Lead headline in todays’ TR edition: “Directors cut down wish list”.   Sounds good until you get to the 2nd page of the article and what jumps out is a $20 MILLION & counting “enhancement for the Riverfront Drive”.   Not much cut down.

The smell test followed:  Marshall’s Museum, Richard Griffin, Sam Sicard, & Bennie Westphal.

Recall that the aforementioned 3 individuals, along with a host of political enablers, billed the Marshall’s Museum as a private endeavor.  The proposed endeavor turns out to be a citizen taxpayer subsidized …ultimately a boondoggle.

An FOIA revealed that at this juncture citizens have coughed up, without their permission, $3,605,071 hard-earned dollars. What is the authority for the Ark. Parks & Tourism, city of Ft. Smith, & Sebastian county to bequeath monies to a private endeavor?  Gold & Silver to follow.

The Walton family dumped in $2 million in the last couple of weeks, what do the Walton’s know that F.S. citizens don’t know?  The Walton’s don’t bet on the come.

The proposed Marshall’s Museum has more tentacles than Obamacare.

This endeavor is to form the foundation for for-profit endeavors along the riverfront while citizens subsidize.

Ultimately if the behemoth reaches fruition who will ultimately be at the leadership helm and where does the revenue come from to keep it afloat.  The 3 named individuals know the answer to that conundrum.

By the way Mayor & City Directors, where is the $20 MILLION & counting coming from?

Joe McCutchen

Cc: citizens