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Originally Posted by jammies
It doesn't make any difference why the deal was turned down. The matter came to a vote, it was rejected - accept this and move on. I don't agree with the City acting like a jilted schoolgirl and deliberately limiting access to the Grey Eagle in response
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And that's just it- it isn't about "why" it was rejected, but how it was rejected. The band and the city worked out a deal, and
then it was put to a vote among band members.
If they wanted to allow all members to vote, that should have been done long ago. It's like me working out a deal to sell my house without consulting my fiancee first. Or my son working out a deal to sell our house without consulting either of us. At the very least, the band's elders should have been encouraging people to vote in favour of the deal.
The city spent 4 years- years that could have been spent building the road down 37th street; negotiating with people who in the end said "OK- well we really don't have a say in this; so we will let you know."