tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post4264444506720899813..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-54436987716654189862015-02-24T11:48:19.636-05:002015-02-24T11:48:19.636-05:00Delaney&#39;s asking for a &quot;guarantee&quot; on half the debt is a farce. He wants the TEAM to guarantee it, not Ozdemir. If the debt goes south, Ozdemir can just fold the team and walk away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-40077463387240592422015-02-24T10:06:11.172-05:002015-02-24T10:06:11.172-05:00Could the boundary change - to include the former GM stamping plant - signify a deal between Lucas and Ozdemir to combine projects? Btownmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13609773087369299199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-85500471403277252482015-02-24T03:19:45.364-05:002015-02-24T03:19:45.364-05:00&quot;I&#39;m thinking and hoping reps outside Indy are thinking of tanking this too.&quot;<br /><br />Nah. There&#39;s enough arm twisting and the promise of something better later to get the rural reps to go along with Indy.Sir Hailstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301073859882785758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-40725898524360890122015-02-23T23:35:22.848-05:002015-02-23T23:35:22.848-05:00Are the high-paid prostitutes working the downtown hotels this week to help with this vote?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-31524233052124688882015-02-23T22:56:21.285-05:002015-02-23T22:56:21.285-05:00I don&#39;t care what phony revenue sources they come up with - ticket taxes and the like will not come close to covering debt service and the rest gets taken off state and local tax rolls. Just like TIF districts the rest of us will pay more in taxes to make up the difference. <br /><br />Stop the madness! This team has played ONE SEASON! Soccer in the US is, was and always will be a second-tier sport. Attendance numbers for MLS teams in cities larger than Indy are much lower!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-51827731041698684452015-02-23T22:55:57.799-05:002015-02-23T22:55:57.799-05:00CIB bonds are ultimately backed by the state. Ratings are based on the state&#39;s overall ability to pay, similar to an individual applying for a home mortgage. And believe it or not, overall debt service as a percentage of taxes and household income in this state and city are relatively low. Even Indy is AAA rated. Scary, isn&#39;t it? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-72012915073715088062015-02-23T22:46:23.214-05:002015-02-23T22:46:23.214-05:00Sounds like there are a few Indy area reps interested in tanking this. Considering the rest of the state hates that central Indiana is always first in line when it comes to state spending - I&#39;m thinking and hoping reps outside Indy are thinking of tanking this too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-47672699870490073232015-02-23T20:45:30.175-05:002015-02-23T20:45:30.175-05:00I didn&#39;t figure the Star would do any investigative journalism on Ozdemir and his shady dealings, but I expected more from the IBJ. Mickey Maurer has obviously called off his attack dogs. Their reporting on this stadium deal has been as useless as the Star&#39;s reporting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com