tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post849496064439487282..comments2023-06-30T07:39:20.662-04:00Comments on BRISTOLTODAY.COM: Sole downtown bidder didn't meet most BDDC requirementsSteve Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06316108296993240817noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-74793610753616622432008-06-14T11:38:00.000-04:002008-06-14T11:38:00.000-04:00Thanks for proving the point.Thanks for proving the point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-23191822174616428652008-06-14T09:37:00.000-04:002008-06-14T09:37:00.000-04:00right, what ever...This proposal was ridiculous. D...right, what ever...<BR/><BR/>This proposal was ridiculous. Dump it, throw it out, move on...<BR/><BR/>or should I say move for-Ward!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-84026687293966060572008-06-13T08:27:00.000-04:002008-06-13T08:27:00.000-04:00June 11, 2008 5:14 PM poster,Get your facts straig...June 11, 2008 5:14 PM poster,<BR/><BR/>Get your facts straight. Howard was not on both boards.<BR/><BR/>It is better to keep you mouth shut and be thought a fool then to open it and prove it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-88433151732190154562008-06-12T06:48:00.000-04:002008-06-12T06:48:00.000-04:00Nominated by Nicastro Zoppo Ward.Nominated by Nicastro Zoppo Ward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-64892404089750746192008-06-11T21:44:00.000-04:002008-06-11T21:44:00.000-04:00Like Jonathan hs moved the SEBBP right along, with...Like Jonathan hs moved the SEBBP right along, with people just waiting to get in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-27012677144005731452008-06-11T20:51:00.000-04:002008-06-11T20:51:00.000-04:00Frank Johnson is a capable guy but I question his ...Frank Johnson is a capable guy but I question his judgement sometimes.<BR/>Leone is capable and has better judgement.<BR/>Johnnie Lod concerns me a bit.<BR/><BR/>but they're all good guys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-79059425511271402872008-06-11T20:28:00.000-04:002008-06-11T20:28:00.000-04:00Who are the "capable decision makers" on the BDDC?...Who are the "capable decision makers" on the BDDC? You can't possibly be referring to Frank Johnson, John Lodovico, and John Leone, who have presided over the decay of city business and the mismanagement of Bristol's commercial developments through the mayor's office, the chamber of Commerce, and the Zoning board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-85983747634522707812008-06-11T17:14:00.000-04:002008-06-11T17:14:00.000-04:00Like they threw out the never ending elevator proj...Like they threw out the never ending elevator project at the Carousel Museum? Hey, wasn't Howard Schmelder simultaneously on both the BDA and the Carousel Museum Boards? It does get curiouser and curiouser. <BR/><BR/>If you laid the dollars end-to-end, that Johnnie R and the BDA have pissed away in the last decade you would have a ribbon of money that extended from Bristol right into Mr. LaGrande's Jacksonville office.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad the BDDC has the capable decision makers in place to handle this project in a professional and thorough manner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-67587564074185721892008-06-11T16:54:00.000-04:002008-06-11T16:54:00.000-04:00Johnnie R. and the BDA would have thrown this out ...Johnnie R. and the BDA would have thrown this out weeks ago.<BR/><BR/>You're right again Mayor Ward!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-11921716921572987532008-06-11T16:48:00.000-04:002008-06-11T16:48:00.000-04:00We are lucky to have all the right people ~ includ...We are lucky to have all the right people ~ including Mayor Ward. Thanks all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-70775176352561399902008-06-11T16:34:00.000-04:002008-06-11T16:34:00.000-04:00Bristol and Fairy Tales.From Alice in Wonderland:"...Bristol and Fairy Tales.<BR/><BR/>From Alice in Wonderland:<BR/>"It gets curiouser and curiouser".<BR/><BR/>What next?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-80732680578755488552008-06-11T16:25:00.000-04:002008-06-11T16:25:00.000-04:00Don't forget, Ward fought the idea of the BDDC.We ...Don't forget, Ward fought the idea of the BDDC.<BR/><BR/>We are lucky that we did get some of the right people on it.<BR/><BR/>No thanks to Ward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-28938003488856952962008-06-11T16:19:00.000-04:002008-06-11T16:19:00.000-04:00Back to the drawing board!Back to the drawing board!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-40644493488543808842008-06-11T16:09:00.000-04:002008-06-11T16:09:00.000-04:00Ward...two more years in 2009 (at least)Ward...two more years in 2009 (at least)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-24272032788744142092008-06-11T15:51:00.000-04:002008-06-11T15:51:00.000-04:00I'm just happy we had the right people put in plac...I'm just happy we had the right people put in place by the council. Special thanks to Minor and Nicastro...two of the best Bristol has!<BR/><BR/>And thank you Mayor Ward as well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811616037332448221.post-327637744733047692008-06-11T15:28:00.000-04:002008-06-11T15:28:00.000-04:00GOOD!Arrivederci LegrandeGOOD!<BR/><BR/>Arrivederci LegrandeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com