Port Authority policies, structure to face scrutiny by special committee
Monday February 3, 2014, 7:03 PM
BY SHAWN BOBURG
STAFF WRITER
The Record
The George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal and a pair of controversies that grew out of them have exposed ugly truths about the Port Authority, the agency that has earned a reputation for secrecy, imperialism, and now political high jinks.
One leading Port Authority official said Monday the crisis has also created an opportunity to tackle some of the root causes and consequences of the agency’s recently-aired problems, including political patronage, a culture of fear, and conflicts of interest by commissioners.
Scott Rechler, the vice-chairman of the Port Authority, said in an interview that a five-member special committee, composed of three governor-appointed commissioners from New York and two from New Jersey, will be created later this month to consider policy changes and significant structural reforms to the 93-year-old bi-state agency.
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