Greensbore City Council Steals from the Poor with Impunity
Posted in Greensboro City Council
Nov. 22, 2007 at 10:13
by BrendaBee
You know I have come to expect nothing from Yvonne Johnson as she has been a thief and back room operator all of her life as a politician. Her non-profit is nothing more than a profit for Yvonne. Goldie Wells on the other hand is a cipher. Too much of my professional life was spent among these over educated stupidities. So their vote to give the $750,000 to the Civil Rights Museum was no surprise and certainly well within their individual standards of ethical behavior. Even the fact that the $750,000 was supposed to go to help the poor who are mainly Blacks and for whom you would think these two Black women would have a special concern made no difference to them in their willingness to steal from the have nots to give to the haves. But no matter they are what they are and will have to answer to God the same as me some day. I only thank my stars that I don't have on my list of deeds what they will have on theirs when that time comes. But I had higher hopes for Sandra Anderson-Groat. I did not vote for her this time, but was not too upset when she won re-election because I half way believed her when she claimed that she had been the new person on council and listened to others when she should have asked questions. I see now this was merely a ploy to get re-elected. She had read the handwriting on the wall unlike her colleague Sandy Carmany and had jumped a sinking ship. Now that she is back in however for another two years she is back to the same pandering to get the Black vote. Well Sandra here's a tip to you that you may not have notice: the Simkins PAC, Pulpit Forum and other up to this time movers and shakers in the Black community have finally gone so far that they have alienated the young and up and coming Black leaders in the community. They are has beens, only you and they are not yet aware of it.
Now I for one intend to ride Sandra Anderson-Groat for the next two years. I am just one lonely blogger but Sandra dear I do have a small but growing readership and they are going to hear about every misstep you make. They are going to hear about your greed and pettiness and yes, the butt kissing you do. You may have been able to read some of the wall message, but you failed to remember that the voters voted against the bond issue to fund the Civil Rights Museum. The voters said No to Skip and Earl just as private donors had said no to them. There is plenty of private money for the Civil Rights Museum but the private donors made it known they would not fork over one red cent until Skip Alston and Earl Jones removed themselves from the Board and access to all that free money which they have for 13 years used as their private charity account. You forgot the voters had spoken Sandra.
Well, my dear lady you will not soon forget that you are spending Thanksgiving in your nice home while poor people are on the streets, and will stay on the streets even longer because you were willing to steal money intended to help them to appease the PAC you felt elected you. Bad Move Sandra. Very bad move. BB
For those of you who may not know what the above is concerning it is about the City Council stealing $750,000 from the poor of Greensboro and giving it to Skip Alston's and Earl Jones's private piggy bank. These three re-elected members of the council along with the help of outgoing Mayor Happy Holiday and Sandra "Poor Loser" Carmany pulled this fast last minute coup for their friends.
Here is an except from Margaret Bank's N&R story on the thievery:
"In other business, the council also voted to give $750,000 in federal grants to the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. The money will be distributed over three years and won't be funded by local property tax money.
But there was plenty of debate. Council members Mike Barber, Florence Gatten and Tom Phillips opposed the plan.
The federal money was designated for Willow Oaks, a low- to mixed-income community in east Greensboro, which is why Phillips said he voted against the plan.
Barber cited the 13 years that museum organizers have spent raising money and renovating the old Woolworth's building on February One Place and South Elm Street. The lack of progress points to larger issues, he said.
"The Empire State Building was built in 18 months," he said.
Barber said his opposition isn't an issue of race, but rather an issue of "incompetence, ineptitude and insincere motives" on the part of museum organizers.
But other council members defended the project, saying that it's important to honor the sit-in movement with a museum."
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