Annapolis Capital Punishment

CITY ADMINISTRATOR OFF TO CHINA, BRAZIL…IN CITY’S BEST INTEREST? PERHAPS…..

CP has been told by more than a few knowledgeable sources that our hard working and effective City Administrator Bob Agee has been off to far-flung regions of the globe lately, supposedly to do the one thing that some say he is doing best--arranging sister-city programs. Despite two e-mails to the Mayor’s PIO inquiring about the nature of these trips, the Mayor’s Office has been mum--no news release posted on the city’s web site. Perhaps somebody thinks it’s in the city’s best interest to have its highest paid employee and ostensible Chief of Staff off to these places, but perhaps because he is more likely to do some good for Annapolis by not being here to do something…not so good? Assuming that he paid his own way (We do not know) he still did this on official city-time--yes? No? And finally, why did he leave during the budget season? Well, please tell us somebody??? We pay his 100k + per year salary. What’s going on? And why won’t Ray Weaver respond to CP’s inquiries???

FERRY TALES…MAYBE NOT SO FRACTURED AFTER ALL

CP joined a dozen other local folks and media people to take a high-speed boat ride across the Bay to Matapeake to simulate a ferry boat ride. CP has considered himself a member of the loyal opposition when it comes to the incipient proposal to start a ferry boat operation from Annapolis. However, CP is slowly coming around to favor the idea, as it is becoming increasingly clear that its main supporters are as intently interested in the “intermodality” and “interconnectivity” of such a water route as is CP. This is not just about a boat ride or a water route. It must be about linking with other as yet-to-be-determined or developed forms of land transportation. A ferry route in and of itself is doomed to failure, but if we can develop it as an integral part of other transportation options, it would have a greater chance of success--and of providing real service. Look for coverage of this in the local media…they were with us on the boat ride--after all, it’s kinda “sexy”…
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ANNAPOLIS ECO-TOUR….PRAY FOR SUBSTANCE OVER STYLE

CP neither endorses nor criticizes this $225 bike ride, but boy, do we have a lot of questions….read below and check out the website…..

If you want to go to Annapolis now that the legislative session is over, here's a good reason - an Annapolis Eco-Tour May 15-16. Put together by Greg Drury and the Mayors office, the tour is a one-and-a-half day journey that begins with a 1.5-mile walking tour of Eastport, an informative boat ride around the harbor, and awards dinner with Mayor Ellen Moyer and Maryland Speaker of the House Mike Busch on Tuesday night. Wednesday will feature a 14-mile bicycle ride to many innovative environmental projects. The tour costs $225 per participant. Also available individually are 5/15 After-Work activities, register separately - $40 for either the Harbor Queen Boat Ride and wait list only for dinner at www.WholenessforHumanity.com
For an agenda or to register, go to: http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Agenda.aspx?e=3dc6255c-c06c-43a6-b5f6-574d151c94cd or contact Greg Drury at greg.drury@wholenessforhumanity.com or 202-686-9813.