Tuesday, August 13, 2013

More Bessemer Shopping Center, RCC Shenanigans

Just got the following e-mail:

"To All,

If you are interested in finding out more information about the 501c3 for the Community, please see attached email.

I have also attached a email that is important if you are a Veteran."

Empowering Neighborhoods, CDC.pdf    Empowering Neighborhoods, CDC.pdf

Benefits Event Flyer GSO Aug 22 2013.pdf"


So I replied back:

"I'm more than a little bit confused. I just searched the NC Secretary of State website for Empowering Neighborhoods, CDC and as you can see by the following link the State of North Carolina has no record of the existence of any such 501c3 or any other corporation non profit or for profit by that name: http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/corporations/searchresults.aspx?onlyactive=OFF&Words=STARTING&searchstr=Empowering%20Neighborhoods,%20CDC

Seems to me the first step would be to register with the State of North Carolina in order to keep everything legal and above board. This is how business is usually done. Would it be possible to tell us who the members of the board of directors are, what are their titles and who the registered agent is? I, for one, am very leery of getting involved with faceless corporations be the for profit or non profit and I'm quite leery of giving them control of a neighborhood in which I've resided for the last 57 years just 3 blocks from the Bessemer Shopping Center.
 
I've also little doubt I'm not the only one receiving this e-mail who would like to know who these people are who are trying to take control of our co-op and our shopping center without first asking our opinion of the matter and no matter who you believe should own the shopping center in the end you cannot honestly make the claim that this process has been handled in a democratic and above board manner.

And finally, for those of you who would like to catch up on the story I invite you to read the almost 50 stories I've written to date IN SUPPORT of the RCC and pointing out the corruption that has hindered this process for so long. Simply start at the following link and read backwards: http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/search/label/RCC

I'll be awaiting your response.
Thank you -Billy Jones, your friendly freelance, neighborhood Tyrannicide."

We'll see where Skip Alston, Jim Kee and Gayland Oliver go with this one.