Civil Rights Museum / Simkins PAC related links

Yes Weekly on Skip Alston Pressuring City Council Members with the Simkins PAC Endorsement

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/07/yes-weekly-on-skip-alston-pressuring.html

I believe Yvonne Johnson should have been recused from deliberations and voting on the Civil Rights Museum issue

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/08/i-believe-yvonne-johnson-should-have.html

GN&R's Allen Johnson on Skip Alston

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/08/gn-allen-johnson-on-skip-alston.html

Allen Johnson: "Alston, a member of the powerful Simkins PAC, is not-so-subtly suggesting political payback if they don’t go along with his group’s proposal."

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/07/allen-johnson-alston-member-of-powerful.html

From the City of Greensboro's Internal Audit Division; Civil Rights Museum Financial Review

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/07/from-city-of-greensboros-internal-audit.html

Dear Steve Bowden, Chairman of the George C. Simkins Jr. Memorial PAC

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/08/dear-steve-bowden-chairman-of-george-c.html

Rhino Times Skip Alston Propaganda Piece; Roy Carroll must be proud

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/12/rhino-times-skip-alston-propaganda.html

Yvonne Johnson, Skip Alston and Robbie's self dealing vote for Skip's $150,000; Simkins PAC and money for family members

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/10/yvonne-johnson-skip-alston-and-robbies.html

Self-dealing Skip Alston Style?

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/06/self-dealing-skip-alston-style.html

How to purchase a Simkins PAC endorsement, by Nancy Hoffmann

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/10/how-to-purchase-simkins-pac-endorsement.html

On Robbie Perkins' dishonest campaign flier

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/10/on-robbie-perkins-dishonest-campaign.html

How Greensboro, North Carolina Works; Skip Alston, Robbie Perkins, Roy Carroll, Renaissance Center, Simkins PAC

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-greensboro-north-carolina-works.html

Concerned Citizens of Northeast Greensboro; Ralph Johnson / Jim Kee / Robbie Perkins / Skip Alston / Simkins PAC

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/06/concerned-citizens-of-northeast.html

John Hammer on the Simkins PAC, Purchased Endorsements, and Greensboro's City Council Election results.

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2011/11/john-hammer-on-simkins-pac-purchased.html

The International Civil Rights Museum's 2011 IRS tax form 990 and what looks like a bailout for BB&T and wealthy investors, with what looks like some pretty important unanswered questions

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/05/in-international-civil-rights-museums.html

Zack Matheny Speaks About Simkins PAC “Promise”; Posted by ryan [Shell] on January 15, 2008

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/08/zack-matheny-speaks-about-simkins-pac.html

If the Simpkins PAC’s Skip Alston and Steve Bowden received $750 from Don Vaughan in 2008...

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2010/10/if-simpkins-pacs-skip-alston-and-steve.html

News & Record's Inside Scoop: "Politics, and as much food as you can eat"

"Former mayoral candidate George Hartzman will host an election eve "dinner and debate" Monday night.

In case you aren't tired of local politics, here's a chance to debate any topic you like.

Hartzman will give participants 60 seconds to discuss the topic of their choice (he suggests the planned performing arts center or the funding for the civil rights museum would be likely topics.) Then anyone in the audience has a chance to rebut the statement for 30 seconds.

Participation, Hartzman notes in the invitation, is not mandatory.

The debate is free, although you've got to buy dinner at the host site, the Golden Corral, 2419 Lawndale Dr., Greensboro.

Debate begins at 6:30."

Amanda Lehmert
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Dinner & Debate

Monday, November 4, 2013.

6:30pm until 8:30pm

Topic: Tuesday's Election

Likely issues; Greensboro Performing Arts Center, Civil Rights Museum, Coliseum and Police Issues, Local and National Political Ethics, the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and Entitlements, 2012’s Guilford County Real Estate Revaluation, Legal Ethics, Economics, Fun and Whatever Comes Up

From beginning to end, attendees will have the opportunity for 60 seconds to present any point of view on any subject.

Others can have 30 seconds to respond, before another topic begins, if not by a member of the audience, then by the moderator.

Audience participation is not mandatory

The format is designed after a class I have moderated at the Shepherd's Center of Greensboro.
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Moderated by George Hartzman, Chief Economist and Lecturer
Think Professional Education

No cost with the purchase of a Golden Corral meal.

Meeting room doors open at 6pm, with the event beginning at 6:30

Golden Corral
2419 Lawndale Dr, Greensboro, NC

From a thread at Greater Greensboro Politics on Nancy Hoffman's Crony Capitalism and Self Dealing

GH: Nancy Hoffmann voted for DGI funding and signed for DGI paid for benefits that will increase the value of her property via a tenant who must have known she legislated the tax funds their way.

She was involved in the process by assenting to a deal which improves her property with everyone else's $.

She voted herself money through her tenant.

She signed for it.

She was involved in the process by consenting to a deal in which she profited.

Thank you for confirming the conversation david, and that she made a denial

I'm saying it's a violation of Greensboro' s charter ordinance.

Was it right or wrong for Nancy Hoffmann to vote herself money via her new tenant?

David [Craft], are you suggesting that if the business fails, Nancy will rip out all the electrical work, frame and sheet rock, plumbing and a retail sales counter?

By your logic, if she doesn't rip out all the plumbing etc... if the business fails, and it's all not torn out, Nancy voted herself money.

You might want to rethink the veracity of your statements.

Is this not the second time in as many days that Andrew Brod [Nancy Hoffmann contributor] has declined to answer an important question? Yesterday it was about whether or not council members should recuse themselves from enriching a campaign contributor with everyone else's money.

I asked Nancy if she or her tenant had applied. [which she denied]

It's a conflict of interest if 5 city council votes says so. One has to make a motion to discuss it, and another has to second the motion. Then a debate unfolds and a vote. The vote determines whether or not there is a conflict of interest. That's my understanding of how it works for the City of Greensboro. All the expert opinions are tertiary to a council vote.

My guess would be the motion fails, as we have one of the most corrupt councils in the state. I would like to see the debate take place, because it's in the best interests of city taxpayers to shed some sunlight on these back room deals involving public monies.

If we have the debate, this stuff is unlikely to take place as often going forward.

I would consider a council debate an achievement Andrew, as this debate has been. Sometimes losing is winning.

"Any officer, department head or employee who has financial interest, direct or indirect, in any proposed contract with the city or in a proposed sale of any land, material, supplies, or services to the city or to a contractor supplying the city, shall make known that interest and shall refrain from voting upon or otherwise participating in the making of such contract or sale.

Any officer, department head, or employee who willfully conceals such a financial interest or willfully violates the requirements of this Section shall be guilty of malfeasance in office or position and shall forfeit his office or position.

Violation of this Section with the knowledge expressed or implied of the person or corporation contracting with or making a sale to the city shall render the contract void."

Sec. 4.131. - Conflict of interest: Greensboro Code of Ordinances, City Charter
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Nancy Hoffman recieved Campaign cash from Betty Cone, who profits from being on DGI's board.

Dawn Chaney, who will double her money on the property she owns across from where GPAC is going, and is DGI's Chair, who probably signed off on the grant, being on the executive committee.

The Samets, who she voted $600,000 for thier "shovel ready" project.

Saperstien, who Nancy voted for thier son to be Greensboro's lobbyist.

Isaacson's, who do most of the government zoning cases, and who represent Roy Carroll.

•Reid Phillips, GPAC Taskforce

Kathy Manning, GPAC Taskforce

I believe Nancy Hoffman is a crony of Greensboro's oligarchs, who profit from her votes.

http://www.co.guilford.nc.us/elections_cms/docs/2013/midyr/HOFFMANN_NANCY_midyr13-amended.pdf
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George Hartzman Nancy Hoffman recieved Campaign cash from Andrew Brod.

You might have wanted to mention that during the debate Andrew.

John Kitchen of the Bryan Foundation, whose park DGI takes care of for $350,000 per year, of which Betty Cone profits from as she sits on DGI's board.

Susan Schwartz, Cemala Foundation which handles Cone money, who votes to give Betty Cone taxpayer money as a DGI board member and Action Greensboro Chair for Center City Park.

DGI's board has a cesspool of cronies who profit and/or allocate taxpayer money to thier friends.

http://www.co.guilford.nc.us/.../HOFFMANN_NANCY_35day13.pdf
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Per DGI's Jason Cannon; City Councilwoman Nancy Hoffmann signs authorization for tenant to recieve taxpayer money she voted for

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/10/per-dgis-jason-cannon-city-councilwoman.html
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On Nancy Hoffmann's vote to fund DGI, after her "final subission" to be DGI's landlord

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/06/will-nancy-hoffman-vote-to-fund-dgi.html
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Eric Robert on Nancy Hoffmann

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/10/eric-robert-on-nancy-hoffmann.html
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Crony capitalism is a term describing an economy in which success in business depends on close relationships between business people and government officials. It may be exhibited by favoritism in the distribution of legal permits, government grants, special tax breaks, or other forms of dirigisme.[1] Crony capitalism is believed to arise when political cronyism spills over into the business world; self-serving friendships and family ties between businessmen and the government influence the economy and society to the extent that it corrupts public-serving economic and political ideals.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crony_capitalism

Per DGI's Jason Cannon; City Councilwoman Nancy Hoffmann signs authorization for tenant to recieve taxpayer money she voted for

"Scuppernong Books will open at 302 and 304 S. Elm St., near the corner of Washington Street. The owners will be renting from Greensboro City Councilwoman Nancy Hoffmann, who bought the building for $275,000 in July 2012."

http://www.news-record.com/news/article_1d60b79a-0ad7-11e3-aef0-0019bb30f31a.html
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Nancy Hoffmann consented to allowing a tenant to apply for a retail grant for her Elm Street building for electrical work, frame and sheet rock, plumbing, a front window display and a retail sales counter.

Councilwoman Hoffman denied the application existed at Natty Greene's last Thursday evening in front of David Brantly Craft on the second floor.

Mrs. Hoffmann voted for DGI's budget allocation at Council's last meeting, as well as the year before, and now she appears to be self dealing via her new tenant while publicly denying the existence of the pending transaction involving taxpayer monies which voted for to benefit herself.

In my view, if the grant is allocated, Hoffmann will have voted to transfer taxpayer wealth that directly benefits her personal property.

Clearly a conflict of interest.

Clearly wrong.

Clearly in violation of her fiduciary responsibilities to City of Greensboro taxpayers.
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Considering how much I have recently criticized former Greensboro Partnership lobbyists involved with the allocation of taxpayer monies to local cronies, Jason Cannon returned my call, was honest, and I got the impression he is working to do what's in the best interests of Downtown Greensboro and the City.
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On Nancy Hoffmann's vote to fund DGI, after her "final subission" to be DGI's landlord

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/06/will-nancy-hoffman-vote-to-fund-dgi.html

Nancy Hoffman's campaign contribution connections to Tuesday's Give Away to Greensboro's 1%

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/10/nancy-hoffmans-campaign-contribution.html

Unusually high website page views in the last few days, especially for a weekend; Links to most hit posts

All the finest people; 2013 Pig Poultry & Politics; I wasn't invited

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/10/all-finest-people-2013-pig-poultry.html

GREENSBORO CITY COUNCIL MEETING, TUESDAY OCTOBER 15, 2013, 5:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/10/greensboro-city-council-meeting-tuesday.html

On Robbie Perkins' dishonest campaign flier

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/10/on-robbie-perkins-dishonest-campaign.html

Tuesday's Council Agenda with Attachments and a few interesting tidbits

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/10/tuesdays-council-agenda-with.html

Nancy Hoffman's campaign contribution connections to Tuesday's Give Away to Greensboro's 1%

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/10/nancy-hoffmans-campaign-contribution.html

WTF Zack Matheny?

http://hartzman.blogspot.com/2013/10/wtf-zack-matheny.html