Marty Kotis Saves The City Millions

I had a feeling this was going to come to light when Marty and I talked at the Mayor's East Greensboro Summit first Gathering of the Trolls almost 2 weeks ago. Marty showed me a copy of the Tabb Study and asked if I was familiar with it. I was, but what I wasn't familiar with was the many mistakes Marty was able to show me in just a few minutes. Yes, I could have blogged about it then but I knew where Marty was headed next and being that the Rhino Times is a bigger name in town I defer to John Hammer and Alex Jakubsen. Here's a few, how shall I say it? Highlights:

"President of Kotis Properties Marty Kotis is keenly aware of the problems with the study that includes some of his shopping centers. According to Kotis the recommendations and conclusions in the study do not follow from the data, much of which is simply wrong in the first place...."

"...One of Kotis' shopping centers in west Greensboro, Westover Gallery of Shops, is counted three times..."

"...Even more embarrassing, the list of Greensboro shopping centers includes Spring Lane Galleria; a Kotis-owned shopping center that is in Sanford, North Carolina..."

"...The square footage of the shopping centers appears estimated, with a minimum and maximum column for each. For a shopping center identified as Wendover Ridge shopping center, the minimum size is 100,000 square feet and maximum size is 0 square feet..."

"... The other is identified as "English Market" and said to be anchored by a Food Lion and a Family Dollar. The address given is simply "Family Dollar...."

"...The parity study also lists Sonic as a restaurant the city should pursue, even though there is already one in the east Greensboro study area..."

"...Tabb, the study's author, declined to comment on the study..."

That's right, a million comedians out of work and Michael Tabb is trying to write comedy.

And finally:

"Greensboro Mayor Robbie Perkins, who gave the parity study a glowing endorsement at the East Greensboro Mayor's Summit, said he was aware of errors in the report but that they are correctable and the recommendations are still correct. "This isn't an exact science," said Perkins."

You know what else isn't exact science but is a hell of a lot closer to hitting the target and even funnier to read? The Local Specialization, Competitiveness & Growth study paid for by the City of Greensboro and The Greensboro Partnership and kept hidden from the public except for the fact that George Hartzman and I smuggled it out while they weren't watching.

Oh, and if you want to read the made up Tabb Study... Tabb Study Provides Insight And Questions, Part 1
http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2012/10/tabb-study-part-2.html
The Tabb Study, Part 3
Tabb Study, Part 4
Interesting Notes From The Tabb Study