Yellow journalism
In reporting on the Community Bike program [“Dude, where’s my bike?” Fishbowl, November 11], John Borgmeyer stated, “Last year the City of Charlottesville and Dave Matthews Band funded a project to fix up old bikes.…”
The City has not provided any of the funding for this project. Most of the funding has come from Dave Matthews Band and Coran Capshaw. We also received a generous $1,000 donation from a local businesswoman. We remain grateful for the shop space which Coran Capshaw is allowing us to use in one of his buildings.
Stephen Bach
President and Co-founder
Community Yellow Bicycles of the Piedmont
John Borgmeyer responds: Mr. Bach is right. The City planned to contribute $5,000, but DMB stepped in and paid for the program, which is administered through City accounts. The City’s principal contribution came from the time of then-Director of Strategic Planning Satyendra Huja, who helped to organize the program.