Tim sez: >the memorandum GMCVA presented to ways and means in >which they ask the city to seek from the state an >additional one cent hotel tax to increase their budget >in the coming three years states in their words, "the >request is with the full support of the Minneapolis >Hotel Association, who recognize the value of the plan >and the importance of GMCVA programs." Man, if my fabulous USWest-is-now-Qwest DSL wasn't down this morning, I would have been ALL OVER this story. (http://www2.startribune.com/stOnLine/cgi-bin/article?thisStory=82791115) We build 'em a friggin' Convention Center, and they say that's enough to get tourists. We build 'em a bigger Convention Center, they say that's enough. A $1.5 million fund to subsidize Convention Center rents? If even a penny of that comes from city taxpayers - and it looks like $750,000 could come out of taxpayers' hides even if a one-percent hotel tax is approved - it's an outrage! David Brauer King Field - Ward 10
