tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11405707.post7708189884231167568..comments2023-10-24T06:48:54.181-04:00Comments on Kevin McCrea for Mayor: Great column by Friedman in the NY TimesKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02934047220331334056noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11405707.post-8123091518996124242010-10-17T22:09:40.995-04:002010-10-17T22:09:40.995-04:00Kevin, My name is Edison A. Bardowell and I am the...Kevin, My name is Edison A. Bardowell and I am the Chief Executive of The Legacy Corporation. I am a business leader with ties to New York City and now looking to invest and now opening a company branch in Boston. <br /><br />I was shocked to see the way things run here. I was shocked to see how the education system is literally failing the students with something as simple as getting the children to school ontime through busing. The buses get to schools late costing students thousands of hours of lost learning time. <br /><br />I was shocked at the rediculious way in which the city streets are cleaned by establishing long hours where drivers cannot park their cars because there is going to be street cleaning from 12am -6am. It should not take so many hours to clean a street; that is a lack of efficiency. I was shocked to see how as I walk in what Boston calls downtown with empty store fronts, barns and noble, closed, stores closed left and right and moreover everything closing early. The downtown area is a desolate ghost land on a weekend night. It should be bustling with tourists, patrons, natives and activities during the evening hours. Not just the Quincy market area but other areas. <br /><br />I want to make a difference. Its a great city but there needs to be new ideas, transparency, innovation, cultivation and effficiency above everything else!<br /><br />How can a person run for mayor what are the requirements and how can I help you to run for mayor again? Feel free to email me at ebardowell@legacyyouthcorp.orgthwbbchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01993860212623928557noreply@blogger.com