| There is a huge difference between "economic development" and SUSTAINABLE Economic Development.
The "I wanna spend the money cuz it's there to spend" crowd knows nothing about sustainable economic development.
In terms of promoting tourism and their additional $pending in this city, we'd be much better off to give our tourism board a Million Dollars a year (from the Whine Knot Dodge fund) to promote a million dollar a year sweepstakes where lots of winners receive free lodging while visiting Dodge. @ $50 per room per night, we could host 20,000 'families' per year and be much better off than building a shrine to the wanna-be movers and shakers. There isn't a chance in Hell that a Special Events Center will attract 20,000 families into doG City.
No, that's not Sustainable either; but it will garner a more stable pay back AND will promote additional tourism development by the private sector.
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Originally Posted by wordsmythe  Damn YOU for making me agree in public with you.
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