tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post7152672530414256851..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: Groups Charged 25% Or More To Use Lucas Oil StadiumGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-21077736814014154872009-05-19T12:31:00.000-05:002009-05-19T12:31:00.000-05:00Mayor Ballard promised us his #1 goal was to make ...Mayor Ballard promised us his #1 goal was to make Indianapolis a "liveable" city and he's failing on everything that matters to the livability of this city in favor of the elites. <br /><br />Parks, ice skating, swimming pools, police protection, etc. are all being pushed aside in favor of feeding the billionaire sports team owners and arts elites (most of whom don't need the money).<br /><br />WHAT A DAMNED LIAR GREG BALLARD TURNED OUT TO BE! <br /><br />By the time the Mayoral race rolls around again, we'll be organized and ready to run the opposition against Ballard....just like we did against Peterson. <br /><br />BALLARD IS TOAST! <br /><br />OGDEN FOR MAYOR!M Theoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892309818226431745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-75605101128123506152009-05-19T08:07:00.000-05:002009-05-19T08:07:00.000-05:00I'd forgotten about the tree limbs last year.
T...I'd forgotten about the tree limbs last year. <br /><br />They cut tons of branches along Pleasant Run Creek, and where do you suppose they put the piles? Why, right on the trail so no body could get through without walking in the street! And it stayed there for several weeks.Downtown Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06239811599722585898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-85576504696582743952009-05-19T07:36:00.000-05:002009-05-19T07:36:00.000-05:00The Mayor is not demonstrating any cogent thread o...The Mayor is not demonstrating any cogent thread of logic. I know that is a lot for a citizen to expect of the Mayor of a large city.<br /><br />He demanded that the Parks budget be cut by $5M from last year's budget. Stuart Lowry said he could do it without closing parks or selling off assets.<br /><br />Now the Mayor is in today's paper saying how the City Market needs to get off the $250,000 City subsidy they are on. <br /><br />Maybe the City Market and Parks boards can ask the CIB for some pointers on how to get tens of millions out of this Mayor.jabberdoodlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12773449819475280421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-45502344123456342372009-05-19T06:44:00.000-05:002009-05-19T06:44:00.000-05:00I'm sorry, but Norm Lowery should be sacked from h...I'm sorry, but Norm Lowery should be sacked from his job. Last year, they pruned the trees in the park and left the branches sitting there for months, creating a hazard. They didn't bother awarding mowing contracts for the parks on time, allowing grass to grow two feet high in some places. They're closing a bunch of pools at parks for the entire season because they couldn't schedule repairs during the off season. It's obvious the guy running the joint either doesn't care about our parks or is too incompetent to do the job in a professional way.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-58865633794893134412009-05-19T06:19:00.000-05:002009-05-19T06:19:00.000-05:00While this is going on, the city is about to close...While this is going on, the city is about to close yet another community facility - the ice rink at Ellenberger Park - because it's losing $150K annually.<br /><br />The Pacers claim they are losing tens of millions annually, but we're going to pay them %15M annually so they keep going.<br /><br />But we don't have $150K to retain a facility used by dozens of groups (including IPS) to provide recreation, discipline and a source of pride for hundreds or thousands of the non-wealthy people of Indianapolis.<br /><br />How can that happen in a city where we have a great CIB tending to our economic development? We should have tons of money for keeping Ellenberger, the pools, and all the other things that make Indianapolis a good place to live.<br /><br />But all we seem capable of is paying off billionaires so they don't leave town.<br /><br />The priorities seem all wrong, don't you think?Downtown Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06239811599722585898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1383791968188660972009-05-19T02:17:00.000-05:002009-05-19T02:17:00.000-05:00Why couldn't the operating costs for this state-of...Why couldn't the operating costs for this state-of-the-art facility be estimated correctly BEFORE the go-ahead was given? That's right, they couldn't even estimate the construction costs correctly. These fat cat CIB guys need to be shown the door. They're not elected anyway. Pat Early is the son of old Boss Rex Early. Why do they get to play with my money and tax, tax, tax?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06209808037548090472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-3946479794699782992009-05-18T19:45:00.000-05:002009-05-18T19:45:00.000-05:00"It has clearly become the most expensive of all t..."It has clearly become the most expensive of all the [stadiums] we use around the country, and that clearly was not the case with the RCA Dome."<br /><br />Dang, I sure don't remember THAT being mentioned even once in the hard-sell that went on before the deal was inked. I only remember pictures and glib praise about the wonderful new venue that would have events beating down our door to get in.<br /><br />What an ugly, nasty joke the CIB has played on us and everyone they expected to use the new facility.Downtown Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06239811599722585898noreply@blogger.com