Coliseum finances and zoning changes
The agenda for next week's Greensboro City Council meeting is out. Council members will be asked to appropriate money to bridge a million-dollar shortfall in the Greensboro Coliseum's finances.
Also up is a repeat of a zoning case first heard by the council earlier this year.
From our April 21 report:
"...the council turned down a separate request by Centex Homes to bring 48 acres near the interchange of Interstate 40 and Young's Mill Road into the city limits.
Centex wanted the city to annex the land so it could build 132 homes between an older neighborhood and the highway...several council members agreed that the homes would be built too close together compared to the surrounding neighborhoods.
The council voted 6-3 to reject the development, with council members Robbie Perkins, Don Vaughan and Sandy Carmany supporting the plan."
This time, Centex and attorney Charlie Melvin have returned with a proposal to build 100-125 homes on the same land. The plan passed the Zoning Commission by a 5-3 vote this time around.
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And yes, just as they have for the last 10 years there will be an infusion of our "tax dollars" to make up the deficit. Is it EVER going to stop?? And now they want to pour another 30 million into it for a parking deck and renovations on the auditorium. What in blazes for??
All I hear is the "economic impact" and "improving the quality of life for Greensboro residents" arguments when it comes to the coliseum. The only economic impact I see is to the hotels, motels, restaurants, gas stations, and maybe the malls. Throw that 30 million out at them and let THEM pay for the renovations and deficits.
As far as improving my quality of life, $5.00 to park (which will now probably go to $7-$10 because of the "shortfall"---plus we have to make up what little bit of revenue we WERE getting from the hockey team), $5.00 beer, $3.00 coke, $2.50 hot dogs----I just don't see my quality of life improving by attending anything at the coliseum anymore.
And I was a faithful attendee until the "powers that be" just had to have a NHL hockey team in their town for 2 years and got rid of our Monarchs. P***ED a lot of people off and now they wonder why they can't get any support for a losing hockey team.
Posted on September 3, 2004 5:57 PM
Mark, Jennifer and Matt,
I notice that you have a hyperlink to a recent N&R story above.
I suppose you know that that link will "rot" in a few days. That practice is both understandable from a publishing POV and maddening from a blogging and linking POV.
Which of the two interests will win out as you guys evolve further into the blogosphere will be an interesting side bar to this whole thing.
d
Posted on September 4, 2004 1:42 PM
Hey there David. I'm aware of the "link-rot" issue...very aware. I didn't post this item so I don't know if we've made arrangements to keep the linked story around longer than normal. My guess is that we haven't, but maybe Matt's going to surprise me.
But now that you've reminded me, I will once again bug our web folks about it. Cheers. --mark
Posted on September 4, 2004 10:56 PM