Nashville politics works as usual

TMC Chase
@tmc-chase
14 years ago
4,073 posts

Wash, rinse, repeat.

http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/fair-board-taps-tony-formosa-oversee-fairgrounds-racing

I don't know Tony Formosa Jr. - though I did grow up watching his dad race. And I know he has a racing legacy himself at the track. But he had the opportunity to operate Nashville's fairgrounds track. He struggled - primarily because of factors beyond his control (cough, ahem...Nashville's Fair Board).

So the fair board took control of the track away from him & gave it to Bobby Hamilton Jr. Then Bobby couldn't pull it off with chips stacked against him.

So up steps Sterling Marlin, Chad Chaffin & other reputable folks in yet another effort to save the track.

So what does the fair board do? Yep - right back to Formosa. With what? Yep - just another 1 yr commitment.

The continuing deterioration of the track saddens me. But the politics in Nashville (which I fully get are about the same - maybe even better - as in every level of government in our country) sickens me to my core.




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Schaefer: It's not just for racing anymore.

updated by @tmc-chase: 12/05/16 04:09:31PM