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Thursday night’s BOMA meeting raised serious concerns about process, transparency and respect for public notice.
The agenda had the wrong date on it and the agenda items were postponed. In my view, once that happened, there was no agenda. BOMA should not have moved into a detailed discussion about a budget-related position that was not properly noticed to the public.
Yet the mayor, vice mayor and other aldermen pressed forward with what appeared to be political theater. The discussion covered the proposed economic development coordinator position, its cost, duties, possible duplication with the Chamber, FBA, Visit Farragut and whether the role could involve business recruitment, commercial development, developers, property owners, realtors and “selling Farragut.”
