Kleptocracy or jackassery incarnate.

And if you vote for more of the same, please don’t complain when you get more of the same.

If it’s true could you please shed some light on that situation?

I believe Suzy was wrongly attacked for stating her position, and I say “BRAVO” to Jon Q. Publique and Tom Anderson for standing true to the value(s) and spirit of this forum.

I have no idea who Suzy Smyth is or the anonymous Sara; there is no Sara or Suzy working at the ValleyRide Boise operation. As I read Suzy’s commentary, the target is Valley Regional Transit and ValleyRide (Boise) not COMPASS. Anonymity was essential for Suzy in this situation. To avoid retaliatory action by VRT or ValleyRide management, and obviously others who took exception to her words, she chose the safe route for communicating her concerns. Under the circumstances, I feel she demonstrated great courage by sharing this information, and contrary to Sara’s opinion, she did not present her viewpoint as a “nasty writing.”

I have the advantage of being able to collaborate most of the concerns outlined in Suzy Smyth’s exhaustive document. Unfortunately, she only touched the tip of the iceberg.

The editor of this venue is invited to contact me.

Idaho is a ‘good ol boy’ State where failure to act like a scared slave in the workplace destroys your employment prospects. Who in their right mind would reveal their real name when they could face the prospect of being fired and tossed out into the current job market that is in a death spiral?

I’d rather get 100 bits of information by anonymous people than only 1 ‘courageous person’ lead.

And having the URL go to Compass tells us what exactly?

Let’s see if Suzy Q actually does what he/she is encouraging others to do, show up at a meeting and voice their concerns. I suspect that will not happen however.

Several points about the Suzy Smyth comments.

1) Many comment on this site using a cover name. One reason might be is that if they are insiders they may have valid concerns about reprisals. Suzy appears to have some pretty interesting information from some source about the goings on at VRT.

2) That VRT has serious labor problems, both Union and non – Union, is documented in their own consultant’s report. There has been a personnel revolving door there for years. A number of people on this site over the past year or so also have noted the personel problems at VRT.

3) Take the time to read the article in depth. Sure, it’s long. Enlighten yourself. Think about what’s being said. Bias? Perhaps. But then are you not biased by assuming the writer is biased?

4) Perhaps the link to COMPASS is there more to make people aware of the proposed Downtown Multi Modal Center project than as a link to a personal website. There are two basic questions with the Multi Modal Center project. The first is “what’s the rush?” Second is “why do we need it” (other than Boise got some earmarked funds)?

And no, I don’t know who Suzy Smyth really is either, however, reader comments to a recent Statesman article about the Multi Modal Center also contained some remarks that were less than kind about VRT management and appeared to come from someone who had inside information.

I don’t find it a stretch that SMYTH might be telling the truth. Public transit serves the most vulnerable people in our society, and there often seems to be a correlation between poor people and bad service.

Seems SMYTH hit a raw nerve with Sara who states “I’m really not going to read the post in any depth”, implying an indignant reaction to something she didn’t even read yet, curious…

EDITOR NOTE–Tom, you have hit the nail on the head. As we explained in the editor note, we made the post because the transit outfit needs to have some outside auditing. We have made attempts to get top officials to call for an audit to no avail.

I don’t know who Smyth is, but since the link to her/his name is COMPASS and there is no staff member by that name, I, nor anyone else, know who this person really is. I’m not even going to guess and I’m really not going to read the post in any depth.

If someone is going to make accusations like Suzy he/she did, then at least have the courage to do it under your own name so that the readers know where the bias is coming from.