tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post1205090041964875465..comments2021-03-02T20:48:57.085-06:00Comments on Jennifer's Musings: Conventions Centers - Familiarity Breeds ContemptJennifer Holsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10844516562518004501noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post-29990935035594851182012-01-05T16:02:46.685-06:002012-01-05T16:02:46.685-06:00Sorry, I meant to put 3:00 P.M. comment on the cha...Sorry, I meant to put 3:00 P.M. comment on the charter revision pc.crnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post-59835400299411169002012-01-05T15:00:27.789-06:002012-01-05T15:00:27.789-06:00Jennifer, I was at yesterday's meeting.
I'...Jennifer, I was at yesterday's meeting.<br /><br />I've written a pc for your blog, but I rec'd an error message that it must be at most 4,096 characters. Can you override this?crnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post-37838091784959383142012-01-05T09:18:04.926-06:002012-01-05T09:18:04.926-06:00The Virginian-Pilot top of the fold front page thi...The Virginian-Pilot top of the fold front page this morning, "Proposed Virginia Beach Convention Center Hotel No Go at least for now. Mayor and Vice Mayor join opposition, say city must seek a better deal." Hallelujah!<br />The public outcry seems to have worked.Cheryl Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15587869695076503012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post-73319745755321319732012-01-05T06:48:40.406-06:002012-01-05T06:48:40.406-06:00More food for thought.
http://www.syracuse.com/ne...More food for thought.<br /><br />http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/05/onondaga_county_convention_cen.html<br /><br />http://newslanc.com/2011/02/11/the-convention-center-has-failed/<br /><br />http://americancity.org/magazine/article/unconventional-thinking/<br /><br />http://reason.org/blog/show/of-cheeseburgers-and-publicly-funde<br /><br />Of course this type of info has always been available to us...just not by our locally OWNED media. I could post dozens of more similar links, but you get the picture. Just google <br /><br />"convention centers fail"<br /><br />or <br /><br />"convention centers attendance"<br /><br />PollyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post-46165672870741197552012-01-05T06:22:29.663-06:002012-01-05T06:22:29.663-06:00The horseshoe block of voters south of 33rd street...The horseshoe block of voters south of 33rd street, west of I29, and east of I229, were sold on a fee-harvesting mayor a year and a half ago. That same block of voters approved this money pit. Now in this mornings Argus, front page AGAIN.... I read even more about our ego driven mayor. WHEN is enough, enough?<br /><br />PollyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post-8051034158551316442012-01-04T17:57:42.019-06:002012-01-04T17:57:42.019-06:00How about the upcoming "October Surprise"...How about the upcoming "October Surprise" for the Events Center? A few weeks after they break ground we will see that not only will streets need to be "wider and stronger" but they will have to figure out how to fix an already antiquated and functionally inadequate sewer system, both sanitary and storm. <br /><br />I recall an article about how before an after a game at the Arena they have to go around and flush every toilet so the systems doesn't back up. Once they start digging and "discover" this problem, they will have to trench for hundreds of yards (hence the real need to fix the streets) to get anywhere near a spot to correct the trunk lines. I also don't see any plans for a retention pond in any of the site plans, so where does all that water go once they pave over every green space out there? <br /><br />Just a guess, but I'll call this a $10 million add-on that they will try to hide in other infrastructure upgrades.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post-83577447003164862092012-01-04T17:50:09.046-06:002012-01-04T17:50:09.046-06:00How about the Concert industry? It's also bee...How about the Concert industry? It's also been in decline and cities like Omaha are aggressively competing for (and winning) concerts by guaranteeing a certain number of ticket sales to the promoters in order to hedge against losses. EC backers have said there's no plans for Sioux Falls to do this so tell me how we will "lure" these shows to Sioux Falls? Our facility will be newer; but smaller, poorly located, and we won't offer the same incentive or even anything similar?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post-91887414433657921472012-01-04T17:04:32.388-06:002012-01-04T17:04:32.388-06:00It would be funny, if it weren't downright sic...It would be funny, if it weren't downright sickening. Our city or should I say the south end got sold a slick campaign of misinformation and they voted for the events center idea with no knowledge about how it would be paid for. Taxpayers will rue the day they gave this mayor the okay to proceed with the Huether-Entenmen Events Center. This Council absent Brown and Jamison should be thrown out of office when they come up for re-election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post-3080530565307846822012-01-04T10:12:42.717-06:002012-01-04T10:12:42.717-06:00Of course the new building won't pay for itsel...Of course the new building won't pay for itself.<br />Mayor Mike misled the voters of Sioux Falls on the entire issue. This events center is his monument to himself.<br />I caught a rerun of a listening and learning session where Mayor Mike said of course some of the streets in the area will need to be wider and made stronger to carry the traffic. If they widen Burnside, will Mr. Entenman donate the land in front of his building since he says he will receive no benefit from the center.<br />Also, where is the money coming from to pay for street improvements. What other areas of town will suffer to make these improvements. Of course we were misled. The pot of gold is limited in size. I am certain city infrastructure will take a hit, unless Mayor Mike can get another stream of revenue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com