Colonial Theater Funding

[8gv]

https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news...57dedb084.html

More money headed for the drain...

[joey2665]

Originally Posted by 8gv

https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news...57dedb084.html

More money headed for the drain...

As I have stated in past posts, I also believe that the theatre is a waste of money that could be used elsewhere to benefit the city, the addition of Rusty McLeer to the mix could help bring this project for a huge negative to a positive.

Although I do have questions as to the scope of his involvement especially his financial commitment and the total investment by the city which will now be about 8.1 million given Rusty's past successes I am willing to revise my opinion once all the information is presented including the time frame of the repayment of debt.

[Paugus Bay Resident]

The latest. Would prefer it be done privately, but hopefully it will be a catalyst. We'll see

https://tinyurl.com/Colonial-Theater

[LongBay]

This is what happens when you get the leaders of a non-profit pitching an elephant and promises everyone the elephant will not cost the taxpayers a dime. Then as time goes by, they change their story and convince town hall to hand over the cash so they can finish making the elephant and get the food to keep it alive. Meanwhile, the taxpayers never have a say because the decision was made without them. Why may you say taxpayers don't get to chime in...the non-profit leaders create a false sense of urgency to town hall leaders the elephant will die next week if they don't hand over the money NOW. We all know everyone doesn't want to see an elephant die. Now, if everyone was told the truth in the first place the elephant is actually a wicked witch and and a decision was made to land a house on top of it, everyone would be singing ding dong the witch is dead, the witch is dead...

[Major]

Originally Posted by LongBay

This is what happens when you get the leaders of a non-profit pitching an elephant and promises everyone the elephant will not cost the taxpayers a dime. Then as time goes by, they change their story and convince town hall to hand over the cash so they can finish making the elephant and get the food to keep it alive. Meanwhile, the taxpayers never have a say because the decision was made without them. Why may you say taxpayers don't get to chime in...the non-profit leaders create a false sense of urgency to town hall leaders the elephant will die next week if they don't hand over the money NOW. We all know everyone doesn't want to see an elephant die. Now, if everyone was told the truth in the first place the elephant is actually a wicked witch and and a decision was made to land a house on top of it, everyone would be singing ding dong the witch is dead, the witch is dead...

Very clever. You have real talent!

You summarized the issue perfectly. Our city leaders are under the illusion that if only we can put lipstick on a pig, the pig will become more beautiful for everyone to see. However, as I've stated in prior posts, the city leaders have already cemented their vision of what Laconia is to become. A downtown chock full of Section 8 housing and rehab centers. Instead of investing in other paths, the city leaders decided to take the quick money from this current path without any thought as to the future. Unfortunately, our city is not filled with nor attracting young families with bright futures, who would have enjoyed these city-funded attractions.