I couldn't resist pointing out this tidbit in Earni Young's column about a proposal to build a water park near Memorial Hall:
According to McGowan spokesman Denis Carlson, what they have in mind is a cross between New Jersey's Wild Water Kingdom and Bahama Beach, an indoor water park in Dallas.
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(If the name sounds familiar, Carlson is the former investment banker who was acquitted last year of lying to the FBI in the pay-to-play probe.)
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As far as I can tell, it is. Have you heard or seen anything from other sources that makes you skeptical? I read something - I forget where unfortunately - that referred to Carlson as the developer... so I can't tell whether he's got an investment stake or if he's just a PR guy for the firm. If it's the former, whoa boy, the city better run from this deal. If the latter, who the heck would hire someone who spent so much time as a central figure in the corruption scandal to be their mouthpiece?
Posted by Dan | September 5, 2006 10:13 AM