July 08, 2004

Pigs Are Flying

Mark your calendars, I agree with something in the New Times

John Dougherty, though blustery and reactionary, makes some solid points regarding the expansion of our convention center.

I am not sure about the direction he goes with the Chapter 27 restriction (perhaps some of you legal eagles out there have a clearer grasp on whether it holds water in this case) but I don't believe expanding the Civic Plaza will miraculously result in increased revenues. If they can't fill it now, how will they fill it when it is larger and more expensive to run. I feel the same way about the new Cardinals stadium, btw, if the old stadium is mostly empty (unless the Cowboys are in town) then why do we need to give them more seats they can't fill.

Of course, full disclosure, I don't believe the government should be paying for any private enterprise. Someone else is going to make the profit, he can damn well take the risk.

Posted by Vox at July 8, 2004 01:26 PM | Phoenix
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I can't speak for the convention center but for the Cardinals... I remember telling my friend how much they sucked ass and I couldn't believe they were building a new big ass, state of the art stadium for this team. She told me that the more money you put into a team the better they become. Hmmm, she may have a point there. Well you know they are going to build a whole bunch of other crap around the stadium too - restaurants, shops, bars and more so that might bring in more crowds and such. I'm just dreading the 101 on the west side getting more clogged now because of all that. ugh! Well, we are getting the Superbowl when the stadium opens so maybe I can rent some rooms out and make some money - heh!

Posted by: Lori at July 9, 2004 12:59 AM