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Suffice it to say, the meeting scheduled for Thursday afternoon between Gov. Charlie Baker and MBTA personnel could be a bit awkward. The governor will meet T personnel and GM Beverly Scott, just days after he called out the transit authority’s poor winter weather performance and Scott announced her resignation.

BostInno reached out to Gov. Baker’s office to get a sense of what might be on his agenda but we have yet to receive a response. The meeting, set for 12 p.m., is closed to the press with no availability after.

“The Governor and Lt. Governor were surprised to learn of Dr. Scott’s resignation,” said Gov. Baker spokesperson Tim Buckley. “They thank her for her contribution to the Commonwealth and are grateful for her offer of assistance as the MTBA transitions to a new General Manager.”

Despite the recent finger pointing between Gov. Baker and Scott, the MBTA told us she’ll welcome the governor and do her best to come up with collaborative solutions moving forward.

Beverly Scott, Image via MBTA

“The GM will answer questions and provide any and all information that is requested,” said MBTA spokesperson Joe Pesaturo. “She is looking forward to helping in any way she can.”

Scott resigned on Wednesday evening with her departure effective April 11.

“On a personal professional note,” she wrote in her resignation letter, “the opportunity to be a part of the Patrick administration transportation team; and share in a small part of the transportation gains over the past several years has been more than worth the effort.”

Perhaps she was taking a backhanded swing at Gov. Baker, who, on Monday, called the T’s performance “simply not acceptable” and ominously threatened to have a “long conversation” on how to proceed.

But Scott defended MBTA operations and her staffers who have been working tirelessly to try and get transit lines up and running, and noted interestingly that she has yet to even meet Gov. Baker.

MassDOT Secretary Stephanie Pollack, who Gov. Baker appointed back in January, went to bat for Scott at Wednesday’s MassDOT board meeting, according to the Boston Herald.

“The Baker-Polito administration has no plans…to change leadership,” the Herald wrote, indicating that Scott is perhaps stepping down of her own accord.