Since 2008, when the City Council as a commission, rebooted downtown
devilment after 20 years of previous failures, people coming to this “august”
body have been treated poorly. The mayor has been boorish and all of these
elected (I must remind you we’re at risk of them being re-elected) officials
have brooked no contradiction. No disagreement with their agenda. No input
needed, taxpayers and voters, because we know better. And if you want a good example
of this, click Read More to see if Eades’ response reflects what we see at City
Council meetings.
· “Now, in regards to your statement, I can't for the life
of me find a question mark anywhere in there.” — This sentence elevated you
from hubris past arrogance to unmitigated gall. Are you saying I have to bow
and scrape to you, oh royal one, and can only ask you questions? I don’t see it
that way. You and the others continue to run on the platform you represent all
the people, but it seems that the only people to whom you listen are other
Amarillo royalty. No, Brian, I wasn’t asking you questions. I was pointing out
that you and the other council members are refusing to acknowledge how poorly
you have governed this city. And how incredibly bad the decisions are you’ve
made, especially with respect of downtown.
Further, on this last bullet point, my email to you and the
other councilors was about how you and others ignored good, solid information
about Wallace Bajjali — information beyond The Amarillo Independent’s 2010
story — that a simple Google search would have gotten you. (Spare me the Dallas
law firm. They didn’t “vet” anything.) The council, had it been following
WBDP’s problems elsewhere like Waco, Corpus Christi and Joplin, had the chance
to kill this deal off in Nov. 2013. You didn’t. The council didn’t.
Verdict: The Amarillo Independent and others were right all
along and the City Council continues to refuse to publicly acknowledge that
fact. Let me say it again, slowly: The.Amarillo.Independent.was.right.
