Pataki Turns, Again, to Mr. Fixit

Mr. [Frank G. Zarb] has already taken a surprising position. Rather than insisting on answering the question from scratch, Mr. Zarb said, he will happily look at the cost analysis being conducted by the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, the group that brought the lawsuit and commissioned the study last ye...

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Published inThe New York times
Main Author GREG WINTER and AL BAKER
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y New York Times Company 07.09.2003
EditionLate Edition (East Coast)
Subjects
Commissions
Education policy
Education reform
Management of crises
Pataki, George
School finance
Zarb, Frank
New York
New York City New York
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Summary:Mr. [Frank G. Zarb] has already taken a surprising position. Rather than insisting on answering the question from scratch, Mr. Zarb said, he will happily look at the cost analysis being conducted by the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, the group that brought the lawsuit and commissioned the study last year precisely so someone like Mr. Zarb would make official use of it. Not to worry, Mr. Zarb's colleagues say. For three decades, no one could figure out what to do about the rising electricity rates on Long Island until Mr. [George E. Pataki] chose Mr. Zarb to solve the problem, said Richard M. Kessel, chairman of the Long Island Power Authority. In Mr. Kessel's estimation, Mr. Zarb put together ''the ultimate deal'' and managed to lower rates by 20 percent, winning over his detractors. ''I was one of the people out there who criticized the governor's selection of Frank and said, 'I'll never work with him, it'll never happen,' '' Mr. Kessel said. He added: ''I know a lot of people are looking at this and wondering and criticizing it, but Frank Zarb hasn't gotten involved yet. Just give him some time.''
ISSN:0362-4331