Another brilliant idea!
Sometimes I just amaze myself.
But I can't use this, so I'm throwing it up for grabs to any of the candidates for mayor who want to claim it.
SELL THE CITY ICE ARENA TO THE COUNTY FOR TAKEOVER PAYMENTS!
I know. It sounds crazy. But just think about it.
The county promises to buy the place for fair market value, but the only payments it has to make are the current subsidy the city has to fork over each year. After the debt is paid off, the county then can continue paying for the rest of value of the facility.
The county either converts it to a new jail or an INS dorm. (The layout is more like a dorm and it even has an overhead balcony on one side where guards can oversee the population.
The city unloads the thing, the county gets a cheap jail space without the huge initial outlay a project of such size would take, and everybody's happy.
Cheryl McIntyre pick this one up and run with it.
(Maybe it would be simpler if Cheryl just bought the place herself. I bet that would win her some votes.)
But I can't use this, so I'm throwing it up for grabs to any of the candidates for mayor who want to claim it.
SELL THE CITY ICE ARENA TO THE COUNTY FOR TAKEOVER PAYMENTS!
I know. It sounds crazy. But just think about it.
The county promises to buy the place for fair market value, but the only payments it has to make are the current subsidy the city has to fork over each year. After the debt is paid off, the county then can continue paying for the rest of value of the facility.
The county either converts it to a new jail or an INS dorm. (The layout is more like a dorm and it even has an overhead balcony on one side where guards can oversee the population.
The city unloads the thing, the county gets a cheap jail space without the huge initial outlay a project of such size would take, and everybody's happy.
Cheryl McIntyre pick this one up and run with it.
(Maybe it would be simpler if Cheryl just bought the place herself. I bet that would win her some votes.)
posted by The Observer at 9/21/2007 08:44:00 AM
4 Comments:
This ice rink is still an asset to the city residents.
OK, you don't use it, but many do.
If anything, turn it into a convention center and still keep the ice rink. They make mats to put over the ice, so just market it as a convention center. Should have been done before. Now there is competition with the fairgrounds. This location is better, and closer to the hotels.
Just my ideas.
Who said I didn't use it? I never said that. I might shed some tears if they use it for anything else but an ice arena. But the people who led us down this road are feeling ill right about now and I'm making suggestions to help them out, stimulate discussion, spark debate or get someone shot.
Convention center? Like for who? Cat fanciers?
How about a convention center for illegal aliens? Oh, I already suggested that, I guess.
Why not have something useful up for a change? How about a topic relating to what should be worked on by the next Mayor and council. How about a little priority schedule listing what should rank high on the list, and what ranks low. That may be interesting.
Something useful for a change? No wonder you just use the name "anonymous" and not a real made up name. If you're gonna make comments like that, the least you can do is use a better name than anonymous!
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