In yesterday’s news from Lake Basebegone, your reporter expressed some uncertainty about his hearing of an early morning news report about Oxford Aviation on a local TV station.
As it turns out, the uncertainty was unwarranted; we were bright and bushy-tailed. In an effort to preserve credibility and maintain your trust, Other Side contacted the station directly to ask for a transcript of the report, and they have graciously done so.
Here’s the reply, exactly as received from the news director:
Here is the script. As you can see, the source was the president of the company, who spoke to one of our reporters Tuesday.
THE PRESIDENT OF OXFORD AVIATION SAYS A NEW BUSINESS PLAN COULD CREATE EVEN MORE JOBS THAN THE 200-ANTICIPATED FOR A PLANE REFURBISHING FACILITY AT THE BRUNSWICK NAVAL AIR STATION.
JIM HOROWITZ SAYS HIS COMPANY IS STILL A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE PROJECT, BUT NOW WELL KNOWN ATTORNEY F. LEE BAILEY IS TAKING THE LEAD.
BAILEY HAS BEEN A CONSULTANT FOR OXFORD AVIATION FOR YEARS.
HOROWITZ SAYS THE CHANGE WAS MADE TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS AND TO CREATE A BETTER FACILITY IN BRUNSWICK .
HE SAYS HIS COMPANY IS STILL COMMITTED TO ITS HOME BASE IN OXFORD , BUT HE SAYS THE LONGER RUNWAYS AT BRUNSWICK ARE NEEDED TO ATTRACT MORE CLIENTS TO THE REFURBISHING BUSINESS.
We humbly suggest that you read, reread, and reread again the statements above. And that town councilors in particular parse the words carefully.
They would appear to confirm, with little room for wiggling, that all that’s happening here is that F. Lee Bailey (or “Lee Bailey,” as John Richardson calls him) is being identified as the top dog in the Oxford proposal, and that Oxford is not backing out of anything. Different day, same “stuff.”
They’re just putting a new face on things, you might say. Amazing how it changes things.
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