Can someone tell me why GREENSBORO is pledging 20 million to a performing arts center( that no one wants bc it's going to be near the ghetto) when the real need is fixing old dilapidated buildings, creating jobs, or helping build a new animal shelter?!? Nancy Barakat Vaughan, Tony Wilkins can you help answer this question?!? Marty Kotis you wanna weigh in?!
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Cecilia Thomas or educating chilren......
Yesterday at 9:16am · Like · 4..
Marty Kotis Amanda Foster Anderson - I'm not involved with the GPAC deal. I'd suggest you talk to council members and the CVB.
Yesterday at 9:22am · Like · 1..
Josie Paza Cothran That is shocking (said in a very sarcastic voice)
Yesterday at 9:33am · Like · 1..
Susan Beck Good for you !!!
Yesterday at 10:53am · Like..
Tony Wilkins Tony Wilkins voted NO on the $20M but was on the short end of a 6-3 vote.
Yesterday at 1:29pm · Like · 2..
Tony Wilkins And by the way,now it's $30M.
Yesterday at 1:42pm · Like..
Amanda Foster Anderson Wonderful... Glad I no longer live in gboro, not that high point is any better
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Nancy Barakat Vaughan GPAC is being financed with user fees. The money used for this project cannot be used for dilapidated buildings or an animal shelter. The CVB money used last night can only be used for tourism/entertainment purposes.
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Nancy Barakat Vaughan And it certainly isn't near "the ghetto".
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Billy Jones So Nancy Barakat Vaughan who will own GPAC?
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Nancy Barakat Vaughan The City.
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Billy Jones Are you sure? How are the foundations going to get around Federal restrictions on who they can give money to: http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2013/08/gpac-city-center-park-redux.html
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Billy Jones I'll make it simple for you without the legalese: http://www.privatefoundation.com/faq.html
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Billy Jones Hey Ed Catalano George Hartzman, she answered!
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Nancy Barakat Vaughan Billy, it's really very simple. CFGG is collecting the donations and securing the entire amount with a "letter of credit" to insure that all contributions are collectable in their entirety. The City will not act as a collection agency. The CFGG will convey the money to the City.
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Ed Catalano Nancy, will the CFGG also cover any cost overruns? And the letter of credit is from a bank on the behalf of the CFGG? I think that was your idea, the letter of credit I mean.
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Nancy Barakat Vaughan Ed, we will bid this project as a "CM at risk" job. Which is how the jail was built (and saved the County millions) and the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering. This requires a hard bid and allows for NO change orders. The design is th...See More
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Billy Jones Nancy Barakat Vaughan From http://www.privatefoundation.com/faq.html
"Who can a private foundation give money (make grants) to?
Private foundations typically carry out their philanthropy by making grants to recognized public charities. This includes ...See More
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Fred Gregory If a dozen people from Oak Ridge come to a performance is that " tourism " ??? Give me freaking break !
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Nancy Barakat Vaughan I repeat the City will own GPAC.
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Billy Jones Then get ready to figure out how you're going to come up with $20 Million more Dollars when those foundations flake on you after consulting their tax lawyers.
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Nancy Barakat Vaughan BTW, Action Greensboro wanted to give Center City Park to the city. The city rejected it because it didn't want the long-term maintenance of the water features.
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Billy Jones I read that in one of your e-mails.
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Nancy Barakat Vaughan Sometimes 2+2 really does = 4.
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Billy Jones And yet we pay for the long term maintaince of the water features anyway.
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Billy Jones This is Article III from the Toleo Foundation's Articles of Incorporation. Have Don interpret it for you while keeping in mind that every foundation involved has the same clause: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7JmzpG3tOXONed-bAXxZP2-3EVPpv9UjA1fQk6oayS4JBvQxVIUpYshvDGwFCV8pbYzE9LmMGKLOueWc0JcmcvJ-8luCEdoykxuzOS2PeZFse9OYdiqNqeUlGKY0gttc5i-yB4M1nF0/s1600/Kaplan+Capture.JPG
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Nancy Barakat Vaughan Billy, the City (and every other City) regularly receives grants from a variety of foundations. They've been used in housing, parks and recreation and even transportation. As a matter of fact there is a new foundation that was formed the called Police Foundation to outfit the GPD with body cameras.
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George Hartzman Where is the money invested now, when will it appear, and what is the collateral?
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George Hartzman With whose money is the comm foundation guaranteeing the money?
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Nancy Barakat Vaughan George, in case you haven't seen the FAQ sheet."Once private donations are confirmed, the Community Foundation will provide a "Letter of Credit" to the City, prior to the start of the project, from which funds may be drawn down as the project is constr...See More
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George Hartzman Why didn't they do a traffic study?
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George Hartzman What bank? Is the line of credit going to be in place by tuesday? Where is the 7.6 million coming from?
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Nancy Barakat Vaughan I asked Rick Lusk a similar question yesterday, " Regarding interest expense on the property loan, it will be paid annually with the principal due at maturity. Interest expense on the construction financing loan will be paid either annually or monthly....See More
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Nancy Barakat Vaughan The project did not trigger a traffic study. The number of cars getting in and out of downtown before and after a Grasshoppers game exceeds the number of cars that GPAC will generate. Traffic has not been an issue. The number of cars getting in and out of downtown during "rush hour" dwarfs the number of cars that GPAC will generate.
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Amanda Foster Anderson I just have to say that Nancy Barakat Vaughan is awesome for answering the questions all have asked. I never meant for it to turn into this, was just upset about the shelter having to raise money when it is a huge need!! Thank you nancy I appreciate it!
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Nancy Barakat Vaughan Thanks, Amanda. If you need help with the Shelter let me know. I'd love to help. Marsha and her staff do an amazing job.
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Marty Kotis Nancy Barakat Vaughan - I want to weigh in on Amanda's post and say - it's very impressive that you are able and willing to answer all the questions posed of you - especially on Facebook. George Hartzman and Billy Jones have asked some tough questions...See More
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Billy Jones Nancy Barakat Vaughan wrote: "As a matter of fact there is a new foundation that was formed the called Police Foundation to outfit the GPD with body cameras."
Thank you for PROVING ME 100% correct! Think about it.
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Nancy Barakat Vaughan Nope.
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George Hartzman What about the referendum vote last year? Do you need to rescind it?
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George Hartzman It is my understanding that there has been no assessment of the underground infrastructure needs or cost estimates to handle what could be some intermittent yet sizable liquid refuse disposal possibilities in downtown Greensboro. Should we know what the costs could be before we buy the properties? Why not let the Community Foundation buy the properties with the money they say they have?
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George Hartzman http://www.news-record.com/blogs/killian_lehmert_the_inside_scoop/article_2d1717e2-06bd-11e3-a347-0019bb30f31a.html
GPAC public records spat
www.news-record.com
It seemed like a simple enough question..
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Billy Jones Now if you are smart you will demand that Walker Sanders present you with a copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the Community Foundation first thing Monday morning as they are so old they are not online. It might save you a great deal of public humiliation.
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George Hartzman ...NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENSBORO THAT:
1. The City Manager and City Staff are authorized to begin discussions with Guilford County to allow the City to access the City Capital account [which was already v...See More
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George Hartzman How many free on street parking spaces r within 1/4 mile of the site?
Now that interest rates have risen for muni bonds, what are the new expected interest costs for borrowing money for the gpac?
Where is the chamber of commerce/Greensboro Partnershi...See More
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George Hartzman Joe Killian, Allen Johnson, Brian Clarey,
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Billy Jones Funny, now the city is witholding info that is already been made public by George Hartzman and myself over a week ago: http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-new-proposed-gpac-location.html What a hoot!
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Nancy Barakat Vaughan George, I find it difficult to respond to your "machine gun" fire barrage of questions - so I won't. I don't think you have the desire to actually hear the answer. I think you're more interested in throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks. Check out the City's FAQ page. If you want more information let's take it one at a time.
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Billy Jones I don't know why I bother with you, Nancy Barakat Vaughan After all, you didn't know the Greensboro Economic Development Alliance, Action Greensboro, and the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce were all merged into one organization until I told you that day at Bernie's BBQ and you have a seat on their board of directors: http://greensboropartnership.org/
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George Hartzman Sorry Nancy, but I have been stonewalled by the city on this big time. I asked for my info requests to be put into the IFYI, and they said sure, and then said no. and then the Amanda article is saying they aren't telling much of anything.
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Nancy Barakat Vaughan Billy, read it again. Amanda reported "The city may pay $7.6 million to buy six plots of land to build a performing arts center downtown. How much are they going to pay for each parcel?" Where did you list the price per parcel?
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George Hartzman Where is the money coming from for the land, and do you think the Community Foundation should do the buying at this point since they say they have the money?
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Billy Jones Smoke and Mirrors, Nancy... One would think you'd know how the game is played by now.
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Nancy Barakat Vaughan Billy, I never said what you said I said. What I said was that to many people it was confusing, myself including when they FIRST announced the reorganization. Stop mischaracterizing my comments.
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Nancy Barakat Vaughan Thanks, George. Please scroll up to where I quoted Rick Lusk. It addresses how the land will be paid for.
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George Hartzman Why borrow the money if we have the cash?
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