A footnote to today's News Journal article about last night's Council Caucus mentions what Mayor Culliver called petty criticism by Doug Versaw about the city purchasing a house at 374 Bartley Ave with NSP funds. The house in question is currently in contract with a listing price of 59,900. The purchase price of 59,432 was mentioned in the NJ article. The house has been on the market about a year and a half but is not abandoned or distressed. Culliver warned that criticism could jeopardize the city's application for round 2 NSP funds of $5 million. It seems contradictory to suggest that the criticism is petty but at the same time could be substantial enough to jeopardize the future funding.
2 comments:
Nah, it doesn't seem contradictory at all. Versaw's (along with Hill's and Rock's) criticisms are of a petty nature -- yet the consequences of such bitchery could be significant. That's not a contradiction. Culliver isn't the epitome of mayoral aptitude, but this incident isn't a reflection of that. :)
I have the same questions as Doug does about the criteria used in a purchase like this. That is not a criticism. If Doug is couching this as petty criticism then you may have a point, but if he is asking questions and getting belittling responses, that is not right.
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