CHRISTOPHER

would be negatively impacted if the council decides to go forward with such an investment?

I don’t know and I wonder if council has yet thought about such consequences. Should it be a true “business decision” or more of a “feel good decision” which would generate political goodwill in the a ected area?

Between a rock and a hard place

We need to wait and see if any genuine interest comes forward in response to the RFQ. As a part of seeing what comes forward, a key consideration would be what the private interests would be willing to pay for and what type of restaurant they propose. Another way to state it, is what do private interests expect of the city in the way of incentives and covering costs?

Once that basic information is determined, then the council would be faced with one of those “between a rock and hard place” situation. It’s one of those “hell if you do and hell if you don’t.” e estimated cost to the taxpayers and the resulting impacts on existing city department budgets to invest the identi ed capital funds in my opinion are out of balance in a