tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post109424586075602205..comments2023-10-24T11:05:25.288-04:00Comments on Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events: Resignation chatterMark Rauterkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-1094338260911164002004-09-04T18:51:00.000-04:002004-09-04T18:51:00.000-04:00Any member of the ACT 47 team needs to have "skin ...Any member of the ACT 47 team needs to have "skin in the game."<br /><br />It may not be good enough for Jim Roddey to open a shadow "office" on Pittsburgh's North Side to replace his Squirrel Hill residency. <br /><br />Roddey and his wife, Ellen, have their trendy townhouse on the market and plan on moving to Oakmont, near Fox Chapel, one of the area's most prestigious neighborhoods.<br /><br />As a resident who has a professional office in the city, it's my opinion that anyone who dictates future city policy must have a real stake in the city.<br /><br />And I'm a Jim Roddey supporter who voted for him twice. It's just that he might be another member of the "brain drain" that's jumping from the ship.<br /><br />Meanwhile, City Councilman Jim Motznik who has lead the criticism against Roddey, has been identified as a potential candidate to replace Jack Wagner, if the former District 4 Councilman become State Attorney General. <br /><br />Ironically, Motznik clearly believes his current post is nothing more than a stepping stone to something else that might allow him to move from his city neighborhood address, as he was an early candidate to replace Dan Onorato as County Controller. <br /><br />Residency requirements are a lightning rod of controversy, but they are important, as chosing where to live and becoming involved shouldn't be a career for carpetbaggers.Thomas Leturgeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452123582626408864noreply@blogger.com