The Zack Methany Texts

Earlier today I posted Recapping The Zack Methany, Jason Cannon, DGI Story.

Then I went out and planted some early vegetables in the garden. They grew quickly.  Zack Methany, Mayor Vaughan, Robbie Perkins, Mike Barber and a lot of high rollers in Greensboro including some executives of some major corporations are going to have a lot of questions to answer before this all blows away.You only need click on these to view them full size:

 Madam Madam Mayor Vaughan, as any two bit whore can tell you, when your business becomes fucking people you always get fucked with every transaction. Looks like you're about to become quite raw.

Oh, and from the rumor mill: Andy Zimmerman is rumored to be buying the building next to where the homeless camp is being evicted on Washington St. We've heard Zimmerman is the reason for the homeless evictions. Some hero.

Please continue reading  The Grasshopper Sez

Recapping The Zack Methany, Jason Cannon, DGI Story

Last week I was asked to recap this story.

When Ed Wolverton was drummed out of Downtown Greensboro Incorporated, Greensboro City Councilman Zack Methany was one of those who interviewed for the job. The interview went horribly and Jason Cannon was hired instead.

Of course it wasn't like Jason Cannon didn't have secrets he needed kept hidden and among those helping him keep his secrets were then Councilwoman Nancy Vaughan and then Mayor Robbie Perkins who made sure to remind everyone in the room that all had skeletons in their closets.

On November 3, 2014 I posted:

"DGI's Jason Cannon Lied On His Resume

When applying for the job as President and CEO of Downtown Greensboro Inc. Jason Cannon, the former vice president of governmental affairs for the Greensboro Partnership listed on his resume a masters degree from NC State University. Problem is: Mr Cannon has no such degree.
When the DGI board of directors including then Mayor Robbie Perkins and Councilwoman Nancy Barakat Vaughan found out they decided to keep Mr Cannon's lie a secret. But I found out.
Goodbye Mr Cannon. Once again the mighty have fallen at the hands of Robbie and Nancy."

Where did I get that story? Click on the photo to enlarge:

Of course I'm only making this source public because Eric himself has gone public about having leaked the story. And no, I wasn't the only one who knew about it. Others were wanting me to make the story public as well but unlike Mr Robert they chose to remain hidden. It seems Zack was telling everyone he could find in the hope that he might get someone to break the story. As luck would have it that someone was me.

The following day Yes Weekly reported that Councilman Zack Matheny is questioning the credentials of Downtown Greensboro Inc's President Jason Cannon:

"When asked about the controversy surrounding Cannon, Councilmember Tony Wilkins told YES!

Weekly that he believes Cannon would tell the truth if he was asked. “I think if you asked Jason he would give you an honest answer,” Wilkins said.

However, Cannon’s actions contradict Wilkins’ theory. Councilman Zack Matheny’s efforts to get to the bottom of the controversy have been fruitless. Matheny reported to YES! Weekly today that Cannon has ignored his questions regarding the issue.

“Communication between Jason and I has become non-existent,” Matheny said during a telephone interview. DGI was contacted by YES! Weekly today and Jason Cannon was unavailable for comment."

Zack was setting up Jason for the fall. As Eric Robert comments at Carolina Under Siege:

I documented the attempts at  DGI Damage Control  in an attempt to cover up Jason's faked resume.

I showed EzGreensboro readers Jason's First DGI Resume which was given to me by Eric Robert.

On Feb 5, 2015, the Business Journal reported: Downtown Greensboro Inc. head to step down but they never said why.

And then there is this statement by Mr Robert:

"...and then there is Jason’s resume, how did it leave the DGI’s personnel files and ended up in my posession?"

Eric Robert has made no secret that Zack Methany gave him Jason Cannon's resume. Now the question becomes what other city council members and DGI board members helped Zack Methany gain access to files that are protected from release by North Carolina State Law?

And how long will Zack Methany be allowed to remain at the top of Downtown Greensboro Incorporated?

Continue reading The Zack Methany Texts

The Rest Of The Zack Matheny Story

Ever wonder how I came to get the files I used to break the story that ultimately got Jason Cannon fired from Downtown Greensboro Inc.?

"Don t worry Roch, Zack will send you an email shortly to try and appease you…but don’t worry too much about him, rumors are that he will not survive what is coming down…Jason Cannon, Cyndy Hayworth and many others he pissd off along the way are about to tell their stories. They will recount in details some of our elected officials’ corruption and their “will stop at nothing” ways to get Zack nominated. Of course Jason signed an agreement that prevents him from talking in exchange for his full two years salary, but a subpoena in a court case will bypass that…and then there is Jason’s resume, how did it leave the DGI’s personnel files and ended up in my posession?"

Continue reading at  The Downtown Insurgency.

It's over Zack, say goodbye to that 3 figure salary.

Zack Matheny Linkfest Etc..., Featuring Yes Weekly's Actual Journalist Jeff Sykes

DGI, Jim Westmoreland, Nancy Vaughan, Zack Matheny, Tuggle Duggans, Roy Carroll and the Triad Good Government PAC

http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2015/05/city-of-greensboro-information-request.html

Matheny bristled at criticism of DGI earlier this spring

and had his feathers badly ruffled 

when a group of downtown property owners 

appeared before the City Council 

and demanded that the city defund the booster group

because of its poor track record.

Yes Weekly's Jeff Sykes

June 10, 2015

From; Zack Matheny To; Jason Cannon On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 8:43 AM

http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2015/06/from-zack-matheny-to-jason-cannon-on.html

Yes Weekly's Jeff Sykes on Matheny and Jason Cannon DGI email correspondence

http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2015/06/yes-weeklys-jeff-sykes-on-matheny-and.html

Matheny sent a series of malevolent text messages 

to one of the speakers, implying that he saw no reason 

to ever support the citizen's projects again, 

and that the two would henceforth be at odds 

due to the property owner deciding to speak out against DGI. 

Yes Weekly's Jeff Sykes

June 10, 2015

Swim at your own risk; Percentage of Unprofitable IPOs and some other pretty scary economic indicators of what's coming

http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2015/06/swim-at-your-own-risk-percentage-of.html

Greensboro's hidden $282,210,485, which was $272,083,730 the year before, that was $273,932,356 the year before that

http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2015/06/greensboros-hidden-282210485-which-was.html

Tuggle Duggins & Meschan, P.A. Flash Back on Developer Dollars: How Campaign Contributions Overpower Growth Management Efforts in North Carolina

http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2015/05/keith-brown-tuggle-duggins-meschan-pa.html

In the text messages 

Matheny directly stated that the criticism 

jeopardized his potential employment with DGI.

Matheny says in his resignation announcement 

that he wants to avoid a conflict of interest, 

but that time is too far-gone. 

Very few in Greensboro believe 

that DGI has a rationale for existence.

...the cauldron of conflicts of interest 

remains bubbling just below the surface.

Yes Weekly's Jeff Sykes

June 10, 2015

On Marsh Prause, Nancy Vaughan, Jim Westmoreland, Jeff Phillips, Marty Lawing and DGI's meeting to hire City Councilman Zack Matheny

http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2015/05/on-marsh-prause-nancy-vaughan-jim.html

Zack Matheny should resign

http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2015/05/zack-matheny-should-resign.html

DGI Update; In blow to Mayor Nancy Vaughan and Zack Matheny, John Lomax found to be ineligable to join board

http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2015/05/dgi-update-in-blow-to-mayor-nancy.html

The trend among Greensboro's elite 

is to lead cheers for "all the good things going on in Greensboro." 

Absent critical analysis of relationships, 

motivations and outcomes by the city's press, 

boosterism is about all the city's public discourse amounts to.

Matheny is ...also known as the ultimate insider. 

Does Downtown Greensboro need another puppet on a string

controlled by one or two uber-powerful real estate interests?...

Yes Weekly's Jeff Sykes

June 10, 2015

Possibly the dumbest political maneuvering ever seen at a Greensboro City Council Meeting

http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2015/05/possibly-dumbest-political-maneuvering.html

Dear Mike Barber and Zack Matheny; North Carolina Law § 14-118.4. Extortion; Favoritism and Crony Capitalism

http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2015/04/dear-mike-barber-and-zack-matheny-north.html

Goodbye Mike Barber and Zack Matheny; "Greensboro group pressured to hire new CEO"

http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2015/04/goodbye-mike-barber-and-zack-matheny.html

DGI, Mike Barber and Zack Matheny; "Extortion"

http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2015/04/dgi-mike-barber-and-zack-matheny.html
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CITY COUNCIL OATH OF OFFICE;

PLACE YOUR LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE; 
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME:

I, ZACK MATHENY, DO SOLEMNLY AND SINCERELY SWEAR (OR AFFIRM)

THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA NOT INCONSISTENT THEREWITH AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF MY OFFICE AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENSBORO ACCORDING TO LAW AND ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY SKILL AND ABILITY, SO HELP ME, GOD.

Messrs. Matheny and Barber 

have failed to "FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES" 

of their offices as members 

of "THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENSBORO" 

"ACCORDING TO [their] BEST OF [their] SKILL AND ABILITY"

"Political corruption is the use of powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. An illegal act by an officeholder constitutes political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official duties, is done under color of law or involves trading in influence.

Forms of corruption vary, but include bribery, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, patronage, influence peddling, graft, and embezzlement. 

...Misuse of government power for other purposes, such as repression of political opponents is also considered political corruption. Neither are illegal acts by private persons or corporations not directly involved with the government.

...A similar problem of corruption arises in any institution that depends on financial support from people who have interests that may conflict with the primary purpose of the institution.

...corruption in public administration results in the inefficient provision of services. It violates a basic principle of republicanism regarding the centrality of civic virtue. More generally, corruption erodes the institutional capacity of government if procedures are disregarded, resources are siphoned off, and public offices are bought and sold.

Corruption undermines the legitimacy of government and such democratic values as trust and tolerance.

Corruption also generates economic distortion in the public sector by diverting public investment into capital projects where bribes and kickbacks are more plentiful. 

...Trading in influence, or influence peddling, refers a person selling his/her influence over the decision making process to benefit a third party (person or institution). 

...Patronage refers to favoring supporters, for example with government employment.

...Favoring relatives (nepotism) or personal friends (cronyism) of an official is a form of illegitimate private gain. This may be combined with bribery, for example demanding that a business should employ a relative of an official controlling regulations affecting the business.

Seeking to harm enemies becomes corruption when official powers are illegitimately used as means to this end."
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Dear David Brantley Craft; "[C. Brantley] Aycock’s vile legacy", by the Editorial Board of the News & Record

http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2015/05/dear-david-brantley-craft-c-brantley.html

Ben Holder on Zack Matheny and the Roy Carroll set up DGI CEO job, with Charles Womack's permission

http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2015/05/ben-holder-on-zack-matheny-and-roy.html

Randolph County Megasite Con Update

http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2015/05/randolph-county-megasite-con-update.html

Yes Weekly's Jeff Sykes on Matheny and Jason Cannon DGI email correspondence

"...Cannon, who was president and CEO of DGI until his abrupt resignation in February, was quietly given a six-month severance package despite the fact that his contract clearly stated he would receive no severance package if he resigned.

...Matheny to Cannon, after Cannon had issued a statement on Nov. 12 following a weekend of violence on South Elm Street;

“Jason, thank you for finally sending something out in regards to the events of Saturday,” Matheny, who is now the top choice to replace Cannon as head of DGI, wrote. “I look forward to your prompt response to my email this morning and other request. If I do not receive something within a reasonable time period, it will give me the understanding that you do not intend to respond, which, I would find disappointing.”

Zack Matheny, Nancy Vaughan, DGI, Tuggle Duggans,

Roy Carroll and the Triad Good Government PAC

Matheny had written Cannon earlier that morning, but had used his personal Gmail account. The original version of this email was not included in the results provided by the city, but was included in Cannon’s reply that was sent to Mayor Nancy Vaughan, council member Nancy Hoffman, and several city employees.

Though personal email accounts used by government officials to discuss official business have been determined to be public records, the city does not include them by default in public records searches.

Either way, Cannon replied the next day to Matheny’s scathing email, in which the councilman questioned DGI and Cannon about their lack of success.

Matheny had followed up on Thursday afternoon, after not having heard from Cannon.

“I have to say, as the City Councilman with over 80% of downtown, I had hoped we would have a working relationship,” Matheny wrote. “Since you do not have the courtesy to send me your priorities for the upcoming year, I can only imagine there are none.”

Marsh Prause, Nancy Vaughan, Jim Westmoreland 

and DGI's meeting to hire City Councilman Zack Matheny

Cannon replied about four hours later with a detailed answer to Matheny’s list of questions. But it was his close that summed up the atmosphere.

“Councilman, I too wish that we could have an amiable working relationship,” Cannon wrote. “Based on every communication I have with you, it feels that our interactions are adversarial. I very sincerely wish that we could work together collaboratively to move downtown forward.”

http://yesweekly.com/article-19878-pirt-bombs.html
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Zack Matheny helped get rid of Jason Cannon to get the DGI job for himself.

DGI's Board is trying to reward Zack Matheny 
for helping to create the job Zack wanted for himself.

Greensboro's City Council has no moral compass.

Nancy Vaughan is knee deep in trying to get Zack the DGI job.

City Manager Jim Westmoreland is as well.

Zack Matheny is Roy Carroll's choice for the job.

Zack Matheny should resign.