For months Charlotte's public officials repeated their mantra about the city's airport: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Republican legislators ignored that in transferring airport control from the city first to an authority and then to a commission. The matter is currently in court.
The city has argued all along that the airport has thrived under its control.
So City Manager Ron Carlee couldn't help taking a swipe at comments made in Saturday's Observer by former aviation director Jerry Orr and former Mayor Richard Vinroot, now attorney for the proposed commission.
"Good Morning!" Carlee said in an email to council members. "Mr. Orr's comments in today's Observer are priceless regarding the audits and studies that we are doing -- if contradiction doesn't get you, paradox will."
The story, which dealt with the city's current audits of the airport, quoted Orr saying, "It seems to me that Charlotte is a model, not one in need of being fixed."
"It looks like a solution in search of a problem," he said of the audits. "That's what I think."
Carlee also cited a quote from Vinroot. "I wonder if they aren't trying to find something wrong with this spectacular successful airport," he said.
6 comments:
I get it, they had such faith in Jerry Orr that they let him run it like a professional organization, approving the major changes, finances and operations.
But now that he is no longer with the Airport, they are not sure if it is being run correctly now so they want to bring in a Spanish Inquisition.
Carlee is just another lying untrustworthy flake liberal piece of crap like them all including his predecessor.
Congrats to UNC Heel ex-mayor Vinroot for representing the right side. He would have made a great GOP conservative Gov like Martin had he been mayor a few more terms for more experience.
Obviously the current liberal city and administration could never run the airport much less the police department. The city is headed toward 3rd world banana republic socialism and Detroit style bankruptcy deterioration.
The authority is the only way to go for safety efficiency and accountability. Liberals cant run a 7 year old lemon aid stand without stealing mis using or extorting the money.
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