| The local voters were caught up in a slick field of dreams. Garth Brooks was on our TV's and 'they' were telling us that we are the entertainment center of the universe. All'z we had to do was vote "YES" on a ballot that added 1% to our sales tax and money would fall from the ceiling.
We did. Money fell and we began building softball fields, a race track and remodeled our mostly vacant civic center. The doG's from above kept the money spenders from building a huge "special events center" to house massive conventions and accomodate special events.... but new important ones seem to be intent on spending the money on a big building. An old Judge from Wichita too.
None of these properties have attracted additional revenue that approach the monies spent; unless you massage the "economic impact" figures.
Can I borrow a buck for a beer?
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"Wal-Mart, you may want to look into this." |