Konvention Center Kool-Aid
Our friends over in Boise have caught the fever. (Thanks, Butterbean.)
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Comments (5)
At least in Boise the Convention Center and hotel would be surrounded by the local amenities, instead of on the other side of the river. Conventioneers don't like to be isolated from the fun stuff (Police beatings, empty storefronts, etc.)
Posted by smarana | October 18, 2006 5:01 PM
Can we lease them ours?
Great for storing tatoes!
Posted by Abe | October 18, 2006 5:08 PM
"Conventioneers don't like to be isolated from the fun stuff (Police beatings, empty storefronts, etc.)"
heheehe..pure hilarity.
Posted by Sebastian | October 18, 2006 6:13 PM
No Kool-aid Man! No! Don't do it! Don't run into that wall!
OHHHHHHH YEAAAHHHHHH!!!!!"
Posted by Commerical Man | October 18, 2006 8:00 PM
C'mon, just because Portland's convention center project(s) have been white elephants doesn't mean that no city anywhere should build one.
This project is a no-brainer. The City is getting millions worth of land for free, thanks to a donation from the Simplot family. A year-to-year lease also suggests that if the project is a white elephant, that's the developer's problem. (How they get the project funded with that lease is an interesting question.) I do see public funding coming their way on the parking side, but that is OK considering the edge of downtown location.
Sure, the devil is in the details, but if the AD and CCDC lawyers do a reasonably good job with that outline, there should be net benefits to the City from this project.
Posted by Bart | October 19, 2006 8:53 AM