Wednesday, February 19, 2014

More Lies From The Greensboro City Council

Seems you can never get a straight answer out of Greensboro Mayor Nancy Baracat Vaughan and the Greensboro City Council. Yesterday I used the Council e-mail form to send the following questions from my post Obama's New Greensboro Girl In Trouble: where I've kept a running account of the entire story of the International Civil Rights Center and Musieum's most recent $750,000 scandal:

"Members of Greensboro City Council,

Who among you has seen the actual unsigned original contract between the City of Greensboro and the International Civil Rights Center and Museum (ICRCM) upon which a $750,000 check was issued and cashed?

More importantly: Was the notary seal copied and pasted or was it stamped to the original document?

Was former Guilford County Commissioner Skip Alston the notary? If not, who?

I expect actual replies to this e-mail in a very timely fashion (like yesterday, you usually ignore me altogether) and have posted the questions online here: http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2014/02/obamas-new-greensboro-girl-in-trouble.html and in other places around the web.

Greensboro voters are awaiting your individual replies which will also be posted to the same page. Any delay will only look bad on your part.

Thank you -Billy Jones"
It's time the rest of the story was told.

 Verification that I did send the e-mail:

"citycouncil.Email@greensboro-nc.gov             9:06 AM (0 minutes ago)
to me
Thank you for contacting the City of Greensboro City Council. If you are making a comment or suggestion, please be assured your message will be read and referred to the appropriate representative(s) to assist you. Due to the large volume of email we receive, please understand that you may not receive a reply to your message. We appreciate your interest in Greensboro!
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Please note that email sent to and from this address is subject
to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. "


This morning I get the following reply which answers none of my questions:



"Justice, Cathy - Public Affairs 10:14 AM (7 minutes ago)
       
to
Thank you for your recent e-mail expressing concerns or requesting information about the status of the ICRM.  The City of Greensboro has established a web page, www.greensboro-nc.gov/CivilRightsMuseum,  that lists the public records regarding the City’s agreement with the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. Among the records are Museum audits from 2010-2012, the City’s audit reviews, the contractual agreement, the Museum’s sustainability plan, and emails between staff and Museum officials.

 Cathy Justice, Community Relations Specialist
Human Relations Department
City of Greensboro
Phone: 336-373-2723; Fax: 336-373-4656
PO Box 3136, Greensboro, NC 27402-3136
www.greensboro-nc.gov
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Please note that email sent to and from this address is subject
to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. "

I fired back in response to the obvious evasion of the truth:

"Ms Justice,
Perhaps you didn't understand my questions. They certainly were not answered in your response or on the web page you sent me. I will be adding your reply along with this e-mail to what has now become one of the most popular web pages on my blog: http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2014/02/obamas-new-greensboro-girl-in-trouble.html I expect actual answers to THE QUESTIONS I ASKED, not the questions Council wants to answer.

Thank you -Billy Jones"

Mayor Nancy Barakat Vaughan continues her reign of lies.


You can follow the link they provided and you'll still not find an answer to:

 Who among you has seen the actual unsigned original contract between the City of Greensboro and the International Civil Rights Center and Museum (ICRCM) upon which a $750,000 check was issued and cashed?

More importantly: Was the notary seal copied and pasted or was it stamped to the original document?

Was former Guilford County Commissioner Skip Alston the notary? If not, who?

Who are our City Council members covering for? Why will they not answer these simple questions?

Stay tuned for updates...