Comments on Advance Indiana™: More Surprises From Westfield's Grand Park

Nothing amazes me about these clowns anymore. Andy...

2015-08-17T23:27:09.306-05:00

Nothing amazes me about these clowns anymore. Andy Cook - bankrupting Westfield just like he bankrupted his trucking company.

These "deals" invite the claw back provi...

2015-08-17T07:35:18.336-05:00

These "deals" invite the claw back provisions of existing law.

Only government would be so stupid to build on pro...

2015-08-16T10:51:30.630-05:00

Only government would be so stupid to build on property leased for a short period. They did this to lock in future elected officials into buying the property and avoiding the expense while they are in office. Elected officials have become experts at pushing the can down the road. Just ask the expert Mayor Brainard.

If the land is acquired at the end of the 7-year l...

2015-08-15T18:34:31.981-05:00

If the land is acquired at the end of the 7-year lease, the City will have to pay at least $37,500 an acre for it.

Ketchup-burger used to be a journalist. Those day...

2015-08-15T11:41:02.178-05:00

Ketchup-burger used to be a journalist. Those days are gone.

This is just so incredible. Not as though Advance ...

2015-08-15T11:37:58.251-05:00

This is just so incredible. Not as though Advance Indiana hasn't been sounding the alerts. Call me a cynic but as I think about the utter stupidity of building a permanent structure on short term leased land.... I wonder if there most definitely a method to Mayor Cook's corrupt Grand Park... what a wonderful way for legal payoff(s) if no longer term purchase price lock in has been secured and freehold owners can demand all they want... what's Cook/Westfield gonna do, move the Park?

Yes, Anon 10:42, there must be far more to this story than meets the eye. And perhaps one of these days the Westfieldians will arise from their stupor and realize how they've been hoodwinked.

John is connected with a group whose sole interest...

2015-08-15T11:34:50.198-05:00

John is connected with a group whose sole interest seems but to be the growing of government.

So Gary you're telling me Westfield built a pe...

2015-08-15T10:42:43.765-05:00

So Gary you're telling me Westfield built a permanent facility on ground that they leased for only a few years? Meaning the last very large bills won't come due until long after the project is complete? Wow. Is that remaining 215 acres under contract so they at least locked in the price? Also purchasing 185 acres for 2.4M is too cheap and suggests there's more to the story. Developable ground in this part of Hamilton County typically goes for 50k per acre. They only paid 13k. Thanks for posting this Gary!