According to the newspapers: $30 million for the stadium, $20 million for the apartments and $24 million for the hotel. That’s $74 million. What’s the rest of the $160 million for? (Editor’s note: Here’s how the city breaks out the costs: Phase I: Stadium, $30 million; condos/retail, $20 million; hotel, $35 million; parking garage, $13 million; site development, $21 million — Total $119 million. Phase II: Condos/retail, $20 million. Phase III: Condos/retail, $20 million. Grand total: $159 million.)
Congratulations to Councilman Tom Smith, the only one who had the fortitude to stand up and say “no” to any more money going to the Graham Richard boondoggle downtown, called Harrison Square. Taxpayers are having a hard enough time. Politicians, listen up: We don’t need it, we don’t want it. Turn it into a big park instead of a ballpark.
For the person who wrote about Harrison Square bashers: You need to realize that once the horse is dead, it’s dead forever, just like Harrison Square is. It was a mistake. Now they realize it, and there’s not much they can do about it. It’s doomed.
To the ranter who stated that we’re all much too hard on Harrison Square and should give up our criticism and give the poor place a chance: Well, you must have one big checkbook and love paying more taxes. … What we do want and could use is an update to the Citilink routes and better public transportation that runs 24/7. Then we could use it because it’s reliable, which would enable us to get around as needed.
I just wonder why the NS even prints this garbage. I also love that both newspapers have NO intention of even trying to explain where the money is coming from. I guess the angrier/riled up people get, the more people read. So, I guess we are going to go on allowing people to think there is a big sack of money laying around that is labeled "Tax Dollars" - and that is how everything gets funded, not that there is actual specified areas of allocation and designation for these dollars.
These points of view pretty much the target of Ben Smith's article - HERE
Congratulations to NS, you're furthering your candidacy for 'Rag' contention.
6 comments:
I read The Rant, and I know I shouldn't, because it just makes me mad. I can just HEAR the grouchy old people when I read the words. It represents exactly what I don't like about Fort Wayne in one convenient weekly capsule. If that's all someone read, they'd think all people in Fort Wayne want to do is smoke, park for free, and go back to the 1950s.
What?
The rant has an editor????
wow. this really represents the best of FW.
why dont you just let them speak? they are allowed to speak about whatever topics they please. it dont matter what topic it is. Please just let them speak. also where do you get all the free videos? I have been looking forever for the free videos but i cant find them free anywhere. please advise about the free videos.
many thanks
CFW,
People need to put their anonymous negative comments in the Rant because they don't have computers.
Just curious, how many of you posters on this blog have reserved your condos?
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