“I called Susan Bonnett (director of the Northshore Community Foundation) Monday morning to apologize for any hardship my writing may have caused her personally. She was thankful for the apology, and through the course of the conversation acknowledged that:
1) I did not address her personally in the piece
2) I was not attacking her or the organization, but addressing the implementation of a specific program
Susan Bonnett was not able to provide any specific detail that was incorrect when asked, merely that she objected to my opinions.
On that, I have provided the Covington Weekly piece, highlighted and correlating to the highlighted material in the NCF Tax Document, line by line, consecutively, for anyone who wishes to view the documents.
Susan Bonnett repeated the word transparency several times, but was not able to provide details of donors to the organization, or the means by which public monies are accounted for. The assertion (mine) that the NCF has anything to do with the Baton Rouge Area Foundation was disputed.” – Timothy Achan Gates, CW Correspondent
Contact Timothy at covweekly@gmail.com
The City of Covington’s decision regarding the bikeshare program will be discussed at an upcoming City Council meeting, more information will be posted as it is available.
Update, RE: Baton Rouge Area Foundation
On the Northshore Community Foundation’s website, at the Public Art for Covington Fund page, it states at the bottom:
“This fund is administered by the Northshore Community Foundation. This page and those that follow reference the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, our credit card processor. Your credit card statement will reflect a charge from the Baton Rouge Area Foundation.”
Although each individual may perceive things differently, it would appear that the two organizations do have something to do with one another, in a financial regard.
