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by WordsOfWisdom from Georgia

Last Post 132 days, 3 hours Ago


How admirable of Mike Evans to resign due to his romantic interests.  BALONEY!!  If the D.O.T. Board does what they should do, they will vote Gina Abraham out of her job too.  I do not believe for one minute their little romance began about a month ago.  I think it was in progress when Mike Evans fought hell and high water to get her that job months ago.

Her professional ethics, conduct and credibility are out of the window now.  She SHOULD do the right thing and resign.  But she thinks she's done nothing wrong.  And her salary of $175,000 per year is outrageous!  What the world were they thinking when they agreed to pay her that!

She needs to be put on a rail or train and shipped out of her cozy little job.  Ask any D.O.T. employee what they think of her, and they would be glad to see her gone.  She does have some good ideas about the department, but her implementation scheme is way out of line.  It's not so much WHAT she does, it's HOW she does it.  She's made it publicly known that she doesn't trust the high up staff in place at D.O.T., and so she brought her buddies with her from previous jobs.  They didn't have to interview nor compete for the jobs, she just handed them out like they were candy.  And yet those who work for D.O.T. have to struggle to qualify for jobs and compete for them.  Those employees are under tighter scrutiny now than ever.  Gina was wrong to bring those people on board.  But the D.O.T. board allowed it, gave her a slight hand slap, and said okay this time.........  Lame!  Just plain lame!

D.O.T. Board --- get rid of Gina Abraham.  Don't live to regret it!  Do it now.  Do it for ALL the people who work at D.O.T. and many of them have been there for years... and now Gina wants to hire college grads to do the jobs that trained, experienced people have been doing for years.  Employees with years and years of DOT experience will now get beat out of jobs they deserve because she wants to bring in college grads.

Gina Abraham needs to be put out of her job!!  She's as deep in the mud as Mike Evans was in the mire!  Get rid of both of them!  Let them pursue their little romance...  And when it comes to that $1 billion short fall in the budget---someone better be looking into where it went!!!

And what puzzles me most:  WHY did Mike Evans come forward and resign?  Who found out about their little romance?  Who pressured him to take the steps he took?  Is there a former girlfriend of his that threatened to tell-all if he didn't step down?  Or was someone already after him and spilled the beans on him?  Frightened him into resigning.

There's more to this story than we've been told.  Outrageous is what it is.  Just outrageous!

 

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SANTAS_ELF read my blog
Apr 20, 2008 | 10:34 AM

BRAVO!! I AGREE 100%!!! WE NEED TO CALL OUR REPRESENTATIVES, THE GOVERNORS OFFICE, THE TRANSPORTATION BOARD MEMBERS & LET THEM KNOW HOW WE FEEL. I think Evans is trying to take the heat for his boss 'OL SONNY PERDUE before the fire gets outta control. THIS WOMAN HAS GOT TO GO OR THERE WILL BE NO INTEGRITY AT D.O.T.!!!

WordsOfWisdom read my blog
Apr 20, 2008 | 4:25 PM

Actually SONNY is not Evans' boss... it's the legislature.

Georgia DOT is governed by a 13-member State Transportation Board which exercises general control and supervision of the Department. The Board is entrusted with powers which include: naming the Commissioner; designating which public roads are encompassed within the state highway system; approving long-range transportation plans; overseeing the administration of construction contracts; and authorizing lease agreements. Board Members are elected by a majority of a General Assembly caucus from each of Georgia’s thirteen congressional districts. Each board member serves a five-year term.

SANTAS_ELF read my blog
Apr 20, 2008 | 8:03 PM

Yeah i know all that & u know what i mean...

upsgirl read my blog
Apr 21, 2008 | 3:39 PM

You people obviously have TOO MUCH TIME ON YOUR HANDS! Give a little credit where it is due....they were not dating during the election it was after the election and a lot of working time that they became involved. Get your facts straight...he did what he thought was the right thing because he is an honorable person. You people just to bash people to see your name on line.

upsgirl read my blog
Apr 21, 2008 | 3:40 PM

hello, B, J and K

SANTAS_ELF read my blog
Apr 21, 2008 | 6:33 PM

HELLO!! THIS IS A MESSAGE BOARD WHERE PEOPLE POST OPINIONS!!! MAYBE U HAVE TOO MUCH TIME SINCE U REPLIED???? THIS STINKS TO HELL & BACK but is just typical DOT SKULDUGGERY!!! I see now Pinholster is resigning as CHAIRMAN but is staying on the board BECAUSE IT IS ONE HELL OF A GRAVYTRAIN POSITION!! Whats a little BUTTGRABBIN' for a boardmember? they have to entertain themselves somehow...

Flippa
Apr 22, 2008 | 8:00 AM

Dear UPSGIRL:
You have no idea how long they were dating. All you know is what they are claiming. If I ever get in trouble, I want you on my jury because you'll believe anything!!

barcncpt44 read my blog view my photos
Apr 23, 2008 | 2:26 PM

with our road infrastucture going down the tube, it's good to know what are d.o.t. is up to these days.

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