tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post4344426091043163265..comments2023-10-21T03:07:18.017-05:00Comments on Enclave: Is the Mayor's Office sending department heads to lobby Metro Council on the fairgrounds privatization plan?S-townMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948307051485318061noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-13904649978283160612010-11-13T09:56:06.862-06:002010-11-13T09:56:06.862-06:00I gotta say that I am sort of amazed that, so far,...I gotta say that I am sort of amazed that, so far, the press did not write about the manufactured losses of the fair. Rich purposefully set the budget to lose money for the three years he has been finance director. In government, as in life, if you plan on losing money you most likely will. Someone will have to educate me on how blowing a wad of the people's cash is the "right thing."Metro Councilmember Emily Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15445590895798202048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-60495602393916448852010-11-12T09:20:28.003-06:002010-11-12T09:20:28.003-06:00It would only be reaching if the Mayor didn't ...It would only be reaching if the Mayor didn't keep appearing in the equation like the wizard behind the curtain.S-townMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948307051485318061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-59531786459250787342010-11-12T08:53:32.204-06:002010-11-12T08:53:32.204-06:00I went door to door with flyers for that meeting, ...I went door to door with flyers for that meeting, as did others. So it was promoted by neighbors.<br /><br />Keith has been advocating for green space at the fairgrounds for over a decade. His wife has been very much out of the picture with this stuff, attending only a neighborhood block party here and there. I think you may be reaching a bit with that one.South Nashville Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17793704844457938554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-89209532689071966032010-11-11T22:56:58.641-06:002010-11-11T22:56:58.641-06:00Yes, Mr. Riebeling is a good lawyer. Nice deflecti...Yes, Mr. Riebeling is a good lawyer. Nice deflection on his part.<br /><br />The folks I talked to who were in charge of the original meeting were not the race fans. And the shadow meeting was not coordinated at the grassroots but by the Mayor's office. That's why Communications Director Janel Lacy was quoted in the story.<br /><br />By the way, the leading neighborhood supporter of privatization of Nashville's public property, Mr. Moorman of SNAP, is married to a Bone Law attorney, who works with the attorney of the Music City Center and a close friend of Director Riebeling, who has been advocating privatization of the fairgrounds since the Purcell administration. Conflict of interest?S-townMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948307051485318061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-25266594800921004892010-11-11T21:29:46.594-06:002010-11-11T21:29:46.594-06:00Evans did call out Mr. Riebeling, but he countered...Evans did call out Mr. Riebeling, but he countered with 'Sometimes, we should just do the right thing'.<br /><br />Either way, I just wanted to clarify, I'm pretty sure the neighborhood folks called for that 'shadow' meeting you're referring to, although it wasn't meant to shadow anything. But I understand why Ms. Moore would want to come to a meeting with constituents rather than a bunch of screaming race fans.South Nashville Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17793704844457938554noreply@blogger.com