GPAC Visits DPAC

I ran across an open invitation from GPAC2012 to ride with the task force to visit the Durham Performing Arts Center with which GPAC2012 promoters are so enamored with so I quickly e-mailed gpacsitevisit@gmail.com and asked to be included. I deliberately waited until today to blog about it to help ensure my seat as limited seating was said to be available. This morning I got the following reply from Michele Rash:

"Thank you for your interest in visiting the Durham Performing Arts Center with the GPAC Task Force. We have a limited number of spots available and will hold a lottery drawing of all interested individuals. Those selected to attend will be notified by 5 pm on Monday, April 9."

So I replied:

"Michele,
There is no mention of a lottery here: http://gpac2012.com/news/announcements/gpac-task-force-to-visit-dpac It appears GPAC2012 is again winging it.
-Billy"

Are there really so many people asking to attend that a lottery is necessary? Or is this just one more way Mayor Perkins, the Greensboro City Council, Ross Harris and GPAC2012 plan to control the agenda.

I await Michele's reply but think that if Greensboro's citizens are so interested as to fill the bus then perhaps the powers that be should rent more buses to avoid the appearance that they might not want other voices among themselves.

Then there's this last minute Tweet inviting the public to their task force meeting this morning...

Continue to article #93. GPAC2012 Seeks To Bypass Voters.