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PHILADELPHIA - As first reported by Fox 29, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has made himself the chairman of the Delaware River Port Authority, and he has removed five local board members.
Corbett made it official with an announcement on Monday afternoon.
Joining Corbett on the board are Joann Bell, head of the Philadelphia office of the government relations firm of Pugliese Associates; Joanna Cruz, an attorney with the law firm of Kerns, Pearlstine, Onorato & Hladik in Upper Gwynedd; Walter D’Alessio, vice chairman of NorthMarq Capital, a real estate investment banking firm; William Sasso, board chairman at the Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young law firm in Philadelphia; and David Simon, senior vice president and general counsel for Jefferson Health System in Philadelphia.
Corbett has the legal power to appoint six of the 16 board members to the agency run by Pennsylvania and New Jersey that controls transit over the Delaware River in the Philadelphia area.
Pennsylvania's other two appointements automatically go to the state's auditor general and the treasurer.
Out of the board are John H. Estey , Robert Bogle, Frank DiCicco, John J. Dougherty, Robin Wiessmann and Maria Quinones-Sanchez.
By naming himself chairman, he will be in a non-paying position. He's replacing Estey, a confidant for former Gov. Ed Rendell.
The chairman sets the agenda for the agency, which is dealing with extensive criticism over its spending policies.
Keeley reported that Corbett met with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie over the weekend in Washington, D.C., and the two discussed changes to the controversial authority.
Corbett will chair his first meeting of the board on Wednesday, Keeley reported.
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