Comments on Advance Indiana™: San Diego Courthouse Project Not A P3

Please note that the reason that San Diego can bui...

2014-12-29T10:43:31.365-05:00

Please note that the reason that San Diego can build court houses without P3's is that they have a Senate Bill that authorizes them to fund court house construction projects from user fees directly derived from the court facilities rather than General Funds. Therefore, they have a funding mechanism and don't need outside investors.

Excellent reporting. Rebuts every phony argument ...

2014-12-29T08:03:11.602-05:00

Excellent reporting. Rebuts every phony argument favoring the Indy P3 Criminal Justice Center issuing from both sides of Republican Councilor Jeff Miller's disingenuous face.

Great reporting, Mr. Welsh. It sounds like the San...

2014-12-28T21:56:21.466-05:00

Great reporting, Mr. Welsh. It sounds like the San Diego project was actually well thought out by comparison.
The two jail buildings next to 65/70 are on the historic register - they can be re-purposed but they cannot be torn down. I've been in these buildings (working as a consultant) - it will take a hell of a lot of money to make them into something else. But the city-county building would be prime real estate. Oops - the city-county building replacement project hasn't been announced yet.

Like we needed any more proof that Ballard has be...

2014-12-28T16:03:30.746-05:00

Like we needed any more proof that Ballard has been from day one a complete tool. And corrupt as hell to boot.

GOOD RIDDANCE Greg!!

I assume they will still be able to use the parkin...

2014-12-28T12:30:41.226-05:00

I assume they will still be able to use the parking available in the nearby courthouse until a new parking garage is built.

80 underground parking spaces for 71 judges in Sa...

2014-12-28T11:46:25.034-05:00

80 underground parking spaces for
71 judges in San Diego equals a shoehorn

Thanks Gary for remaining steady on this Greg Ball...

2014-12-28T10:49:13.222-05:00

Thanks Gary for remaining steady on this Greg Ballard-backed scam even if it is just another done-deal cooked up behind closed doors or on expense, useless world tours.

Could there be a more excellent rebuttal than the "San Diego Courthouse Project Not a P3" article against local crony RINO establishment Republicans and featherbedding power-mad Democrats who would have us believe that any so-called P3 deals(or "government-private partnership" scams or TIF scams) are a benefit to the taxpayers?

"P3" must stand for Plan, Push Through, and Profit where the legal and political insiders [1] Plan and write out the scam (sort of like Alex Carroll's Republican attorney might have done for the ROC). [2] Push Through the insider deals against the will of the people- deals that reek to the exosphere with imbecilic explanations no matter how many intelligent argument against the deal are made, and [3) Profit at the taxpayers' expense.

A mayor more deeply detested by his party's grass roots this City has not witnessed in a long, long time. And anyone foolish enough to believe that electing Howdy Doody- who in reality seems to be Greg Ballard in a little more than shiny, slightly more mediagenic, and much trimmer package- is going to be the "real change" Indy needs... well, the Russians thought trading Lenin for Stalin would be an improvement.

A much more efficient design than the Criminal Jus...

2014-12-28T10:35:11.661-05:00

A much more efficient design than the Criminal Justice Complex proposed for Indianapolis.