Some additional thoughts, questions and concerns about being Greg Fischer’s administration literally being bought and sold:

• Martin Cogan was appointed to the Metro Sewer District Board on November 7, 2011
• He withdrew his name on November 29, 2011
• He’s a member of Jefferson Development Group
• His brother, Kevin, heads the company
• Jefferson Development Group received MSD Board approval on August 22, 2011 for a $176,995.50 for a Green Infrastructure grant for the company’s proposed development of the Outer Loop Retail Phase I project.
• In Cogan’s Board application for Metro Council approval on October 27, 2011, he answered two questions: 1) Do you or a member of your immediate family have an ownership interest in any company that does business with Louisville Metro Government? Answer: No and 2) Do you have any contract or matter pending before any Louisville Metro Government agency? Answer: No
• He probably answered correctly but what constitutes immediate family? Brother? Does that $176,995.50 count as business with Metro? We no longer believe Cogan pulled his name from the hat because it was “too much work.”
• Shakes Run, a housing project being built by Canfield Development, received $143,551 at the August 8, 2011 Board meeting. G.J. Hart (former Texas Roadhouse executive) is an investor in Shakes Run. He raised a mountain of cash for Greg Fischer. Does that pass the smell test? Fischer said on WFPL that appearances are everything when it comes to campaign finance.
• Assumption High School received $143,551 from MSD and Ursuline Academy Schools received $464,500.50. Are there any connections to these organizations? Maybe via Zielke, Schardein, Johnson? Or are those funds to Catholic schools an extension of MSD’s monstrous charitable giving with your tax dollars?
• Heritage Engineering (Mark Johnson’s old company) provided green planning for Mercy Academy, according to their website, so that’s why we’re asking. Johnson is the guy who has told countless developers – those building public parks and providing for civic buildings, schools, fire stations, building roads that they aren’t getting a nickel. (Because they didn’t contribute to Fischer’s campaign?)