NJ Spotlight published the following article on 2/19/2014. To read the full article, click here.

Schools Development Authority Moves Ahead Under New Leadership

John Mooney | February 19, 2014

Within two months of his appointment, the Schools Development Authority’s new executive director Charles McKenna has cleared five new projects for construction, kick-started the long-stalled Trenton High School, and opened the way to fast-track school projects in Newark and Camden.

For a school construction agency accused of stalling, if not blocking work, in the past four years under Gov. Chris Christie, the appointment of McKenna this winter at least appears to have opened the spigot in a short time.

Whether that change is lasting is yet to be seen, but in an interview last week, McKenna said it was more about making the most of work that was the pipeline already rather than any special push in Christie’s second term.

Still, the former chief counsel to Christie also acknowledged some things have moved a little quicker.

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