Grey/Pantele try to cover their fiscal irresponsiblity by attacking me yesterday at the mayoral debate

Goldman for Mayor - 15 October 2008 - For Immediate Release - 804-833-6313


In response to attacks from Grey and Pantele at last night's debate, Goldman calls on Grey and Pantele to come clean and explain how their fiscally irresponsible stances on the failed $100 Million dollar Arts Project shouldn't have voters worried about their having the Mayor's power over city funds. funds.


(Richmond) - Paul Goldman, only candidate for Mayor who had the public integrity years ago to demand a full accounting of the public funds wasted on the failed $100 million Arts Project project backed to the hilt by Mr. Grey and Mr. Pantele, and the candidate who actually came-up with a financing plan that saved the city millions while showing how to modernize the Carpenter Center and build a Performing Arts Center in a fiscally responsible way, issued the following statement this morning about last night's debate:

"Last night, in an attempt to cover-up their own fiscal mistakes and political pandering that cost taxpayers millions, Mr. Grey and Mr. Pantele falsely suggested that somehow myself or others were allegedly making veiled personal attacks against individuals by merely demanding honesty in the accounting of taxpayer dollars spent by those behind the failed $100 Downtown Arts Project plan that Mr. Grey and Mr. Pantele backed to the bitter end.

Instead of attacking me for being the only staff person in the entire city government with the guts and public integrity to insist on a full public accounting of every taxpayer dollar spent on the failed and fiscally irresponsible $100 million Arts Center Project that had to be abandoned due to fiscal mistakes, I dare Mr. Pantele and Mr. Grey to face the public and make a full accounting on their involvement in a project that has helped create the current fiscal mess in city government, a fiscal mess create in part because Mr. Grey and Mr. Pantele are supporting two of the most fiscally irresponsible budget stances in recent city history."