Good point if it was the citiy's hangars. Not sure that is the case, but I don't know for sure.

Why would Mr. Runford complain about the lack of police assistance at the event? Again, I don't know for sure, but I did consider the source.

 

 

Uh, Jonathon, aren't the airport facilities owned by the City???  And didn't the City Manager compliment the city staff by saying: "Our crews are doing a great job of balancing the special activities with the storm clean-up"???

 

I'm not trying to start an arguement, but it is difficult for me to understand how anyone can say that they are "disapointed in the City for not supporting Middfest"!!!

 

PS:  If you answer this, please don't expect a reply very soon.  I am not ignoring you, but I will only have sporadic internet access for the next couple of weeks.

I think Mr. Rumford is more correct than you think. We have increased our hotel room number, yet many hotels in the area were filled to near capacity from the looks at the parking lots.

 

Also restaurants greatly benefited too.

 

Congratulations to Middfest organizers, this was a excellent event!

 

Also I am very disapointed in the City for not supporting Middfest. This is not what we need. I understand that the airport people helped out with hangar space for free. Way to go!

Mr.Thatcher has ample opportunity to either buy it or find a renter. He is obviously interested since it sits accross from his failing Manchester Inn and his surrounding properties(the former CG&E building and the two former banks at the corner of Main and Central).

 

Is tearing the building down prudent at this expense?

Probably not, since there is no better proposed use for the site(and the parking garage). The old Montgomery Wards building nearby also might be razed. Sorg, the burned out structure on the river, the un-used bicentennial commons, and the seriously water-damaged and pretty much un-salvageable AK-owned(?) structure across from the Bash location.

 

No police protection for Midfest, after supplying the same(on credit) for the air show?

Any word if the city has been re-imbursed(or will be) for the air show security yet?

 

Still--with the market tanking big-time due to the economic disaster heavily fueld by the bail-out(which was supposed to save us!), there will be little cash flow to spur new economic development or business expansion risks.

 

The up-coming Obama election and the tax grabs to soon follow will only depress the market and business thinking even more. We can bail out the losers forever, though if it destroys the remaining winners, all will be lost.

 

jmo

Revolution?

Will you be the problem or the solution?

Kick out the jams, brothers and sisters!

What's next, the Manchester?