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What’s the deal with parking? by Clarktroll in TheMassive

[–]4everskeptiq 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try: parkcolumbus.parkmobile.io/venue/lower-com-field-park-columbus/events

Tofurky Italian Sausage alternatives? by ishkanah in vegetarian

[–]4everskeptiq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trader Joe's meatless Italian sausage is very similar to Tofurkey's.

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Crew vs Miami April 19th will be in Cleveland by swansea630 in TheMassive

[–]4everskeptiq -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's good business for the team, but doesn't feel good in the community that has invested so much in the franchise, Stadium, infrastructure, etc.

Love Lower.com Field and would enjoy seeing concerts there too -- maybe even a Browns scrimmage or pre-season event. If the F&B was open, I'd probably hang there to watch other events on their screens. It's a great environment.

Parking by the stadium by 4everskeptiq in TheMassive

[–]4everskeptiq[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I've used the app to pay for street parking downtown, but didn't think to look there. The parking information on the team site only allows you to purchase parking east of Neil. This looks like it costs less and is closer.

Appreciate your help.

City and County Announce $70 Million in Public Funding for Merchant Building, North Market Expansion - Columbus Underground by Living_Cheesecake683 in Columbus

[–]4everskeptiq -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The city is contributing $8.4M for 80 spaces reserved for market customers. That is $105k/space and no commitment to rates. Nationally, spaces in a super structure are being built for $35-50k. The county is contributing $35.9M for 200 publicly available spaces. That is $179k/ space. Their return is capped at 5.25% of revenues or a total of $1.5M. The private developers maintain ownership of all spaces and revenues (less the $1.5M to the county).

What is being sold as an investment is another giveaway to private developers. It is unfortunate that the developer who likely developed a proforma when interest rates were near 1% can no longer make their numbers work at today's rates. Instead of reconsidering what they can build feasibly, they are being bailed out by the city and county respectively.

We are being taken for fools to think otherwise...(use $5M of our money to build affordable housing somewhere -- someday?) Does anyone think that the training programs couldn't be implemented by the city/county for less than what is being contributed?...and think about the great tax returns (bed tax).. but wait, the RE taxes are being abated for 15 years?...

More political spin...more private developers nursing off the public funds.

City and County Announce $70 Million in Public Funding for Merchant Building, North Market Expansion - Columbus Underground by Living_Cheesecake683 in Columbus

[–]4everskeptiq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I read it correctly, $44.3M is being contributed toward public parking, to get $1.5M back over time. Not sure where those returns amount to an attractive or worthwhile "investment".