Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Rockefeller Funding of Resilience Officer in Chicago Makes News
After announcing and filling the new job bankrolled by the Rockefeller Foundation, Mayor Rahm Emanuel struggled to explain just what it is that former Deputy Water Management Commissioner Aaron Koch would be doing in the newly created job.
The only thing we know for sure is that somebody other than Chicago taxpayers is paying Koch’s salary.
“When we used to make investments as a city — we’re making ’em in the water and sewer area or paving or playgrounds — we would see that playground” in an isolated fashion, Emanuel said...