Man, Was That Dumb
I think it is fair to say that things are no longer quiet in regards to the arts center. Or anything else for that matter. All sorts of news and comment-worthy things have fallen from the tree in the last twenty-four hours.
It seems that the Mayor held a press conference today, although I have not been able to find any transcripts or news releases pertaining to it. Could somebody please explain to the Times-Dispatch exactly how this internet web thingy works? The report I caught was the local news slot on WVEC, so I am working from memory.
It should comes as no surprise that Mayor basically reiterated his pledge to withhold further funding of "that damn hole in the ground on Broad Street." But what is a surprise is colossal stupidity of the VPAF Board of Directors. Maybe not such a surprise, but when you consider that the Gang of Four just had a sit down with the Mayor, ostensibly to try and move beyond the current impasse, what the VPAF did this week sets a new benchmark for self-defeatism.
It seems that after receiving the much anticipated report from the city auditor, the VPAF provided copies to City Council, the Times-Dispatch, and apparently anyone else in Richmond who can read. However, they forgot the Mayor’s office, according to Bill Farrar. Now, get this:
The report was released to City Council on Thursday, and is scheduled to be released to the public tomorrow. The Times-Dispatch obtained a copy this week.
Are they high?
Some member's of the VPAF board are getting a clue that if they don't have Doug, there is no arts center. Or even a renovated Carpenter Center. So this rather significant slight is either intentional or further evidence that the VPAF cannot be trusted with public interests. Hell, they cannot even act in behalf of their own.
It seems obvious that if one wants to mend fences with the Mayor, and maybe even get this train wreck set back on the tracks, then what one does is give the Mayor a copy first, before anyone outside the VPAF sees it. Maybe one even requests a meeting at that time and says that this report won't be released until after one meets with the Mayor. But give it to the man first.
That would be the smart play. But then the VPAF has yet to make one since the new Mayor came to town.
It seems that the Mayor held a press conference today, although I have not been able to find any transcripts or news releases pertaining to it. Could somebody please explain to the Times-Dispatch exactly how this internet web thingy works? The report I caught was the local news slot on WVEC, so I am working from memory.
It should comes as no surprise that Mayor basically reiterated his pledge to withhold further funding of "that damn hole in the ground on Broad Street." But what is a surprise is colossal stupidity of the VPAF Board of Directors. Maybe not such a surprise, but when you consider that the Gang of Four just had a sit down with the Mayor, ostensibly to try and move beyond the current impasse, what the VPAF did this week sets a new benchmark for self-defeatism.
It seems that after receiving the much anticipated report from the city auditor, the VPAF provided copies to City Council, the Times-Dispatch, and apparently anyone else in Richmond who can read. However, they forgot the Mayor’s office, according to Bill Farrar. Now, get this:
The report was released to City Council on Thursday, and is scheduled to be released to the public tomorrow. The Times-Dispatch obtained a copy this week.
Are they high?
Some member's of the VPAF board are getting a clue that if they don't have Doug, there is no arts center. Or even a renovated Carpenter Center. So this rather significant slight is either intentional or further evidence that the VPAF cannot be trusted with public interests. Hell, they cannot even act in behalf of their own.
It seems obvious that if one wants to mend fences with the Mayor, and maybe even get this train wreck set back on the tracks, then what one does is give the Mayor a copy first, before anyone outside the VPAF sees it. Maybe one even requests a meeting at that time and says that this report won't be released until after one meets with the Mayor. But give it to the man first.
That would be the smart play. But then the VPAF has yet to make one since the new Mayor came to town.
posted by tsm at 5:42 PM
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