For a government to just gift $100K to a private company, you would
certainly want the matter addressed as to what they are going to to
with it, is it earmarked for particular purposes, is there budgets,
real contractors with insurance, etc. Then you would want a hearing
on the matter with notice to the public.
There are equal protection issues too. Imagine if they could on a
whim just hand out $100K to a private firm. Imagine the next week
some councilmember saying "I move to give the Boy Scouts of America
$100K" or "I move to give the gay and Lesbian Q-Spot $100K" or "I
move to give Tommy $100K for Columbus Day Festivities."
I would think to give out that kind of money you would have to have
a stated grant program with qualifications to meet, otherwise the
penchant for fraud, abuse and patronage would be high.
I think JK is savvy enough to know he can't give away $100K of
public money to a private firm on a motion.
That's why I say he really put his fellow councilmembers in a bad
postion - they had to turn it down, but he made it look like they
don't care.
Very cheap trick.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Well, you may be right.
> Only question I have then is why is voting it down the responsible
thing?
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright"
<justifiedright@> wrote:
> >
> > The problem is Jack if making that motion (that he knows can not
be
> > passed) is somehow showing support for the West Side, isn't he
> > putting his fellow councilmembers, who have to do the
responsible
> > thing and vote it down, in the postion of being mistaken for
people
> > who have no commitment to the West Side?
> >
> > That's why it's such a dirty trick.
> >
> > I wish JK would address that issue on this board.
> >
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote:
> > >
> > > 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"
> > <justifiedright@> 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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