I'm kind of in a bind here as there are two sides (or more) to me:
1 - Minor League Hockey Fan
2 - Fan of Privatizing the Coliseum
The coliseum recently announced that they lost less money than previously expected. Sounds like balancing your check book every so often instead of whenever you spend money.
To me that sounds as of there is a management issue - it's not Matt Brown - this time. It's the City Council - they are ultimately responsible for our tax dollars. They hire the City Manager - he hires everyone else. The Council often passes the buck - but they are ultimately responsible.
When the coliseum looses money, I wonder how they can lose money. Where is it going? Why are we losing money when everything at the coliseum costs somebody money? If the coliseum was a business, it would have closed many years ago.
The City Council and the Rah-Rah Chorus talk about how the coliseum attracks interest in Greensboro. I agree that it does; but when these interests become real visitors - the curtain is pulled back and the real coliseum is shown. The coliseum area is in a real need for renewal; probably as much as south downtown. But that's another issue.
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