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Evans out at GDOT?

Gena Evans may resign from her post as GDOT commissioner:

Georgia DOT Commissioner Gena Evans may well be moving on as early as late today. My sources tell me that the DOT Board has moved towards an inevitable parting of the ways with Evans. This as new television stories ran last evening. Meanwhile, new revelations are reportedly brewing with at least three additional news organizations.

Reports tell me that now a majority of the members have decided that Evans has become too much of a distraction to be capable of continuing to lead the embattled organization.

While many agree that she has brought necessary scrutiny to DOT operations, her management style has reportedly brought department morale to an all-time low. DOT members are becoming increasingly concerned that the actions by Evans do not reflect their directives and that the continual disclosure of new issues related to the DOT, including yet to be disclosed new stories of a more serious and far reaching nature, could, as one observer told me, “bring down the whole shooting-match.” By shooting- match, my source said he did not mean “just the DOT.”
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Evans is considered a bright and capable manager and created high hopes for change at the DOT. But even those closest to Governor Sonny Perdue are concerned that the Evans matter may well diminish his ultimate ability to effect transportation change and might have even more significant implications. As one Evans supporter told me “The personal stuff on Gena was low and out of bounds. But the problem is, there are other potentially significant shoes (of a non-personal nature) to drop and the blow might be crushing for all.”

Evans’ fate, even if she survives a rumored potential vote today (there is nothing on any agenda stating that her employment is to be discussed but the Morris News Service reported her job would be a topic taken up) seems increasingly in doubt. The stories that at first seemed tawdry and silly are now turning into potentially serious matters.

The problems at GDOT don't end with Gena Evans. The entire board needs to be replaced. The whole system in Georgia is screwed up and it involves several agencies. A complete overhaul of how Georgia does transportation needs to be done, especially before the legislature passes a tax giving the leviathan more money to waste at its disposal.

Comments

Evans stays.... She is the best hope for straightening out the mess that is GDOT. I'm sure that really makes you mad. You are absolutely right about the current board.....

I'm not mad. I am indifferent as far as Evans goes. She has done a lot right, but she is too political. I'd rather see the board go.

If a President can do such in the oval office how is this any different?

I don't condone such actions but seems the bias is there and could be Evans ruffling everyone to straighten out the place made others uncomfortable.

If they can get rid of their problem (Evans) then maybe they can sweep the inapt DOT under the rug again and smile telling everyone things are better off with her gone.

Better for who I ask. Let the shoes drop as long as accountability comes to the DOT.

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