tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post1966462237836933424..comments2024-03-27T01:58:22.445-07:00Comments on The Gazetteer: The Casino-Industrial Complex...Pushing Back Against The Pushback.RossKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-17332411013753838282013-12-12T11:22:07.931-08:002013-12-12T11:22:07.931-08:00Hugh--
That is my opinion - yes.
Put another way...Hugh--<br /><br />That is my opinion - yes.<br /><br />Put another way, after examining all the publicly available information (which goes all the way back to 2006, by the way), I have come to the conclusion that the huge outlay/cost of the roof was used, at least in part, to justify the need to have such an enterprise so that the latter could be used to 'pay' for the former.<br /><br />And the real killer in all this...the latest PavCo deal actually cut the $6 million dollar a year deal down to $3 million.<br /><br />In other words, again in my opinion, we will now be subsidizing a crony-leveraged casino-industrial complex that we already spent, essentially $600 million on.<br /><br />As for those people who live on Texada Island...<br /><br />Well.<br /><br />Where are there connections?<br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-36750217853957218902013-12-12T10:37:16.106-08:002013-12-12T10:37:16.106-08:00So the public paid $560 million for a new roof whe...So the public paid $560 million for a new roof when the old one probably could have been repaired for very little.<br /><br />Just so these people can build a mega casino?<br /><br />Gaaaakk!!Hughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-23141115950086096992013-12-11T15:29:18.523-08:002013-12-11T15:29:18.523-08:00Thanks Anon and Karen.
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EG--
I missed Ms. ...Thanks Anon and Karen.<br /><br />_____<br /><br />EG--<br /><br />I missed Ms. Carney's, but I did notice Ms. Brown's which I thought was most interesting also.<br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-24612610811285388872013-12-11T13:37:42.782-08:002013-12-11T13:37:42.782-08:00Hey Anonymous, I emailed them and they said yes. ...Hey Anonymous, I emailed them and they said yes. karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11131927710530023725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-2388124617165483152013-12-11T12:25:29.303-08:002013-12-11T12:25:29.303-08:00Interesting mix of folks who have signed the petit...Interesting mix of folks who have signed the petition, for example, May Brown and Pat Carney.Eleanor Gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-54507766725271042932013-12-11T12:20:34.289-08:002013-12-11T12:20:34.289-08:00Are non-residents of Vancouver acceptable signator...Are non-residents of Vancouver acceptable signatories?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com