Wendy Pareene's blog and postings to this list illustrate an unfortunate
and disastrous way to behave as a member of a community organization's
board and steering committee. What she has done may very well be the
primary catalyst for blowing up Lyndale's organization.
The auditor's letter, posted by our fearless leader, shows the problem
Lyndale Neighborhood had with NRP--using NRP money for initiatives which
do not, in the opinion of NRP, meet their criteria for contract
parameters. Other neighborhoods, including my own, have made similar
expenditures and found that they did not meet NRP contract criteria,
even though the neighborhood organization thought, in making the
expenditures, that it was meeting the criteria.
To make the cheese more binding, Ms. Pareene, in throwing up a blog
site, is using the issue as a way to make Mr. Persons look like a bad
choice for Tenth Ward council member in the coming election. One is
automatically led to the conclusion that Ms. Pareene supports the other
candidate. Candidates are often unfortunate in their supporters.
I want to emphasize here that I have no preference in the race. It's not
my ward and I don't know the issues or the parties well enough to have a
preference. I've never met Mr. Remington and only know Persons
slightly--not enough to say him aye or nay.
Regardless of the election's outcome, Lyndale Neighborhood stands to
suffer from a board member who 'put their business in the street,'
rather than dealing with the issues she raises with the board itself. It
makes me feel bad for Lyndale Neighborhood. The neighborhood does not
deserve to be treated this way.
WizardMarks, Central
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