VPAF Receive Broadcast From Mothership
If the VPAF's five point statement is indeed a response to the Mayor's wishes, then the response is "Did you say something?"
The board has decided to forge ahead without really conceding anything. It is almost as if the last three or four months haven't happened. There is one small concession to reality, however:
The site would be landscaped temporarily if there is a delay in starting construction on Broad Street.
That certainly should alleviate the Mayor's concern about the "damn hole in the ground on Broad Street".
Don's reaction to this is pretty similar to mine. If you strip away the rhetoric, there is nothing new here. What I find confounding is how the VPAF believes that their statement changes anything.
Foundation directors said they felt they made a significant move toward Mayor L. Douglas Wilder's position that their plans are too ambitious.
They probably believe that. But the Mayor has state he will not give any more money to "this failed venture" and I believe that. There is also the pesky little matter of a building permit, which Carolyn Cuthrell also didn't mention.
One other thing:
Board members declined to comment or they waved off or ignored reporters as they emerged from the meeting. Spokeswoman Carolyn Cuthrell said the board agreed no member would speak on the record about the statement.
Now as I recall, two duly elected members of council sit on the VPAF board. They are supposedly there to represent the interests of the city, since the city is the main benefactor at this point. This seems like a double bind for said council members. How can they fully represent the interests of the taxpayers and the administration if they agree to oathes of secrecy about board activities? Is it me, or are these people loopy?
The board has decided to forge ahead without really conceding anything. It is almost as if the last three or four months haven't happened. There is one small concession to reality, however:
The site would be landscaped temporarily if there is a delay in starting construction on Broad Street.
That certainly should alleviate the Mayor's concern about the "damn hole in the ground on Broad Street".
Don's reaction to this is pretty similar to mine. If you strip away the rhetoric, there is nothing new here. What I find confounding is how the VPAF believes that their statement changes anything.
Foundation directors said they felt they made a significant move toward Mayor L. Douglas Wilder's position that their plans are too ambitious.
They probably believe that. But the Mayor has state he will not give any more money to "this failed venture" and I believe that. There is also the pesky little matter of a building permit, which Carolyn Cuthrell also didn't mention.
One other thing:
Board members declined to comment or they waved off or ignored reporters as they emerged from the meeting. Spokeswoman Carolyn Cuthrell said the board agreed no member would speak on the record about the statement.
Now as I recall, two duly elected members of council sit on the VPAF board. They are supposedly there to represent the interests of the city, since the city is the main benefactor at this point. This seems like a double bind for said council members. How can they fully represent the interests of the taxpayers and the administration if they agree to oathes of secrecy about board activities? Is it me, or are these people loopy?
posted by tsm at 11:07 PM
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