Tuesday, July 20, 2010

If Matt Brown underestimated the costs of the Coliseum amphitheater to begin construction without having to get permission…?

GSO amphitheater: half a million

"Note the lede — ‘construction on a $95,000 amphitheater.’ Now $130,000 has already spent, and when council member Robbie Perkins asked Brown point blank how much more money he needed to finish the job, Brown said $350,000, more than half of which would be so-called sponsorship dollars. So that brings the total to $480,000, which means you can go ahead and count on at least half a million."

SamH
Piedmont Publius, March 17th, 2010


Re: Amphitheater’s ever-evolving cost

SamH
Piedmont Pubic, March 19th, 2010

“The city manager has the authority to approve construction that costs less than $300,000, according to the city code.”

Gerald Witt
Greensboro News and Record, October 29, 2010

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Matt probably paid off Council Members with free tickets to the Eagles, Elton John, the Circus and the ACC Tournament.

Which the Council Members probably gave to thier biggest campaign donors

Nothing to see here folks.

There will be no repremand and no consequences.

He just lied to the entire city.

No big deal, the politicians have been paid for.

Anonymous said...

Probably a no bid contract.

Anonymous said...

Don't worry, Tony Wilkins will defend him.

Anonymous said...

How could $95,000 turn into $480,000?

Five times the original estimate.

Did anybody other than the Colesium staff look at this?

Anonymous said...

Love to know how many freebies Robbie Perkins has recieved via Matt Brown.

Anonymous said...

The Greensboro Coliseum Complex has the following advertising trade agreements
in place for the 2010-11 Fiscal Year:
.
$90,000 with News & Record in exchange for Club Seats,
[and] Triad Best of Broadway season tickets...

City of Greensboro response to a Triad Watch information request

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