Vito Tolone throws his hat in the ring for the Director of Transportation job - are there other people with their hats in different rings.

By Pepper Parr

November 12, 2015

BURLINGTON, ON

This story and its headline have been revised since the initial publication.

Sometime in the very near future city hall will announce who has been selected to become the Director of Transportation.  Vito Tolone has been serving as the  interim for a short period of time.

The Gazette erroneously reported that Tolone had been appointed.  We have been asked to publish the clarification that the this vacancy is going to be filled by competition, not by appointment. “You can imagine that reading the information in this article could make potential candidates quite uncomfortable” said the city communications department.

Scott Stewart – his sweater says it all.

Vito Tolone – now Director of Transportation

Scott Stewart, General Manager of Development and Infrastructure nurtured Tolone for a number of years as he did with Chris Glenn and Alan Magi.

Stewart is the last man standing of the team that Jeff Fielding had to work with when he took on the job of city manager.

When Fielding left for Calgary many thought Stewart would fill that roll. That didn’t happen.

Many thought Scott Stewart, on the left would succeed Jeff Fielding, on the right as City Manager. That didn’t happen. Has Stewart found a place where his skill set will be used and appreciated?

Has Stewart found greener grass somewhere?

The Gazette has picked up comment from two sources – not sure yet if it is common chatter or do they know something the rest of us don’t yet know.

Losing Scott Stewart would be a serious blow to the city which at this point has just the one General Manager and a city manager who is getting a feel for the job.