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By: aljo on 3/30/08
The conclusions of this report seem to rest on the assumption that the park will be very successful at drawing visitors. Where are the projections of the costs if the park is not successful?
The conclusions of this report seem to rest on the assumption that the park will be very successful at drawing visitors. Where are the projections of the costs if the park is not successful?
By: diddlede on 3/30/08
I have been wondering the same thing about the projections of the costs if the park fails. Seems this is being left out on purpose so the taxpayers of Rutherford will not know the complete truth.
I had figured out long ago before this article, in doing research on the developers and their investors in different projects over the last few years, that they would be buying up more land and building hotels, restaurants (the article should have included shopping centers too). "Six 250 room hotels and additional 20 restaurants".
The exodus has already started in the Blackman Community. The developers along with their millionaire and billionaire investors are buying up all of New York and Manhattan so why would they not come into Rutherford County and community of Blackman and use it to make themselves richer? If they have the money for all this additional planned construction, why can't they use their own monies instead of asking the county for Tax Increment Financing? Tax Increment Financing is only granted to a city or county one time. The county had better be completely sure, without any doubts, this is the way they want to use Tax Increment Financing.
If this development passes with a "yes" by the Rutherford County Commission it will soon have the name "Bible Park City".
I have been wondering the same thing about the projections of the costs if the park fails. Seems this is being left out on purpose so the taxpayers of Rutherford will not know the complete truth.
I had figured out long ago before this article, in doing research on the developers and their investors in different projects over the last few years, that they would be buying up more land and building hotels, restaurants (the article should have included shopping centers too). "Six 250 room hotels and additional 20 restaurants".
The exodus has already started in the Blackman Community. The developers along with their millionaire and billionaire investors are buying up all of New York and Manhattan so why would they not come into Rutherford County and community of Blackman and use it to make themselves richer? If they have the money for all this additional planned construction, why can't they use their own monies instead of asking the county for Tax Increment Financing? Tax Increment Financing is only granted to a city or county one time. The county had better be completely sure, without any doubts, this is the way they want to use Tax Increment Financing.
If this development passes with a "yes" by the Rutherford County Commission it will soon have the name "Bible Park City".
By: peri_winkle on 3/31/08
There's nothing independent about a study (or two studies) that rely on the developer's own attendance figures to drive their analyses.
How 'bout some proof that those figures are reasonable? Or even a media outlet that will raise that very basic and totally reasonable question? In the absence of same, and on the advice of the wise sage from TACIR, we will take that question to the county commission, its various boards and committees, and to the IDB itself.
It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it.
p.s., is it laziness, gullibility, or what exactly that causes the media et al. to accept the developer's assertions as fact?
There's nothing independent about a study (or two studies) that rely on the developer's own attendance figures to drive their analyses.
How 'bout some proof that those figures are reasonable? Or even a media outlet that will raise that very basic and totally reasonable question? In the absence of same, and on the advice of the wise sage from TACIR, we will take that question to the county commission, its various boards and committees, and to the IDB itself.
It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it.
p.s., is it laziness, gullibility, or what exactly that causes the media et al. to accept the developer's assertions as fact?
By: ThePost on 3/31/08
Don't kill the messenger. The media is provided the information and it passes it on to the public to inform them. That's how it works. If we didn't present the reports, you would be accusing the media of covering them up. I would suggest that you stay on point and quit shifting the blame.
Don't kill the messenger. The media is provided the information and it passes it on to the public to inform them. That's how it works. If we didn't present the reports, you would be accusing the media of covering them up. I would suggest that you stay on point and quit shifting the blame.
By: peri_winkle on 4/1/08
I'll grant you that, ThePost. You did better in this one than in most. My comment should have made clear that my complaint applies more broadly than just this particular article. Too many others have not attributed the developer's statements as this one did.
That's my complaint, and it applies to the last paragraph of even this article. I stand by my general statement: the Younger report is not independent. It relies on the developer's assertions about revenue and about attendance. To call it independent is to take someone's word that you should question. That's what I'm saying.
I'll grant you that, ThePost. You did better in this one than in most. My comment should have made clear that my complaint applies more broadly than just this particular article. Too many others have not attributed the developer's statements as this one did.
That's my complaint, and it applies to the last paragraph of even this article. I stand by my general statement: the Younger report is not independent. It relies on the developer's assertions about revenue and about attendance. To call it independent is to take someone's word that you should question. That's what I'm saying.
By: diddlede on 4/1/08
As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, if you wanted to purchase my house and I told you it was a $65,000,000.00 home with 7 bedrooms and a swimming pool with gold inlay would you take my word for it and buy it sight unseen. Don't think so. This seems to be what the developers are asking the County to do. Just take their word for it. Don't believe their word is good enough and don't believe they are to be trusted.
The County needs to verify the figures that Bar-Tur is putting out by having someone not connected to the developers do a feasibility study.
As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, if you wanted to purchase my house and I told you it was a $65,000,000.00 home with 7 bedrooms and a swimming pool with gold inlay would you take my word for it and buy it sight unseen. Don't think so. This seems to be what the developers are asking the County to do. Just take their word for it. Don't believe their word is good enough and don't believe they are to be trusted.
The County needs to verify the figures that Bar-Tur is putting out by having someone not connected to the developers do a feasibility study.
By: thinkingman on 4/2/08
Like the Bible Park will really draw more paying customers than Colonial Williamsburg and Holy Land Experience combined.
11,000 people a day average? Check the weather. How many people will vbisit on a rainy Monday in April? Smell the coffee folks, this guy is a swindler who thinks Tennesseans are stupid.
Like the Bible Park will really draw more paying customers than Colonial Williamsburg and Holy Land Experience combined.
11,000 people a day average? Check the weather. How many people will vbisit on a rainy Monday in April? Smell the coffee folks, this guy is a swindler who thinks Tennesseans are stupid.
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