“By bypassing a formal bid process, the city has overlooked a proven opportunity to achieve a minimum of 50% in savings, amounting to over $50 million,” a Motorola vice president says.

The difficulty the developer claims derives from his choice to rely on “suburban land-use models developed in an era of abundant land, segregated uses and universal automobile dependence,” she argues.

Residents are pleased that David Bramble is bringing a grocery store to his Reservoir Square project, but angry over what they view as a suburban design that will cause problems on busy North Avenue.

The attacks on Cumming are aimed at diverting attention from Scott’s goal: to neutralize the inspector general’s ability to investigate fraud, waste and abuse within his administration. [OP-ED]