ProMedica and Toledo notes - Jan 22, 2015

"Count me as one who thought it smelled funny ..."

That's understandable, or maybe I'm confused by the arithmetic.

When ProMedica announced their plan in February 2014, Randy Oostra, ProMedica president and chief executive officer, said that he envisioned an underground parking structure, and ProMedica expected 700 employees would be moved to the downtown location.

The Jan 5, 2015 Memorandum of Understanding (pdf file) between ProMedica and Toledo said that 800 employees would be moved to the downtown location, and an above-ground parking structure would be needed.

On Jan 6, 2015, Toledo City Council held a public meeting to discuss the Jan 5, 2015 MOU. At this meeting, Robin Whitney, ProMedica’s vice president of property acquisition and development, said that up to 1,000 employees could be moved downtown. Obviously, that employee number disagreed with the MOU.

I have no idea if MOUs need to be accurate. Maybe an MOU is simply a vague outline.