Valentine out of town during Hurricane Irene – StamfordAdvocate

I have never been a public safety director, a mayor, a town executive, a police officer or any sort of government official so I have no expertise here…and according to this article Bobby V collects only $10,000 for a job that normally pays over $100k….and apparently the people on the ground aren’t wigged…but to me the Rangers game doesn’t seem important.

STAMFORD — Bobby Valentine, the city’s public safety director, will be in Arlington, Texas, broadcasting a Major League Baseball game when what could be one of the worst storms in decades blows into Stamford Sunday.

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Asked after the news conference about whether he would be in the city Sunday night during the hurricane, Valentine said: “That’s a stupid question. I just changed my flight.”

Valentine spent much of Friday in meetings discussing the emergency response to Hurricane Irene with city officials, recommending the city set up a Twitter account to provide residents with real-time updates on preparations and announcements.

via Valentine out of town during Hurricane Irene – StamfordAdvocate.