by Peter White, Tennessee Tribune, Nov. 1, 2019- It’s only a matter of time before the MLS soccer stadium contracts
will be voided and put out to bid again. Whether Metro or Nashville SC
will suggest another site for soccer instead of the Fairgrounds is
unclear.
In court documents, Metro lawyers admitted for the first time last
week that the evaluation committees for the stadium contracts were
stacked with people who had a vested interest in the outcome. That is a
violation of state law and the city’s Procurement rules.
“Metro, to my surprise, actually responded and admitted the only person
serving on each of the three evaluation committees who was a Metro
employee was Laura Womack,” said Jim Roberts, attorney for Save Our
Fairgrounds, a plaintiff in a second lawsuit filed against the city in
September.
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....also violates a state law, TCA 5-14-108, which prohibits a purchasing agent from delegating duties to a “private actor”....Mayor Megan Barry and her Chief Operating Officer Rich Riebeling were pulling the strings....Mayor Megan Barry and her Chief Operating Officer Rich Riebeling were pulling the strings
Rod's Comment: This is a good summary of the Soccer deal and the effort to destroy the Fairground. Read the full article at this link.
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