Sounds like politics and money getting in to bed with each other...it never ends.
This is exactly what a public/private partnership is. This change from a free enterprise to a government/business alliance was started in the mid-1990's by the Clinton administration. The Bush adminstration not only didn't kill this freedom-destroying movement in our government, they are actively promoting public/private partnerships.
Public/private partnership in the 20th century was Mussolini-style fascism. In the 21st century it is Agenda 21, the global management system for human beings.
Here is how public/private partnerships came to Santa Cruz County, CA.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY: LOCAL AGENDA 21 HOUSING