tommy Boy. I hope the Mean Boys are happy.