[TheForge] fair is fair

[George Dixon]

Wanting to be certain, I just called former ABANA President Lou Mueller.
He again read the relevant lines of the 'unedited' Flagstaff Board 
Minutes in his posession since he received his copy as a member of the 
ABANA Board.  They clearly cite that "discussion ensued that showed that 
acceptance of {the current conttractors bid}.....would result in a 
savings of approximately $25,000 in fiscal 2001".  His copies of both 
bids still tally to a $6,000 higher cost for the contract change.

Why this is missing from the now posted Minutes on the ABANA internet 
site (and I frankly trust Mr Mueller more than I do a sitting Board, 
which has no problems with issues such as the emails I posted earlier) 
is something for either the Board or their proxies on theforge to explain.


Rather than obsure concepts, in defense of the ABANA Board's 
indefensible actions, perhaps their defenders can get (or forward) the 
Board's comments for us all.  

Had the Board been honest, and  instead of claiming a "substanial 
savings" as Ms Steigler stated in the Anvil's Ring announcement of the 
contractor change or instead of claiming an approximate savings of 
$25,000 in fiscal 2001", and said 'we are changing contractors and 
spending about $6,000 more to do so'....then this "coincidence" would 
not quack like the duck it appears to be.  However, they did not then, 
and in spite of the desire to wage a proxy defense here, the Board has 
yet to explain why their published minutes state said savings.  
They owe Jim McCarty an apology.

When the ABANA Board wants to  'speak' they have, such as Mr Mudges 
comments or Mr Hightowers comments.  When former membeers of the Board 
want to 'speak', they do so as well.  However, when the going gets 
tough, their silence is louder than the obsfuscations of their friends 
and defenders here.
Time to reform ABANA.
Time too, to get to work....

George Dixon