3 /5 Aimee Fortner: I’m a little puzzled about why such a large board with corporate ties with conglomerates with not great track records is left in charge of this and how these deals are made that leave the taxpayer holding the bag with little transparency.
*Note - See public private partnership history:
“While they are supposed to save money, P3s often cost more in the long run and are host to poor working conditions and accountability issues. And in the end, it is us, the public, who foots the bill”
These board members are linked to companies that have had histories of using child labor from other countries and here in the US.
Time will tell if they are really acting in integrity and good faith of the whole community or if they are just using regular people as their piggy banks for developments.
If you look at the current Federal administration and follow the NJ casino history of debt problems, I’m not so sure this will turn out to be a good deal for Sarasota as it appears a similar pattern is being followed.
I see a lot of luxury development going on, but not much that addresses the growing wealth gap worldwide as so called “masters” are busy planning communities.
