Saturday, February 25, 2006
An Open Letter to Doug Wilder
So the Maymont bears died in vain. It happened. Get over it.
The best part of Maymont Park was the bears. The mansion is cool, the Japanese and Italian Gardens are amazing, but the bears were far and away the most transfixing part of an amazing park.
Yes, the parents were stupid in letting their child run free. However, the most reprehensible behavior has been by our fair emperor... er... mayor, Doug Wilder.
Doug, why do you demand to be part of EVERY decision. Granted, city government needed a major enema, but micromanaging and backbiting will get you nowhere, and will earn you few friends.
Delegate responsibility, PLEASE! I bet the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries knows a helluva lot more about rabies than you do.
Maymont is probably one of the best run parks in Virginia, thanks to a dedicated staff and an amazing corps of volunteers willing to sacrifice their time to keep it beautiful. Let them continue to make sound decisions.
This was not something you need to be getting involved in. The Maymont folks made the right decision (even how painful it had to be). There was egregious human error. However if the bears had been rabid the city would have faced a horrendous lawsuit, and even worse public relations. You simply gauged public opinion by watching the news, and then stuck your nose in and slammed dedicated people who made a difficult but correct decision. Paul Goldman should have taught you better. Does the city really need to be investigating why these bears were euthanized? I'd rather investigate why you held up a great idea to revitalize Shockoe Bottom.
I'll miss the bears greatly. But I'm more frustrated with you.
Why don't you start with trying to lower the gas, water, and sewer rates? Why don't you make substantive cuts so my elderly neighbors will be able to stay in the houses they've owned for 40 years? Why don't you work on fixing up Jackson Ward, Gilpin Court, or other crime ridden areas? Why are people sleeping on the streets of our fair city?
You make me sick. Stick with issues that matter first... and then I'll listen to you about the decision to euthanize two bears.
The best part of Maymont Park was the bears. The mansion is cool, the Japanese and Italian Gardens are amazing, but the bears were far and away the most transfixing part of an amazing park.
Yes, the parents were stupid in letting their child run free. However, the most reprehensible behavior has been by our fair emperor... er... mayor, Doug Wilder.
Doug, why do you demand to be part of EVERY decision. Granted, city government needed a major enema, but micromanaging and backbiting will get you nowhere, and will earn you few friends.
Delegate responsibility, PLEASE! I bet the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries knows a helluva lot more about rabies than you do.
Maymont is probably one of the best run parks in Virginia, thanks to a dedicated staff and an amazing corps of volunteers willing to sacrifice their time to keep it beautiful. Let them continue to make sound decisions.
This was not something you need to be getting involved in. The Maymont folks made the right decision (even how painful it had to be). There was egregious human error. However if the bears had been rabid the city would have faced a horrendous lawsuit, and even worse public relations. You simply gauged public opinion by watching the news, and then stuck your nose in and slammed dedicated people who made a difficult but correct decision. Paul Goldman should have taught you better. Does the city really need to be investigating why these bears were euthanized? I'd rather investigate why you held up a great idea to revitalize Shockoe Bottom.
I'll miss the bears greatly. But I'm more frustrated with you.
Why don't you start with trying to lower the gas, water, and sewer rates? Why don't you make substantive cuts so my elderly neighbors will be able to stay in the houses they've owned for 40 years? Why don't you work on fixing up Jackson Ward, Gilpin Court, or other crime ridden areas? Why are people sleeping on the streets of our fair city?
You make me sick. Stick with issues that matter first... and then I'll listen to you about the decision to euthanize two bears.
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Mayor Wilder is one of the better things to happen in Richmond. As far as murders, it is in the top 3 in the country. It is a city that needs a strong leader and someone who should be making the decisions and someone who should be in on all the decisions. I am a resident of Chesterfield county and this mayor has our support.
He is one of the few people that would want to deal with a mess like Richmond. Staying committed and getting the job done - I applaud him for wanting to take ultimate control and be involved on every level. That is what is needed there.
The Maymont story is heartbreaking and frustrating. I blame the parents of the child first and foremost. If state protocol is to euthanize wild animals when rabies is in question - then so be it. It's a law that needs to be changed obviously. The two bears suffered the ultimate penalty and can now help change a law that is senseless and cruel. That child should have had the rounds of shots for rabies. The bears would have been safed this way. His parents instigated the matter by going into a restricted area. What total idiots - they need to be fined.
I would lay off Doug Wilder. If you have such great ideas about how to handle the shithole that is Richmond - then you're welcome to it. I thought so.
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He is one of the few people that would want to deal with a mess like Richmond. Staying committed and getting the job done - I applaud him for wanting to take ultimate control and be involved on every level. That is what is needed there.
The Maymont story is heartbreaking and frustrating. I blame the parents of the child first and foremost. If state protocol is to euthanize wild animals when rabies is in question - then so be it. It's a law that needs to be changed obviously. The two bears suffered the ultimate penalty and can now help change a law that is senseless and cruel. That child should have had the rounds of shots for rabies. The bears would have been safed this way. His parents instigated the matter by going into a restricted area. What total idiots - they need to be fined.
I would lay off Doug Wilder. If you have such great ideas about how to handle the shithole that is Richmond - then you're welcome to it. I thought so.
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