Mayor Nutter (sounds cool to say now huh?) announced some of his new staff appointments and holdovers yesterday: http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/state/pennsylvania/20080111_ap_phillymayorannouncesnewappointmentsholdovers.html

One of the holdovers raising eyebrows is Clarena Tolson, who is reportedly being retained as the head of the streets department. Yes, she’s the one who as Deputy and Director of the Streets department has helped oversee philly’s abysmal recycling program.

Why is she being retained? What does this mean for Nutter’s commitment to improve the recycling program? It is too early to say, but folks are working on getting some answers.  We’ll keep you posted.