Post #51007 by chris y on Thu, Sep 11, 2003 2:21 PM

Hey Brian,
Otto forwarded me the email he sent you, so hopefully you got your refund.
Just a quick clarification to my earlier post- the county was very explicit that they were rejecting our offer for the time being, but would strongly reconsider once they had completed their 'master plan' for the parks department. They told us only moments after we began our presentation they had just commissioned a Washington, DC consulting firm to help them maximize revenues, at a cost of $600K. The Parks dept director stopped me after the meeting and said she was voting to approve the request, and a handful of the other 15 voting members indicated that they too would vote in the affirmative. It's a safe bet they were subsequently advised by their consultants not to enter into any agreements until the assessment was complete, but when that happens I strongly believe they'll be giving us a call asking if we're still interested in donating a statue. Won't that make for an interesting tc post.... cy