ROGER MILLER WROTE IN 1964 “KING OF THE ROAD”—“TRAILER FOR SALE OR RENT” February 4, 2019
The Marshal’s Museum, Inc. must deal with narratives disseminated by the media and Marshal’s Promotion Committee, none of which make any sense, (on purpose?).
Private enterprise defined by Webster: belonging to, not open to, intended for or controlled by the public not holding public office. Example: Mayor George McGill will allegedly select the 5 members comprising the yet to be named “Public Facilities Board”. Mayor McGill, are the 5 members you are going to pick been submitted to you by Griffin, Sicard, the City Board, or others? It appears from Webster’s definition that you are in defiance of the phrase “private enterprise” which the MM was advertised to be.
If the MM, Inc. is claiming non-profit 501c3 status they are untruthful and thieves, simply because they have manipulated politicians to the tune of at least $36,352,000 tax dollars, plus Commemoratives, New Market Tax Credits and the building site. So is the MM, Inc. a For-Profit or a Non-Profit; because they gave grazed on both sides of the fence?
If the issue passes, and the newly appointed “Public Facilities Board” is commissioned, with their anticipated 1% sales tax for $17 million or more, the Facilities Board will purchase the MM, Inc. and will not, nor the city of fort Smith be responsible for any future operating costs of the MM—then who? This gibberish, whatever it means, can all be changed with a wink and a nod without taxpayer oversight.
City Director Lorenz, in a Dec. 20, 2018 Board Meeting, “Fort Smith will get 100% of the benefits and pay about 50% of the tax”—another contradiction—please explain.
Now is it time the prime movers Griffin, Sicard, & Westphal take center stage and sing the song “King of the Road”…MM “for sale (again) or rent”? What is the end game in this MM Maze?
From the assets listed above and not knowing the value of the New Market Tax Credits, pledges, seed money, building site, cash on hand, and other possible grants, it is fair to say the downtown Cabal has “raised” several million north of 50. This coupled to the fact they have the gall to order the City Board to make a Special tax vote available, which shows no respect for the taxpaying public.
If the Special tax passes, is there some government agency in the market to buy this Star Wars production and have the 3 (perhaps others) in the downtown gang called in their first marker from the Mayor?
Somehow the word Fraud keeps coming to mind.
Joe McCutchen