I’ll let Jen Holsen address this one. (Read the AL article);
Remember when the mayor said he was going to provide the most transparent government we have ever seen and that he is going to tell the public the good, the bad and the ugly? I guess it depends on the circumstances.
Funny how the mayor has no quotes for the AL column? I guess he only speaks when the city is being ‘transparent’ otherwise he throws in his whipping boy, Cotter.
The Argus Leader requested the list of those events centers, but the city refused to provide it because it was deemed confidential information from Populous.
“The fact that it’s stamped confidential, I have to maintain that for them,” Cotter said.
Well fucking un-stamp it! Jeeeeezzzz!
The Mayor can’t release this info because he claims to have no “plan” just a “vision”. Like I posted previously, he’s had a plan and he’s got a lot more info on it than he’s lead us to believe.
They will select TSP/Populus as the Arch. and they will pick the Hunt/Fiegen group to build it. The deal’s been struck and everything else is just window dressing. They will model our Events Center after Evansville, IN’s project which is in the final phase of construction.
Populus and Hunt teamed up on Evansville, which is about the same size as we are talking. Evansville is locating theirs downtown and the final price will be around $127 million.
Interesting if you are right.
It will be very interesting to watch how this comes out. Trust….not there. Sad, isn’t it?
Ching! Ching! This is the first clue that an EC will be full of cost overruns. 100 million is underestimated and the real cost will be 150 million.
Huether is transparent. It’s easy to see through him at the flunked out cub scout. Apparently, my newspaper boy would make a good credit card tycoon.
I agree with Sy. Populous is a done deal. Let’s talk some more about Evansville Indiana and their McArena. 11,000 seats for $127,000,000. Pathloss is right. Ours will cost close to $150,000,000. Financed like Sioux City with gambling dollars. Also is using a food and beverage tax. Within three blocks of both the W Lloyd Expressway and Interstate 164. 11,000 seats for a city with a metropolitan population of 350,000 compared to our 240,000. Evansville is also within 100 miles of metroplitan St. Louis, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville Kentucky, and Bowling Green Kentucky. Within 100 miles of Sioux Falls we have Sioux City, Mitchell, Brookings, and Worthington Minnesota. Evansville has the numbers to merit a 11,000 seat McArena. We do not.
Evansville also is within 100 miles of several brand new and larger facilities in those same Cities, we are not we have 1. They obviously had leakage they wanted to plus, as do we.
Plug, I mean.
Our facility won’t hit $150 million unless they factor in McCart, the Western ave land grab, a skywalk over Russell and the retention pond.
Why do you think the Mayor was so slow to give out the details of his preferred plan at his preferred site? He knows its a lemon.
It’s all a fucking lemon and it will fail with the voters. And I think there should be something else on the ballot, if it fails the city will not be allowed to bring up and Events Center for another 5 years.
Hey Sy, hows it hangin? How bout them huskers? They coulda used someone like USC grad Troy POLY43amalu.
Leakage. There’s that word again. Our lil’ ol’ Arena hosted Carrie last nite. Of that near sellout what percentage do you reckon came from the 240,000 metro of SF? And those good folks woulda’ spent that money one way or another right here in SF anyway. Economic impact? Yeah…right.
A DT facility WILL hit $150 million when they factor in $130,000,000 for the McArena, $20,000,000 for a ramp, and God knows how much to upgrade the streets.
l3wis is right on two counts.
1) It’s a fuckin lemon regardless of where they put the damn thing. And
2) It will fail with the voters.
All that is missing is a monkey and a football.
Speakin of monkeys and footballs, riddle me this. Two Yankton natives have worked for, or presently do, for First Premier Bankcard, home of a “fee harvesting” scam. Those same two names also have had, or will have, their eyes on Governor Dueregards office. Who are they?
Sorry l3wis. You mentioned monkeys and footballs, and well, I just couldn’t resist.
It’s Crankton. Get it right.
Is it Dykehouse or Sanford? Not sure.
Is it Dykehouse or Sanford?
Nope. You still have a lifeline. Use it.
Beacon?
Dave Knudson was recently named a board member of First Premier.
Dave Knudson was recently named a board member of First Premier.
Good call Charlie. We’re half way home.
The other is obviously Huether.
The other is obviously Huether.
We have a winner. You can collect your prize at the $5,000,000 amphitheater and bridge to nowhere at Cherapa Place.
For extra money I thought about starting a gondola business on the Big Sioux. Nothing more romantic then a turd filled river infested with mosquitos.
l3wis. For entertainment value, I can stand on the shoreline and throw an occasional unwrapped Baby Ruth candybar next to your gondola.
Not a good idea. I heard West Nile infested mosquitos love Baby Ruths (I like them to).