Perky Perkins perpetually positive
To hear former City Council member Robbie Perkins tell it, the ambitious old Wachovia tower rehab project is going to happen. Period. You can take it to the bank (no pun intended.)
Ditto for the planned Bellemeade Village mixed-use development nearby, which is preselling condos as I type.
Perkins said so months ago.
Now the perpetually upbeat Perkins says the Heart of the Triad vision will become reality and that private investment will provide the Big Idea that will become the initiative's centerpiece.
The private sector will "set the table" for government participation, Perkins said at one of the Heart of the Triad charrettes two weeks ago.
Because the Heart relies on so many crucial factors to line up just right, it's hard to share Perkins' unbridled optimism. Still hope he's right and can boast about it in a few years.