What else should we demolish?

There are a ton of buildings coming down in the city currently or in the near future. Additionally, I often hear people suggest that we need to tear a lot more down.

Vivian some of these neighborhoods need gutting to just improve what is left. 

Where is all the money going to come from to purchase and demo all these properties? The City will never be able to afford that type of plan.

PERSONALLY, I THINK WE SHOULD BE CAREFUL WHAT WE CAUSALLY WISH TO BE GONE.  IT IS THE ROOT OF OUR CULTURE.  IT IS WHAT SETS US APART FROM OTHER, NO HISTORY LEFT, COMMUNITIES.  IT COSTS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME TO TEAR DOWN AND BUILD A PIECE OF CRAP, THAT WON'T BE HERE IN 25 YEARS, AS TO FIX ONE THAT HAS BEEN HERE FOR 75 TO 100 YEARS.  OUR ECON. DIR. CAME FROM DAYTON WHERE HE ACTED EXACTLY AS HE ACTS TODAY.  HE COMMISSIONS CONSULTANTS FOR 10S OF THOUSANDS, TEARS DOWN PROPERTY, LEAVES A WHOLE, LIKE A MISSING TOOTH, TAKES HIS MONEY AND GOES TO THE NEXT SMALL TOWN WHO WILL HIRE HIM.  SINCE HE USES THE SAME CONSULTANTS, PERHAPS A MONEY TRAIL WOULD BE A GOOD RESEARCH PROJECT.

Viper let me know before you go take down the hospital with your sledge hammer, I want to get a picture before they take you up to the psycho ward.  Gotta love some of these comments.

Viper:

Irisner- You had asked for suggestions for the downtown OTHER THAN "artsy fartsy" or a "destination". Now, before I say what I've said before, I am totally aware that this will never be considered, but IMO, it has so many possibilities for reviving an area.

A casino.

Positives:
1. It will draw people to a given area- (See Lawrenceburg Indiana before the casino and after)

2. It will attract/support entertainment to add to the entertainment choices at the casino. Alternate entertainment venues may include theatres, recreational venues, jazz clubs, blues clubs, various restaurants that may be less costly than the casino dining.

3. If successful, may draw more casino competition in the form of docked riverboats down by our beloved Bicentennial Commons/West Middletown Bridge area.-(see Cincinnati's riverfront area)

4. Casinos may spawn some bed and breakfasts and create hotel business for the Manchester/or newer hotel facilities.

5. Casinos may offer an interest in creating a recreational business clientele as a spinoff to typical entertainment offered.

6. Will generate taxes/revenue for the city for infrastructure/road repairs.

7. May help relieve the reliance by the city on Section 8 and other fed bailout money to constantly replenish their revenue (due to a lack of desire by leaders to accumulate revenue the "traditional way" through company and wage taxes, business development, growing the city like other towns do)

8. Get the city off of working people's backs and reduce taxes- both property and income taxes.

9. Stimulate the current pet project- the train- by attracting ridership to visit the casino and help the transportion in town (city buses and cabs) on the ride from the train station to the downtown on a continual basis.(shuttle) Fill the now vacant parking lots downtown.

10. Give the future Duncan Oil some cars to fill as they pass by going on down to the "heart of downtown"

11. Give Beau Verre studios some potention interest and customer numbers. Reopen that 56 Degrees place with interested casino customers.

12. Won't need to tear down that parking garage. Will be used for casino parking. Might even have the old Swallen's building occupied with casino game offshoots.

I'm sure there is more to add here. Just some thoughts (dreaming perhaps)- Now, tear her to pieces!



Negatives:

1. Alot of people against gambling- think it will cause divorce rates to climb, more bankruptcies, higher crime, greater workload on the police department,etc.

Any other negative issues with a casino? I admit, I am in favor of one coming to this town, no matter where it is located. I think it would generate alot of money flow and stimulate spending in town. I know some will disagree but I ask- what do we have now for any hope of recovery in this town? Let's face it- what the city leaders have been doing the last 30 years has only caused the town to die a slow death. There has been absolutely no out of the box thinking from these people. At this point, wouldn't this deserve some consideration- given the circumstances?

Viet, we could debated it before, but now with the passage of Issue 3 it would be illegal to have a Casino in Middletown. One of the many reasons I had to vote against it.

Thx for the idea none the less!

Summerrain

I just drove by the house in the curve and it is now down. They were busy filling the trucks with the rubble.

Now they will need to tear down the house that burned the other night at the corner of Woodlawn and Crawford.