You will recall that an unsigned press release from the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro offered this reason for postponing the plan to have developer Roy Carroll fly local elected official to Washington to lobby for stimulus money:
"Questions have been raised as the result of the misperceptions of some regarding the use of this donated plane. While we are disappointed by the misperceptions this travel plan has caused, more importantly we value the public’s trust and do not want to do anything to damage that trust. Therefore, we are postponing the trip."
It turns out those "misperceptions" were of City and County legal staff. So, in reality, it was those who originally thought this trip would be okay who held the misperceptions. Despite the Community Foundation's attempt to turn the facts on their head, the "some" who saw it as inappropriate were correct. The lesson? Supercilious explanations do not engender respect, especially as a substitute for contrite candor.
good stuff.
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Would some not indirectly profit from increased property values etc..., if one were to own real estate related projects down the street from a proposed multi-million dollar hotel and office building complex?
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