Monday, June 17, 2013

So We Punish Bad Behavior By Giving Them $2 Million Dollars

Let's say I was wrong about trading the Greensboro Inn for the Bessemer Shopping Center. Let's say it was just a coincidence that Mr Kahn happened to get his Hotel shut down by the City of Greensboro a few months ago due to the fact that the Greensboro Police Department and courts had established a history of excessive problems there. (Link to court documents)

Okay, so what if I was wrong? What if I was wrong and the Greensboro City Council lead by Mayor Robbie Perkins punished the Kahn investment group by giving them $2 Million Dollars?

"Alston’s clients, Shahzad Akbar and Shehzad Quamar, are part of an investment group that owns a Clarion Hotel on Swing Road and 25 local convenience stores. Mayor Robbie Perkins said the pair has extensive experience running businesses in east Greensboro.

“They know what they’re getting into,” he said. “That’s a business advantage we can’t discount.”

If that's punishment I'm taking up a life of crime.

And did I mention the near monopoly they already operate in Northeast Greensboro? These people are literally taking $Millions of dollars a year out of our community.

As an aside: These are the same clowns who tried to block the building of the new Dollar General Store on Phillips Avenue a few months back claiming it would bring more crime to the area when in-fact their store next door, Kim's, is considered the worst nuisance in the entire community for miles around. Yeah, they know how to do business in East Greensboro alright. It's called Monopoly and Robbie Perkins supports it.