My post was about me not them. Just wanted to make the point to
certain folks that I knew what I was talking about when I said a
bankruptcy trustee's job is to maximize the income, so anyone could
have walked in and bid more, whether the City liked it or not.
You're right about not returning to the rest of the stuff and moving
on.
I gave Gary Mattola a big Christmas hug when I saw the inside of
Convention Hall.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright"
> <justifiedright@> wrote:
> >
> > Over the years, we've had several debates about how Fishman got
the
> > Redevelopment rights and whether the got a sweetheart deal, an
> > inside deal, etc.
> >
> > I've always taken the postion that not only did he not get any
> > special deal, but anyone could have walked into the bankruptcy
court
> > and offered more than the $13 million Fishman did and walked
away
> > with the rights.
> >
> > I based that on the bankruptcy trustee having one goal in mind -
to
> > raise as much money for creditors as he can. He would have
taken
> > any bigger deal than Fishman offered, but no one offered.
> >
> > I say some support for my assertion in the press today. Read
below:
> >
>
>
> Don;t scratch an old wound. We've moved on. Even those who approved
> the deal wish Partners would dissappear. It gets us no where to
> continue being Sunday morning quarterbacks. Whether it was corrupt,
> legit, the best that they could do, or a smart deal, Fishman and
> Partners screwed the city and the city finds it hard to get from
out
> under the deal. The only issue of the past that i would bring up
is if
> its continued today and that for me is to continue taking advice
from
> Aaron. He either knew or should have known. I won't rehash the fact
> that he allowed the city to sign something that held all schedules
in
> abeyance if there was litigation pending against the WRP. You will
> recall that he allowed the city to sign that when there was in fact
> litigation pending. It was a no go from the start.
>
> I am not going to crucify people anymore for what happened - I want
> forward movement, but don't try to make it right.
>
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