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To me the deciding factor on whether or not to fund the Ruminator is if other businesses in similar situations are being funded the same way. The city has a lot of bookstores and I'm sure that nearly every one of them (even the big chains) could put together a good case for why they need $100,000 to stay afloat. What is so unique about the Ruminator? My attitude towards it is the same as for the stadium (except that I LIKE bookstores): Let the ones using it pay for it.
Another issue is that I don't see any indications that giving them this money will save the store. The conditions that have caused the store to teeter on the brink aren't going away. Same management, same advertising, same marketting, same selection, same customers, same money problems. In another year or so they'll need another $100,000. Is there anything the owner is going to do with this money that will alter the cash flow problem? If not, let them sink now and invest our $100,000 somewhere else. The library is a great idea. I'll bet we can get some good deals on books for the library when the Ruminator goes under!
Mary Baker East Side
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