It started with assurances from Mayor Keith Gaskin that new officers and more cameras would soon help stem violent crime in the city. From there Gaskin admitted, without prompting, that his wife had to hide his phone from him to keep him off Facebook over the weekend.
Columbus Mayor Keith Gaskin’s bitterness over the Columbus Redevelopment Authority’s success in acquiring state funds while his own pet project remains unfunded is putting at risk the most potentially transformative development in the city.
It’s not entirely clear what Cornerstone Government Affairs will be doing for the Columbus Redevelopment Authority, but it won’t be acting as its lobbyist.
A new industrial development megasite. A councilman chronically entangled in criminal investigations. A new name for a longtime mall. A row over money between a mayor and city-appointed board.
In the 1991 comedy “The Addams Family,” there is a scene with the family gathered around the dinner table. As they are eating, Wednesday turns to Fester and says, “Pass me the salt.” Attempting to improve her daughter’s table manners, Morticia prompts her daughter: “Now, Wednesday, what do we say?”