tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627412041711715960.post7796382928739238555..comments2024-01-02T07:29:21.294-05:00Comments on The Other Side of Town.......: Of Tiffany’s, Tiffs, and TIFsP. C. Poppycockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15335807522731553538noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627412041711715960.post-21927902229731518702010-03-08T10:28:24.592-05:002010-03-08T10:28:24.592-05:00That is one GREAT idea, Pilgrim!
I'm betting ...That is one GREAT idea, Pilgrim!<br /><br />I'm betting Other Side devotees would love to see it brought up at the next town council meeting!<br /><br />Welcome aboard the comment "board." Good to have you here.P. C. Poppycockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335807522731553538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627412041711715960.post-88505331941047720922010-03-08T10:11:40.761-05:002010-03-08T10:11:40.761-05:00I believe I have a solution that would return the ...I believe I have a solution that would return the situation to (somewhat) a win-win-win scenario. The town could impose a local tax on hotel rooms in the TIF district of let's say 5%.So the new hotel of 54 rooms at let's say a 50% occupancy rate at $200 per night would generate $270.00 per day times 365 equals $98,550.00 per year to be returned to the town, which is darn close to the $100,000 the town is giving up in the credit enhancement deal. It wouldn't come out of the developers pocket, it would come from all these tourists that will coming to Brunswick to spend scads of money. JHR shouldn't balk at this proposal as he already pays Salem Mass. just such a tax of 4% as part of his TIF agreement in that city. (which is eerily similar to the one he negotiated with Brunswick, with the first 5 years tax free) I just doubt that anyone has the guts to even suggest such a thing...............mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695215126897137251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627412041711715960.post-64771772951800424282010-03-06T11:21:31.552-05:002010-03-06T11:21:31.552-05:00You are of course correct, pmconusa in the larger ...You are of course correct, pmconusa in the larger context.<br /><br />I made the goof of addressing the situation within a much smaller "universe," that being the parties named. And of course, a degree of inevitability attaches to the situation at this point.P. C. Poppycockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335807522731553538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627412041711715960.post-44862818710023905552010-03-06T07:57:27.194-05:002010-03-06T07:57:27.194-05:00As Bill Clinton said, "It depends on your def...As Bill Clinton said, "It depends on your definition of what win is." If Bowdoin has to shell out money to obtain something for which everyone benefits, how is that a win? If the developer has to use his funds to provide a service that is not needed in Brunswick at the expense of the other hotel and motel owners, how is that a win? If the p\taxpayers of Brunswick have to subsidize this by giving either Bowdoin or the developer the land to do it with how do the taxpayers win? I thng you have it all wrong Poppycock this situation is lose-lose-lose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4627412041711715960.post-73892233283283074762010-03-05T20:29:58.534-05:002010-03-05T20:29:58.534-05:00Wow! History teaches us how to not be seemed to b...Wow! History teaches us how to not be seemed to be misbehaving. This post is prescient indeed. Still, fate is a curious thing, and I am reminded that the building to be destroyed was once a Catholic church.<br /><br />Perhaps you are on to something here for if Bowdoin College has a sense of place in the community, then it could take the lead to save the Church.<br /><br />Or is it perhaps that the College cares more about the Massachusetts developer, Mr. Rockett, than the Church?frenostathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13406183240751332424noreply@blogger.com