Comments on: The city, Rio Nuevo board need to quit bickering and get downtown done

By: dollarshort

dollarshort — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:44:00 +0000

am willing to create and operate any business of your choice if the city or you provide me the start up funding, free rent and on going operational financial support.

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:03:18 +0000

They don't pay rent. Why don't you try not paying your mortgage/rent for a half a year and see what happens. If it was a profitable business, they would have no problem paying rent!

By: santacruzsam

santacruzsam — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 06:00:57 +0000

Nice too see a little action even though much is driven my bottom fishing real estate transactions and those playing the “eminent domain” game.
I wonder how much of the Rio Nuevo audit will be redacted before it is made public, if it ever is?
Does an audit ever address marginal ethical behavior? Probably not. They would call that ”minutae.” Like some of the Architects who double dipped at the UofA while being paid as consultants? Was the use of students to work on projects and then bill the City considered ethical?
As Columbo used to say, ” Just one more question, please.” Is TIF money being used to pay the rent at TCC for the multiple Lease/Sale back transactions? Who are the investors in that financial arrangement? Is TIF money working its way to these investors? Who has the fortitude to find out? Your writer Jim Kelley seems to be dilegent and unshakable. Maybe he can file the FOIA request.

By: Jim Kelley

Jim Kelley — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:55:14 +0000

Does this mean the TucsonCitizen.com can pay it’s bloggers?

By: fraser007

fraser007 — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:50:16 +0000

Get it done??? With what money? They blew it. City Copuncil will never be trusted with anything more than $1.38 in loose change.