chosen in secrecy

An opinion on two questions raised in Mathew Miller's article (Jan.9, 2008, "Selection process hit on viaduct group"):

How were the committee members chosen and what is this committee supposed to accomplish?

Since 30 members were chosen largely in secret by the three most socialistic liberals in the area, it is certain there will be no conservative input.

As to accomplishment, can anyone possibly expect 30 diverse special interest representatives to come to an agreement on anything?

Bureaucracies are not constructed to arrive at solutions to problems. The best they can do is to appoint endless study groups and committees at considerable public expense to confuse the taxpayers into thinking they are doing something constructive.

Rod Gallagher

Broadview