There may be an imminent PR engagement afoot. No not just the Iraq invasion. We must get off to a fast start on the "grassroots" side of this stadium issue. Anyone know any Frisco ISD, County, or City email contacts for decision-makers? Post them here. And remember, if you do write, be positive, polite, and friendly. There's no need to be Shakespeare, it's quantity not quality that counts.
Wow this is better than a haiku thread. Talk about the law of unintended consequences. It must be particularly powerful at this time of night.
The CollinCo CommCourt vote is Tuesday. I'll try to be there and relay results by cell to Buzz and Hitman. There is no need to lobby them; the vote would not be taking place so close the annoucment of the structure of the deal, and would not be the first vote taken, if it were not the most likely to vote in the affirmative. re: lobbying Frisco ISD and Frisco City Hall.... ...stand down for the moment pending backchannel confirmation from those who might provide such direction as to whether or not a campaign like the fans ran last year in McKinney is wanted or warranted. The bottom line is that Wagner worked this deal as far as he possibly could before it got out in the open. Wagner and the Huntians decided that they didn't want "non-insiders" around and engaged every step of the way this time around compared to last year. But non-insiders were able to figure out 75-85% of the structure of the deal in advance; these same non-insiders were asked (by those who might ask such a thing) to keep their knowledge private until the deal broke public. Because the deal broke open as predicted (time, date, vehicle, etc.) confidence remains high that those Orchestrating Events are attempting a run at a Professional Paradigm of Execution. The upshot of all of the above is that, although there will be no public acknowledgement of the following statement, it is probable that all of the lobbying to "convince" the various players of the benefits of the deal has already taken place. Ipso Facto, the deal and it's structure would not have been made public if there was not already a handshake in place. You don't get to a Schedule A or a Term Sheet which describes how a complex deal like this looks, with this much money on the table, unless it's already past the stage where lobbying is required. Now, with an order of magnitude less money on the table in Stacyland, it's not surprising that, as predicted, "all was not what it seemed to be" due to less-than professional execution of the numerous parties involved. All that said, stand down pending advice on the Frisco matters from those who might provide such advice. It will be relayed here on the bigboard as soon as it is acquired. -imn
standing down... but readiness remains high! And as far as the new stadium goes, "If you be not of the house of Wilt, Come and crush a cup!"
As the IMN says, much of the arm-twisting for this deal has already taken place. However, it couldn't hurt for the constituents of these officials to let them know of their support for the SSS. While Frisco is very much a pro-growth town, you never know when NIMBY or "we could spend our money better by ..." types might rear their ugly heads. So any Frisco residents out there, contact the Frisco City Council at: http://www.ci.frisco.tx.us/government/city_council.htm And Frisco ISD at: http://www.friscoisd.org/