Comments on Advance Indiana™: More Lies From The CIB

Not that it is hard to pull the wool over the coun...

2010-12-13T20:02:00.906-05:00

Not that it is hard to pull the wool over the council's eyes, but I don't think that most council members want to find reasons to fund the CIB anytime they come begging for money.

Concerned, The CIB freely admits that it subsidiz...

2010-12-13T18:50:06.403-05:00

Concerned,

The CIB freely admits that it subsidizes conventions. I was watching a TV recording of one of its meetings and heard Pat Early say just that when he was still on its board.

Something else we have to thank Jackie Nytes for.....

2010-12-13T17:35:37.867-05:00

Something else we have to thank Jackie Nytes for......

And I thought the enlargement of the convention ce...

2010-12-13T16:49:26.813-05:00

And I thought the enlargement of the convention center, coupled with the shiny new hotel rooms across the street is what was supposed to entice conventions to come here.

A lot of SHADY deal-making going on, Ann.

2010-12-13T16:47:31.058-05:00

A lot of SHADY deal-making going on, Ann.

"The CIB continues to heavily subsidize out-o...

2010-12-13T15:05:36.522-05:00

"The CIB continues to heavily subsidize out-of-town conventioneers in order to lure business to the city."
So, by that you mean that the CIB pays the Convention Center, hotels, or restaurants, or somebody a chunk of our money in order to lower what the convention has to pay to come here?
Is that criminal? Or is lying just becoming the norm in Marion County. Now the republicans are just as big of liars as the democrats always were.

So much for transparency. The MDC should cancel t...

2010-12-13T12:55:24.982-05:00

So much for transparency. The MDC should cancel that interlocal agreement, especially since the CIB obviously doesn't really need the money.