Wasn't this deal negotiated from '01 through its signing October '02? In which case feel free to take current council to task for both the deal and for rolling over and playing dead.
Is not criticism required of those who chose to blindly trust the felonious city manager Weldon, praise him to this day and still fail to consult independent economic and legal advice? Those who have proven by their actions that they have no regard for the trust they hold can not be expected to act differently in future; if they can't take the heat we need get them out of the kitchen. --- In [email protected], "dfsavgny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I keep saying it but Asbury Couple just doesn't get it. I have not, > and will not, blame the current council for a deal they did not > negotiate. However, no matter how bleak the picture was at the time, > I don't think it is being an armchair quarterback by saying the deal > is lopsided to the favor of Asbury Partners. However, as I've said, > you can't cry over spilled milk, although we can criticize those who > were involved and are still dispensing advice. > > That being said, I'll say it again, you can take the current council > to task for rolling over and playing dead for the developer at > almost every opportunity. > > Isn't the council the redevelopment body? Don't you think each of > them should be well conversant with all aspects of the deal as John > Loffredo would lead the public to believe in his past editorials? > They do not even know that there is a questions that the street > vacation areas might go to the developer for FREE! Or, that there is > a discrepancy between the amended development agreement and the > Marine Grill Sales Agreement, and that the original Marine Grill > parcel (east of Ocean) may also go to the developer with the > Triangle (west of Ocean)! > > I know that this is not a highly paid position, but if you are going > to take the job, it's your responsibility to follow through. I read > in TriCity News how John Loffredo took Paramount to task for trying > to change its plans. I congratulate him. He should have done that > numerous times to Asbury Partners when they reshuffled the deck > instead of most recently becoming its spokesman in his public > reversal on the Triangle. > > We can repeat it all again; no letters of credit or performance > bonds, permitting the developer to default on its real estate taxes, > default on its schedules, etc. Sorry, they may not be to fault for > the original deal, but they have used feathers instead of sticks in > the past 3 years with the developer. Lastly, again I ask, would you > take the same position knowing that the deal that you were not > responsible to see carried out was negotitated by an admitted felon > who took bribes from a developer? Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
