Philip M. Faccenda, Author at E-City Beat

City Commission

Did The City Drop A Doodie In The Pool?

Oh my gosh! Private procurement for architectural and engineering services are one thing, but Federal procurement rules for procurement...

Philip M. Faccenda - April 13, 2021

Great Falls Tribune

Biased: Great Falls Tribune Hires Liberal Activist As Local ‘Watchdog’

If you missed Great Falls Tribune editor Grady Higgins' piece from a couple of weeks ago, chances are you might not have...

Philip M. Faccenda - February 23, 2021

City Commission

Unfair Or Illegal?

Did the City’s Indoor Recreation Center and Aquatic Facility consultant selection process violate the Federal Procurement rules? In June...

Philip M. Faccenda - February 19, 2021

City Commission

Stop – In The Name Of Fairness And Common Sense

What’s a 50 meter pool that is 25 meters short? If you answered, “very short-sighted”, you’d be correct, but that’s what you...

Philip M. Faccenda - February 15, 2021

Great Falls

Groundhog Falls

HISTORY JUST KEEPS REPEATING ITSELF After Mantle and Maris hit back-to-back home runs in 1961, Yogi Berra said “It’s...

Philip M. Faccenda - February 2, 2021

Great Falls

Location, Location, Location: Haste Makes Waste

As they say, location is hugely important in real estate. Process is equally important in a fair and competitive...

Philip M. Faccenda - January 26, 2021

Great Falls

Timber

If it wasn’t enough for the Great Falls Public School District to deforest the Great Falls High School original campus by cutting...

Philip M. Faccenda - January 18, 2021

Great Falls

Rubber Stamp

What is the purpose of an elected city commission? As representatives of the citizens how should commissioners direct the affairs of government?...

Philip M. Faccenda - January 15, 2021

Great Falls

Great Falls Aquatic Center Exceeds Speed Limit

It doesn’t matter how big a hurry you are in, it pays to obey traffic signals. As we all know, not following...

Philip M. Faccenda - January 13, 2021

Great Falls

Lions Park Indoor Recreation & Aquatics Facility

As I suggested in a previous article, by all measure the new Indoor Recreation and Aquatics Facility should be developed at Lions...

Philip M. Faccenda - January 4, 2021