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Death by study and development.

Posted on February 24, 2009 @ 2:07 pm by David Esrati

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We have a lot of committees, we have a lot of plans. We have a lot of people doing economic development, but don’t seem to be developing economically. What to do? The County spent good money on a bad idea. Had they asked the community first, they would have heard that we don’t want to Read More

Double standards in how developers are treated

Posted on February 12, 2009 @ 8:42 am by David Esrati

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When Randy Gunlock pulled the trigger on his dream of building an ice arena at Austin Road, the Montgomery County Commissioners scrambled to try to boost the hotel tax to the max, without any public discussion. He didn’t even have to have a team, show drawings, provide proformas- nothing. Now that Dayton Bombers owner, Costa Read More