What A Potential Board Candidate Thinks
Here's what an unannounced but potential TAMPOA Board candidate (from the floor of the January 29 meeting) thought about the letter we published on January 7.
This is an excellent message that this person. . . . sent to Sterling. This should be a political battle, not a legal battle. A political battle would be much less costly and much more likely to be won. This person recognizes the benefits of a proper PR campaign rather than an expensive legal campaign (and PR should be something other than an unguided tactic of buying inflammatory full page ads in the newspaper). The only legal approach . . . is to "hold"-- sit back and wait to see what the city can (or cannot) do since there is already an agreement reached in the past that the city cannot easily circumvent (they would have to live by it if they actually want to go ahead and get the waterfront project moving).
posted by Conchette at 10:35 AM
3 Comments:
This author (unnamed) though described as a (potential?) candidate is extremely naive. There is little to be gained with a political settlement when city commissioners have said that they will not necessarily honor any agreement made by any prior commission. Thus if an agreement is made this year don't depend upon next year's commission to follow it. Relying on prior agreements depends on their enforcement. The only way to enforce a legal agreement is through the courts. That is the avenue being followed at this point. If necessary look at the prior suits such as Rollison and the ducks case to see that the city only responds to legal force and not political. Politically the Rollison's suit would have been ignored by the commission and the duck's tour case would never have seen the light of day.
Oh by the way, the city is already in breach of the agreement as to traffic but that has not stopped them fluanting the agreement and holding special events, establishing a boxing (PAL) center, establishing the Mowhawk museum, etc. without worrying about the illegality of their actions. What would stop them from further developing the waterfront if not for the court case?
What are you talking about? the Jan 29th meeting has not yet happened. Has this individual declared his candidacy? Everyone who is an owner is a potential candidate "from the floor". If this "candidate" did not declare himself yet, he or she really does not have much hope of being elected since a very large number of votes are mailed in prior to the meeting and thus just, as you, criticizes without seriously running and taking responsibility.
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