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Originally Posted by FireFly
I'd like to know the "why" behind the disapproval. If it's because of the 60 million in budget cuts (which I strongly believe it is,) it's ridiculous and those votes shouldn't count.
The problem with consulting the public is that they just don't understand the dollars and cents behind it.
I hope they just ram it through.
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Same as the Olympics. A bunch of old people or people who have accomplished nothing in their life holding back progress. Unfortunately these people are the most vocal because they have more time on their hands and no means of being heard in their day to day activities. I would bet there is a large majority that want this project but are too busy with work, kids, etc. to sit there and debate it.
I’ve really been souring on democracy the best few years and this is another example of it. The free market has come to an agreement which benefits both sides, but we need more time to consult with John Q. Trailer Thrash who doesn’t want any public money going to an event Center solely because they can’t afford some of the ticket prices without even a consideration to the benefits to the City as a whole from a new events Center. If the city was just building a new event Center themselves and an NHL team wasn’t in the picture half of the naysayers would be saying how great it was just like the library.