Bob Johnson impresses me.

If your running for office the vote is binding- unlike the referendum which was nothing more than an opinion poll. Our leaders in our representitive democracy decided that only 57,000 people out of everyone in Charlotte cared enough to vote no- So everyone else either wanted it or didn't care enough one way or the other so they did what was best for the whole city and built the arena.

 

What was voted down was the bundling package (arena/AAA ballpark/museum improvements) . . . . The vote was non-binding anyhow, so the city easily could've said no to building it if the voters said yes . . .

THis is similar to what happened in Phoenix with BANK ONE BALLPARK; The City leaders voted to build it sans voters approval and some folks complained about it. I guarantee you that most of the critics have been to at least 1 ball game or 1 event there since its opened . . . . Like I said earlier in another post, how come Mike Castano (GOP Mayor Candidate) is making this an issue ? ? ?

 

The city spent 250,000 dollars to have a non-binding vote. Does this not scare some of you people? I understand what the non-binding meant when the vote was held and knew it was a farce to start with but does no one see anything wrong with a government that would spend tax-payers money for a non-binding vote.
Building an arena is best for the whole city but what if the vote had been reversed and these same city council people had been against an arena ?
Y'all blind if you don't see the doors that turkey shoot has opened up.

 

In a perfect world, there wouldn't be referundums . . . Politicans should have the stones to vote yes on a project like this . . Only reason they don't is they don't want to lose their seat on the council . . Just like the politicos in Phoenix did when they voted to build BANK ONE BALLPARK without a referendum; they looked at the overall benefit of having MLB in town and felt it outweighed the negative . .

 

Actually, the Hornets paid for the referendum not the city.

 

Actually, the Hornets paid for the referendum not the city.


Better check that-you part right. But you still 250 down bucko.

 

fyi

buy tomorrow's paper.

don't ask me why. just buy it.

trust me.

 

putt makes a good point, if you look at the subject objectively. however, i agree with sds where this should have never been a public poll- too much emotion was involved and it superceded logic, IMO.

 

Re: fyi

take a look at this
http://www.nba.com/bobcats/past_season_ticket_holders.html

it's in tomorrow's paper.

tickets for the first year will be 15-30 bucks more at the Hive. You know, the one the Hornets left.

 

sorry

bosses don't hand down SBJ.