Here’s an update on a previous story.
The Zippin Pippin, the wooden roller coaster once forgotten by all but a handful of local activists, is now the subject of a bumpy ownership debate, with a nonprofit corporation, the city of Memphis and a grass-roots activist all claiming control.The mayor of Green Bay, Wis., is negotiating with a group called Save Libertyland! Inc. to buy the Zippin Pippin. But this week, the city of Memphis disputed the group’s claim to ownership.
Ok, so are we selling it or not. I mean, then thing is half torn down, and aside from the rails the cars and the name, there ain’t much there but rotting timber.
But wait, it gets better…
Denise Parkinson, who formed Save Libertyland in 2005 with other concerned citizens, claims Mulroy, whose high-profile work with the group helped him land his District 5 County Commission seat in 2006, dropped her from the group and put himself in control of the organization when filing paperwork with the state.Parkinson said she asked Mulroy, who is an attorney, to help register the group as a nonprofit group with the state. Parkinson was the registered agent when Mulroy incorporated the group on April 20, 2007. Two years later, Parkinson says, Mulroy named himself agent and president.
“I feel like he used us to further his ambitions,” said Parkinson, who now lives in Arkansas.
Lets look at this rationally. Ran for County Commission in 2006. He registered the group in 2007. What was going in in 2007? Parkinson was running for City Council District 5. Then he took over the group in 2009 after Parkinson moved away. Doesn’t it seem like she might have been trying to further her ambitions too? In any case, what’s wrong with that?
Just go read the article. The twists and turns are like a “Sweet Valley High” novel gone ridiculous.