Comments on: Cartoon: Preservation Reservations http://pleadthefirst.com/2007/07/09/cartoon-preservation-reservations/ Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of an unnecessary blog, or prohibiting the free posting therein. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:59:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Anthony http://pleadthefirst.com/2007/07/09/cartoon-preservation-reservations/#comment-45380 Anthony Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:31:26 +0000 http://pleadthefirst.com/2007/07/09/cartoon-preservation-reservations/#comment-45380 Thanks Brenda! I see what you're saying, but my impression was that there *were* grassroots efforts to get certain buildings preserved, and the role that Curry played was to facilitate things between preservation groups and the county. I think the effect of this is not going to be to get citizens more involved, but to create a whole lot of inefficiency in the process. Curry's job still needs to be done, but instead of being done by a dedicated employee, it'll be distributed among a different bureaucracy that probably already has a full workload. Thanks Brenda! I see what you’re saying, but my impression was that there *were* grassroots efforts to get certain buildings preserved, and the role that Curry played was to facilitate things between preservation groups and the county. I think the effect of this is not going to be to get citizens more involved, but to create a whole lot of inefficiency in the process. Curry’s job still needs to be done, but instead of being done by a dedicated employee, it’ll be distributed among a different bureaucracy that probably already has a full workload.

]]> By: Brenda Bowers http://pleadthefirst.com/2007/07/09/cartoon-preservation-reservations/#comment-45330 Brenda Bowers Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:30:32 +0000 http://pleadthefirst.com/2007/07/09/cartoon-preservation-reservations/#comment-45330 Oh, sorry I forgot the most important part: Loved the cartoon! Oh, sorry I forgot the most important part: Loved the cartoon!

]]> By: Brenda Bowers http://pleadthefirst.com/2007/07/09/cartoon-preservation-reservations/#comment-45329 Brenda Bowers Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:29:21 +0000 http://pleadthefirst.com/2007/07/09/cartoon-preservation-reservations/#comment-45329 You know Anthony maybe the commissioners did us a favor in abolishing the commission. People tend to sit back and relax once a commission is set up. You know: Okay, they set up a commission and now I can relax because those people will see to things. Well as we both know bad things have happened to old buildings in Greensboro/ Guilford since the commission was set up. Maybe it is time for a grassroots movement of groups looking out for their pet projects is the way to go for now. Make things a people’s project as I am hoping David with the WMS. Remember it was pennies from school children that built the base for the Statue of Liberty. BB You know Anthony maybe the commissioners did us a favor in abolishing the commission. People tend to sit back and relax once a commission is set up. You know: Okay, they set up a commission and now I can relax because those people will see to things. Well as we both know bad things have happened to old buildings in Greensboro/ Guilford since the commission was set up. Maybe it is time for a grassroots movement of groups looking out for their pet projects is the way to go for now. Make things a people’s project as I am hoping David with the WMS. Remember it was pennies from school children that built the base for the Statue of Liberty. BB

]]> By: Anthony http://pleadthefirst.com/2007/07/09/cartoon-preservation-reservations/#comment-45138 Anthony Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:41:55 +0000 http://pleadthefirst.com/2007/07/09/cartoon-preservation-reservations/#comment-45138 Thanks David! meblogin: Well said. Thanks David!

meblogin: Well said.

]]> By: meblogin http://pleadthefirst.com/2007/07/09/cartoon-preservation-reservations/#comment-45121 meblogin Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:43:04 +0000 http://pleadthefirst.com/2007/07/09/cartoon-preservation-reservations/#comment-45121 Sometimes the brilliance of our local leadership is very very dim. Sometimes the brilliance of our local leadership is very very dim.

]]> By: David Wharton http://pleadthefirst.com/2007/07/09/cartoon-preservation-reservations/#comment-45067 David Wharton Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:29:18 +0000 http://pleadthefirst.com/2007/07/09/cartoon-preservation-reservations/#comment-45067 Great cartoon, Anthony! Great cartoon, Anthony!

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