I'm quoting you here.

"I think our community would be improved with more people talking personally with one another instead of online."

I tried that once with Josh Friedman. At the time I was an employee of the Village of LR. It ended with Nina and Josh sending the same attorneys the IAT and CA Board have used, to talk with me.

I had written a long response to your comment above, but thought it was best left offline. I'd be more than happy to talk with you over a cup of coffee.

Haverty’s

The CA Board and (I think) IAT has taken an overly confrontational and litigious approach towards resolving conflict over the last few years. Its unhealthy for the community.

Regarding your lawsuits comment. The posted 990s reveal legal fees (and if I recall correctly business consulting) as a percentage of the total budget (excluding depreciation) for recent years posted. It was frankly a little surprising to me the proportional amount.

Over the last several years, Inner Arbor Trust/Symphony Woods and CA's relationship with that organization/park has repeatedly been a source of contention. Lawsuits, a lack of financial audits, conflicts of interest, seemingly endless grants, relation/cooperation with other downtown non-profits... Its just non-stop drama with IAT. This level of attention is totally out of proportion with the importance of one 36 acre park compared to everything else CA is responsible for - and this speaks poorly of the leadership of CA's board and IAT.

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The criticism of the board is warranted. They control CA"s organization not the other way around.

I think criticizing IAT's management and CA's decision to give it money is warranted on the merits. But implying that this is personally enriching Nina is at best needlessly hyperbolic and seems mean-spirited.

Chicken finger place started in Louisiana. They serve bland chicken fingers, fries, slaw, canes sauce and toast. It's bland chicken for boring white people.

Thanks. Columbia people are good people like this.

It’s a southern fast food chicken place. They have like 5 things on their menu. It’s good

T.G.I. Friday’s

What's that? I guess I could Google it, but likely I won't. Feel free to reply or not. My laziness and minor intrest don't have to cost you a comment.

If you want to look at financials, these are not up to the minute, however many 990s are here (they are a publicly available document for any nonprofit, IAT posts to their website, but you can get for any NP via guidestar or similar). https://innerarbortrust.org/financials

Page 11 and page 29-30 for the most recent 990 posted for 2021 will give you a view of that year by expense type.

From listening to the CA board meeting it seems like at least part of the issue is the most recent fiscal year (different from calendar year) 2022 audit has not yet been produced, yet at the same time IAT is being considered for more funding. I believe the 2022 fiscal year would have ended April 2022 (based on the FY listed on the 990s), and from listening to the discussion at that meeting, it sounds like the audit for that year has not been provided to CA. There were a number of comments at the meeting indicating these funds were needed for paying for the audit, amongst other items. It is not clear to me from listening to the CA discussion if the IAT audit provider for the year that is needed has been hired or engaged yet.

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Crate and barrel outlet in Alexandria had a lot of nice couches last weekend

that’s the one!

I'm in complete agreement. I'm not sure what it's going to take, but I eventually expect there will need to be some form of legal action against the CA Board for their actions. At the first mention of HB1024 you can see just who is against it because they fear loosing power that some of them have held for over a decade or longer. We need big changes in CA elections and specifically the CA Board.

News Flash➡️➡️West Friendship definitely isn’t Columbia, West Freindship is a place for people who have a false sense of entitlement to feel more false entitlement.

This board president just watches as unethical behavior happens on his watch. Clearly he’s cool with it all. The IAT board members (who also serve on the CA board) who didn’t recuse themselves and voted to give their other board funding is a clear conflict of interest. No debate. Meanwhile no other community grants were awarded or seriously considered. You don’t have to be a lawyer to figure this dumpster fire out. What an embarrassment!

I look forward to having my CPRA and membership fees upped again this year to pay into Nina Basu's pockets!

Raising Cains.

Perhaps the Route 1/Guilford location? It has several lanes, one specifying Mobile order. Shaker drive also, they have more lanes, but no sign indicating to bypass the line.

I believe they’re building a Raising Canes

the Sofa Store

You’d have to buy a floor model but they always have floor models for sale

Try the value city furniture in Ellicott city. They have pretty good stock and some sale going on everytime.