# Gov. Patterson: $5500 (EACH) signage was "a requirement"

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gov-patterson-5500-each-signage-was-a-requirement/70546>\
**Category:** PolitiSUCK\
**Created:** [July 14, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gov-patterson-5500-each-signage-was-a-requirement/70546 "2009-07-14T14:54:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gov-patterson-5500-each-signage-was-a-requirement/70546/1 "2009-07-14T14:54:15Z")

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I could understand if these were 50" OLED displays or something… but alas, “I \<3 NY”

Heard it on the radio today, this is the first link I found.

[http://www.9wsyr.com/content/news/real\_deal/story/Lawmakers-No-need-to-spend-900k-on-stimulus-signs/I-gGrhVrjESg-wbN6ki9LA.cspx](http://www.9wsyr.com/content/news/real_deal/story/Lawmakers-No-need-to-spend-900k-on-stimulus-signs/I-gGrhVrjESg-wbN6ki9LA.cspx)

> The first question Consumer Investigator Jennifer Lewke asked was: “Governor Paterson, do you think spending $900,000 on temporary signs is a wise investment of taxpayer dollars?”
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> “I’m not even going to discuss with you whether or not I think it’s a good idea, I’m just going to do it the way they said so that the money keeps coming,” Paterson responded.
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> Consumer Investigator Jennifer Lewke then asked the Governor, “Why are we spending $5,000 a sign, when other states are spending $500?”
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> “From where you’re standing, which way is Washington? Ask them, that is a federal requirement and we are in compliance with them.” Paterson responded.
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> Although Paterson said the signs were required, Senator Chuck Schumer, Congressman Dan Maffei and the U.S. Department of Transportation all say these signs are “highly encouraged” but not mandatory.
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> “We certainly never encouraged the signs to cost $5,000 a piece – that’s a real problem, since other states are much much less,” says Maffei.

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**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gov-patterson-5500-each-signage-was-a-requirement/70546/2 "2009-07-14T14:57:44Z")

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Can we just get a “I \<3 NY” sticky, that all of these blunders can go in lol.

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**Author:** ![91CRXSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91crxsi/32/7247_2.png) [@91CRXSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91CRXSI)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gov-patterson-5500-each-signage-was-a-requirement/70546/3 "2009-07-14T15:00:09Z")

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whats he care about the signs…he cant see the damn things anyways!!!

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**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gov-patterson-5500-each-signage-was-a-requirement/70546/4 "2009-07-14T15:02:50Z")

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negative on the conglomeration. there are alot of different & specific issues that need to be discussed amongst these blunders. YOU overpaid $818,000 dollars for temporary signs.

IOW: Get out and consult your representatives.

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**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gov-patterson-5500-each-signage-was-a-requirement/70546/5 "2009-07-14T15:05:25Z")

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> [@Nikuk](#):
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> negative on the conglomeration. there are alot of different & specific issues that need to be discussed amongst these blunders. YOU overpaid $818,000 dollars for temporary signs.
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> IOW: Get out and consult your representatives.

Who got that sweet contract?