"In a telephone interview Thursday, Broward County Commissioner Lamar Fisher, who serves on the SFRTA board, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel the resignation was not a surprise to the 10-member board as Dech informed them earlier this month he was in talks to become president and general manager of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District."
""Mr. Dech called us a week ago," Fisher said, adding the executive director "wanted to call each board member personally.""
""His main reason behind it was that it's a family matter, and I couldn't argue with that at all," Fisher said. "His knowledge and expertise was parallel to none in this industry. I'm sure we will find a replacement to carry it on, and he will be sorely missed.""
David Dech resigned as executive director of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority effective March 16 after accepting a position as president and general manager of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District. The Northern Indiana line runs about 90 miles along the south shore of Lake Michigan between South Bend and Chicago. Broward County Commissioner Lamar Fisher said Dech informed the 10-member SFRTA board and personally contacted members about his decision. Dech led efforts to rally state legislators to restore millions in subsidies critical to Tri-Rail. Tri-Rail served a record 4.5 million passengers last year across 19 stops in three counties.
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