I have no problem with my tax dollars being used for a stadium or in Sacramento's case a new Arena.
We have been having this debate for two or three years now here in Sacramento. I think the whole idea is being sold wrong. True the Kings will be a big beneficiary of a new stadium. However, they will be paying to use it. The offer approximately 50 games and Kings related events a year. Then add that the Monarchs will use it another 20 times a year that is roughly 1/5 of the time. That is right, the building is rented 20% of the time automatically, year in and year out. That means there is still 80% of the time the building is free to be used for political conventions, Monster Truck Pulls, Concerts, high school basketball tournaments, the Ballet, etc... All things that can help make for a good community. It's not a new Arena for the Kings. It is a new arena for the community, an asset of and for the community. It just so happens that the Kings / Monarchs (same owners) are willing to lease 20% of time. The fact that a sports team is willing to lease it 20% of the time simply makes it more viable. Confidentiality Notice: This message including any attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete any copies of this message. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168568 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
