DGI Chairwoman Dawn Chaney, announced today that Downtown Greensboro Incorporated President, Ed Wolverton will be leaving July 1st in an "amicable" arrangement. This comes from the same news report that states:
"The decision comes after a months-long, highly public squabble between the city of Greensboro and DGI, in which the City Council publicly stated that the organization and Wolverton did not have the necessary vision for future downtown development."
Seriously, Ms Chaney, do you take Greensboro citizens for stupid? Ed Wolverton did exactly what the Downtown Greensboro Incorporated Board of Directors directed him to do for 15 years and now that Dawn Chaney and others on the DGI board have been caught with their fingers in the piggy bank, Ed Wolverton gets the boot.
You see, it's evidenced in this statement:
"While the City Council and Perkins have been vocal in their criticism of DGI’s vision, they have been relatively vague about specifics of what kind of new vision and direction they would like to see. Perkins has emphasized that downtown Greensboro needs to up its “cool” factor, citing Greenville, S.C., as an example, but has provided few other details.
Chaney said that the new vision for downtown could include examining the potential for development of vacant land in downtown Greensboro for additional walkways, retail shops and office buildings."
But you see, no DGI director will have control over what gets built in downtown Greensboro. The Mayor, City Council, DHG Board and Downtown property owners determine what gets built there, not Ed Wolverton or any other DGI employee.
You can be sure that Ed Wolverton's replacement will research Downtown Greensboro Incorporated and that no one as dedicated as Mr Wolverton will ever be found to replace him. Those who are hired will only see DGI as a stepping stone to other cities. With the help of the Tast Force, the DGI board has indeed sealed its own fate.
Don't forget: Billy Jones told you this would happen.
And why would Rite Aid buy a Downtown Greensboro drugstore with intentions of closing it? It certainly wasn't because Downtown was a better place to do business than Uptown in East Greensboro, was it?
"The decision comes after a months-long, highly public squabble between the city of Greensboro and DGI, in which the City Council publicly stated that the organization and Wolverton did not have the necessary vision for future downtown development."
Seriously, Ms Chaney, do you take Greensboro citizens for stupid? Ed Wolverton did exactly what the Downtown Greensboro Incorporated Board of Directors directed him to do for 15 years and now that Dawn Chaney and others on the DGI board have been caught with their fingers in the piggy bank, Ed Wolverton gets the boot.
You see, it's evidenced in this statement:
"While the City Council and Perkins have been vocal in their criticism of DGI’s vision, they have been relatively vague about specifics of what kind of new vision and direction they would like to see. Perkins has emphasized that downtown Greensboro needs to up its “cool” factor, citing Greenville, S.C., as an example, but has provided few other details.
Chaney said that the new vision for downtown could include examining the potential for development of vacant land in downtown Greensboro for additional walkways, retail shops and office buildings."
But you see, no DGI director will have control over what gets built in downtown Greensboro. The Mayor, City Council, DHG Board and Downtown property owners determine what gets built there, not Ed Wolverton or any other DGI employee.
You can be sure that Ed Wolverton's replacement will research Downtown Greensboro Incorporated and that no one as dedicated as Mr Wolverton will ever be found to replace him. Those who are hired will only see DGI as a stepping stone to other cities. With the help of the Tast Force, the DGI board has indeed sealed its own fate.
Don't forget: Billy Jones told you this would happen.
And why would Rite Aid buy a Downtown Greensboro drugstore with intentions of closing it? It certainly wasn't because Downtown was a better place to do business than Uptown in East Greensboro, was it?
