Because of a scheduling conflict, I missed Thursday Nite Live. Blogolanders, the hotel was always a bad idea, but it is one that we cannot blame on The Honorable Mayor. He should have, however, appointed real business people to the board. He did not; the Honorable Mayor appointed several of his buddies and tossed a few bones to shut some talented people up. I understand Councilwoman Caldwell-Wilson voted to approve the $295,000 request because downtown business people asked her to help save the hotel. That being the case, I have a few questions...
1. How many of these business people actually LIVE in Trenton?
2. Since the city is broke and must find this extra money, are business people
going to whine when the price of a business license goes up?
3. Does anyone remotely involved with the hotel really believe that the state or the county will have any interest in forming a partnership?
4. What are we going to do when the Marriott/Waterford contract expires in June?
5. I have heard some interesting ideas from several Trentonians; has anyone reached out to these people?
Kevin Moriarty has posted some very interesting, thought-provoking essays. It's time to have a very serious, businesslike discussion.
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