Convention Centers
We've heard a number of people express the desire for a convention center up here, some suggesting that would be a good use of the Balloon Tract. Convention centers, at least from everything I've heard, usually end up being a drain on the economy as this Los Angeles Times commentary explains.
I'm not saying some sort of convention center wouldn't be nice to have up here. But, if convention centers don't pay off for bigger cities, I can't see how one would work up here.
posted by Fred Mangels @ 7:22 AM
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13 Comments:
Chris Kerrigan can make it work! If anyone can, Kerrigan can!
k-man is great
k-man is great
Let's have the city spend years in litigation to get UP to do a clean up. Then they can spend tens of millions on construction. Then the people of Eureka can subsidize it for millions each year. Sounds like a Progressives wet dream.
i'm feeling the white stuff drip down by leg as I type!
kerrigan is all talk, he has built nothing and he will build nothing. i wish the left would grow some real leaders already.
Yeah, and that Mike Jones is such a great mentor.
comparing kerrigan to jones is hardly the way to uplift kerrigan. how about we look at our values, then look at how chris is failing to implement them in any meaningful way. just saying hes not as bad as the worst is just the kind of lesser-evil politics that gave us bill clinton, john kerry and mike thompson.
10:19 is in the 8% who don't care for Mike Thompson - a truly great congressman. Gawd, you right-wingers are foaming at the mouth. Still sore about the election?
id win elections too if i outspent every opponent i face by 50 to 1. what a hero for cash and carry democracy.
Is the Adorni paying for itself?
The City ripped off Harry Adorni's bequest to build it.
How about the Eureka Inn as possible convention center?
It has many of the qualities that could be utilized consisting of large and small conference rooms, reception areas (pool area, old rib room, etc), kitchens, onsite parking and the location sits in the heart of downtown. Their would have to be some exploration on a possible joint venture between a hotel operator for the upstairs rooms and a public operated/subsidized convention center would operate.
Renovation of the Inn would be a fraction of the cost of new construction and would put a historical building into productive use.
There are going to be new funds available to the redevelopment agency from increased property taxes created private development in the next five years ie - the Hampton Inn, Glen Goldan's project, the Eco Hostel (is that still alive?) on some of the other 80 or so acres of "last waterfront" properties that the city of Eureka currently owns.
Add to those amounts the 100% privately funded Pierson/Debini Bayfront 1 project and Sec. National financed Eureka N.Coast Co-op store, the City of Eureka redevelopment agency should be flush with new funding sources.
Just think of the possibilities that could be created with another $550,000 per yr. in redevelopment money for various public projects that the Marina Center project could create?
Just some lunch time thoughts.
Awesome idea. BTW - The Eco Hostel is alive and well. How is the Hampton Inn project coming along?
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