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"We the people...." interesting words that begin the Preamble to the American Constitution. These words are words of inclusion, not exclusion. These words, along with other words such as "...of the people, by the people, and for the people..." sum up the American experiment with democracy and the basis of our government. The people are the basis for every government in America, from the smallest villageto the largest city, to the nation itself. You might ask what this preface has to do with the title or the actual subject of the article. If you will indulge me, and if any of us can sand it, I would like to take a trip down memory lane and beat a dead horse one more time. About two years ago the newspaper started publishing reports that the city government was taking the community down a new path to try and jumpstart its stagnant economy. This path was the Carolina Crossroads Entertainment District. We would revitalize our economy by becoming a tourist attraction and a country music destination for fans from all over the country. The newspaper reported the details of the plan. The city and Randy Parton would build a theater on prime real estate along I-95. Questions and rumors started flying around about this deal. I understood the deal to be that the theater would be purchased by Randy Parton as he made a series of payments back to the city. Very little information actually seemed to be forthcoming about the financing and how much money the tax payers had invested. The city had a meeting to explain to the citizens what the plans were and what its success would mean for the area. Oh, by the way, no questions about the financing would be taken. That was strictly not on the agenda. Citizen input also did not appear top be on the agenda. The decisions were already made in closed sessions of the city council. The city and Randy Parton seemed to a a childish penchant for secrecy about the deal. Let's fast forward our trip down memory lane a little. Most of this already has been looked at. I noticed as the citizens wrote in and called in to the paper criticizing the project that there was a common thread or two in the complaints. As the theater opened to rave reviews and low attendance, criticism mounted. The letters to the newspaper continued to come in expressing the same themes. Why country music? Why one performer and one show, his, at the theater? Why not diversity in music? And oh, by the way, exactly how much tax payer money is actually invested in this enterprise? One ting did seem obvious to me as an observer. The city and the citizens did not understand the theater concept that Randy Parton brought to the deal. His theater was intended as a satellite attraction, just as the Black Widow Pool Hall and other theaters were satellite attractions. It could not work in its intended format without a major venue in the area to bring in tourists. The theater's intended audience was not the citizens of the Roanoke Valley, but an ever changing group of tourists that would come in to see a major attraction, i.e. a Disney theme park, 6 Flags, or a similar amusement park, then stay to see a few of the satellite attractions. The local citizens of course were welcome o see the shows as they came out but the hotels and restaurants and other attractions were designed to serve the incoming tourists. This format is used successfully in Gatlinburg with Dollywood and the Smokey Mountains being the major tourist attractions. As discontent grew and suspicions mounted about the use of tax payer money, the city finally renegotiated the deal with Randy Parton. This deal was still done in closed sessions with the original deal still shrouded in secrecy. The new deal was once again told to the citizens after the fact. When Randy Paton left and the new management company took over the theater management it was once again done in closed session. A deal for up to five years is being negotiated with this company from Boston. The citizens once again are being shut out of the proceedings. The new management company has renamed the theater and diversified the entertainment at the theater. This pretty well concludes the trip down memory lane. Now, you ask, what is the point and what does it have to do with we the people? Those are good questions and will be answered. The point is that the city changed direction on this theater wice without consulting the citizens in advance. How did they change direction twice? I thought you might catch that. The Ranbdy Parton Theater had its intended audience being tourists from around the region and around the country. The new management company has apparently focused on the citizens of the Roanoke Valley as it's intended audience. These are both changes from our traditional industry based economy. The common thread that runs through this is that at every opportunity from start to finish in this project, the city has told the citizens after the fact, rather than sought input from the citizensabout this new direction and the wisdom of the whole project. The city probably missed out on a lot of good input from the citizens. A lot of the carping about the type of music involved and the performer was more due to the citizens being left out and responding by nitpicking the project than actual dissatisfaction with the performances. We the people have been excluded from most of the planning details of this project. Some basic ways we have been excluded are closed sessions of the city council, private welcoming parties for the people involved, with exclusion economically from participation, and agendas set in advance for open city council meetings that deliberately prevents financial questions from being asked. What is economic exclusion? It is excluding people from functions by setting conditions that the average person cannot afford. An example of this would be selling bonds to help[ finance a project, with the bonds conveniently grouped in million dollar blocks. This certainly cuts down on the number of people who can afford to participate and have a say in the project accordingly. When the Partons came to town, why wasn't it made inclusive? Perhaps a pig roasting contest at Centenial Park with the whole community invited. Instead it was a reception at the country club. When the new theater manager came to town, instead of just a luncheon at the chamber of commerce, why not a reception at hte park? The theater is owned by all the citizens, not just the city government and a handful of socalled leading citizens. These people need to rub shoulders with all of us and get to know the people of this community who actually do own and support the theater. Most important of all is the juncture we finds ourselves at. The city government has to find a way to bring the local people into this if the entertainment district is to succeed. The first decision the citizens should decide is whether we should keep the theater or sell it. Personally, I would vote to sell it. The only entertainment the mayor and city council need to be in charge of is open, honest city council meetings where all people can have a say on all subjects. If we are to keep the theater the following recommendations should be considered: Elect a seven member board of directors to oversee the theater. Unicco should report to them, and the board of directors can report to the city council. These directors should be elected with anyone who qualifies to holed elective office eligible to run. The terms of office should be 3 year staggered terms to give stability. Encourage local citizens to run. Give the people some ownership in this. Modify the agreement with Unicco to a one year contract. An emergency sole source contract was justified under the conditions given when the city took over the theater. It should never be a five year contract without competitive bids being taken and made public. Take bids from management groups from Nashville, Branson, Los Angeles, etc and make the bids public so we can all see to our satisfaction that there is no favoritism or sweetheart deals being given when the bid is awarded. Obviously Unicco would have a competitive chance in this process. Give the local people buy in. Make the local people feel a part of the project. Have a name the theater contest. Let the local people submit suggested names and logos to the new board of directors. Its the peoples theater, let hem pick its name and logo. If the local people feel like they have a sense of ownership in this, I would guess that public support will go up. Sell the local people stock in the theater. Make the stock reasonably affordable. That way we can all share economically in the success of the project. In closing I would say that the city government needs to be reminded that they work for we the people. The common theme from beginning to end in this has been that the sharpshooting and carping in part comes from excluding the people from ownership. The sad part is that the city government just doesn't seem to get it. They keep duplicating their mistakes by continuing to make decisions first and ask the consent of the governed later. I have a feeling that over the next few years everyone in city government will get it as they have to stand for re-election. |
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