T-U: NYRA Deal Imminent as Monday
 

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories...ate=12/30/2007

Appears to be coming to a satisfying, if annoying and harrowing, conclusion... And also appears to be basically the way things were laid out in the MOU back in September...

25 years maybe instead of 30..?

Restructuring of Board of Trustees (which was happening anyway)...

Some goals, targets, benchmarks which Charlie Hayward was ammenable to as long as they weren't obviously built in to ensure they couldn't be met...

A legislative source briefed Saturday said the Assembly, Senate and Gov. Eliot Spitzer's negotiators agreed to a framework of a deal to give NYRA a lengthy extension to its franchise, a deal that also calls for restructuring NYRA's board. The deal is supposed to be announced Monday.

I'll drink to that. Hopefully this will put an end to this lengthy and frustrating process!:)

So all pockets are lined and there's plenty of drugs and escorts to go around?

about time waiting to last minute to do things.:eek:

And we miss out on all of the fun!

HEGARTY: Things appear to be in place for racing Tuesday...
http://www.drf.com/news/article/91280.html

maybe this wild roller coaster ride with Spitzer and Bruno in the first car is finally over

There is an agreement

Statement By NYRA Chairman, C. Steven Dunker
By NYRA Press Office | December 31, 2007
NYRA has reached an agreement with the Oversight Board and the State to continue racing at Aqueduct on a temporary basis through January 23, 2008.

On behalf of our fans, employees and the participants in the racing industry, NYRA wants to thank Governor Eliot Spitzer and Steven Newman, Chair of the Oversight Board, for their extraordinary efforts to continue racing at Aqueduct.

I guess Dunk must have forgotten to thank Joe Bruno.

Maybe he didn't do it verbally

BTW the press release spelled Duncker's name wrong:)

I don't think he did it period.

I guess that may make the cost cutting process a little bit easier.