With all due respect, I disagree. I saying that he was trying to show a greater commitment, no a "trick" Please don't mince my words. Thank you. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I son't think you meant to Jack, but your post below actually agrees > with me that it was just a trick Keady was pulling. > > Anyone else have an answer here? > > Maybe JK himself would like to weigh in. > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote: > > > > Perhaps he was hoping to show the west side a greater commitment > from the town. Is that > > so wrong? > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright" > <justifiedright@> wrote: > > > > > > I'm going to reserve decision on something JK did last night > until I > > > hear from those on this board that support him. > > > > > > Someone please tell my why... > > > > > > > > > Last night with all the people there to complain about the > east/west > > > racial divide, with all the high tension about waht is or is not > > > being done on the West Side, why did Jim Keady, without warning > to > > > other council members, in front of all, suddenly make a motion > to > > > hand the West Side Community Center $100,000.00? > > > > > > Before you answer, here's some things I do know: > > > > > > 1. Jim Keady is the Chair, and Rev. Nunn a member, of the > > > Springwoond Avenue Advisory Committee. > > > > > > 2. That Committee, after a year of work, is about 1 month away > from > > > a issuing a report for West Side redevelopment. 1 month away. > It is > > > supposed to be a very comprehensive plan that will deal with > > > recreation issues. > > > > > > 3. The City does not own the West Side Community Center, a > private > > > Company does. > > > > > > 4. With no application sitting in front the Council, no plans, > no > > > drawings - nothing - it would be reckless to just cut a private > > > company $100,000.00 of public money on a motion with no hearing. > If > > > any other private company received a $100,000.00 donation of > public > > > money, there would certainly (rightfully) be public outrage and > > > calls to the prosecutor for investigation. > > > > > > > > > Here is what I think: JK was pandering. He knew full well there > was > > > not a chance in the world that his motion would or even should > be > > > voted on. > > > > > > JK wanted the people who were there to say the West doesn't get > > > enough, see him ask for $100,000.00 for them, and see the rest > of > > > the council say no. > > > > > > That would make him look good, at the cost of stoking the fires > of > > > the geopgracphic, economic and racial divide. That was pure > > > political pandering to make him look good even though it hurt > the > > > relations among the City's people. > > > > > > That's my theory, but I said I'd reserve decision. If that is > not > > > why he did it, > > > > > > Someone, please, tell me why... > > > > > >
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