http://kirstenmortensen.com/index.php/this-ones-about-rochesters-renaissance-square.htm smart & funny romantic comedies! Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:29:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://kirstenmortensen.com/index.php/this-ones-about-rochesters-renaissance-square.htm/comment-page-1#comment-26453 KirstenMortensen.com » Blog Archive » Another helping of crow a la Rochester Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:45:32 +0000 http://kirstenmortensen.com/index.php/?p=519#comment-26453 [...] (I’m not just being a crank, here, either. Yes, I believe it’s foolish for the city to own hard assets that it has to maintain, at taxpayer expense, for extended periods of time — particularly when local economic conditions suggest the risk of a return are not all that great. But I have constructive suggestions, too. I think the city should focus on making our community more livable and affordable for families, as per this post, and perhaps fund events to attract tourists, because that’s been demonstrated as a less risky way to stimulate economic development.) [...] [...] (I’m not just being a crank, here, either. Yes, I believe it’s foolish for the city to own hard assets that it has to maintain, at taxpayer expense, for extended periods of time — particularly when local economic conditions suggest the risk of a return are not all that great. But I have constructive suggestions, too. I think the city should focus on making our community more livable and affordable for families, as per this post, and perhaps fund events to attract tourists, because that’s been demonstrated as a less risky way to stimulate economic development.) [...]

]]> http://kirstenmortensen.com/index.php/this-ones-about-rochesters-renaissance-square.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5354 KirstenMortensen.com » Blog Archive » “A certain level of subsidy” Sun, 22 Oct 2006 14:27:56 +0000 http://kirstenmortensen.com/index.php/?p=519#comment-5354 [...] I’ve blogged about this topic here, and here, and here. Not just grousing, either, I’m honestly trying to figure out what would work for this city. See also this post & comment thread on the subject at 2Blowhards for a breath of intelligent perspective on our little project. [...] [...] I’ve blogged about this topic here, and here, and here. Not just grousing, either, I’m honestly trying to figure out what would work for this city. See also this post & comment thread on the subject at 2Blowhards for a breath of intelligent perspective on our little project. [...]

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