posted March 26, 2008
Sizable money is being spent to repair defects in the construction of the 21st Century Waterfront Project that was to be completed before the end of the Bob Corker mayoral administration. One defect cited was the sinking of concrete terrace steps that required an $80,000 repair.
I was amazed to read in a Times newspaper account that Jeff Pfitzer, who was the director of capital planning under that administration, was quoted that this was "an anticipated expense".
If it was anticipated that the steps as designed and constructed were going to sink, why didn't he and/or others in charge of the project step in and make the necessary corrections before construction? With this level of project management ability, I can now see why the 700 Market St. project that Mr. Pfitzer has been heading, as the River City Company's director of special projects, has yet to become
a reality.
Ben Brychta
Hixson
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