Angel,
Using this logic, the City should develop Bradley Park & Library Square Park, and fill in the lakes & develop on them. These parks & lakes all cost taxpayer money to operate, and the city sees no financial benefit from them. There are tangible benefits beyond bottom line cost to the taxpayers. Have you ever been to Margate to see Lucy the Elephant? The last time I went, I only spent $2 or $3 admission. But I also spent money on parking, a beach pass, and lunch in one of the local Margate restaurants. All told, it cost me about $100 to see a 65 foot tall wood & metal structure. $100 in a town I wouldn't even bother to visit had it not had the guts to save & restore Lucy back in the 70s from 25 years of neglect. $100 of outside money that the locals didn't have to hit up each other to raise. http://www.lucytheelephant.org/ --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I don't think it should cost tax payers money, but if you don't get grants > to fund it. It will cost tax payers in the long run. Take a look at the > preservations socities in Charleston, South Carolina and Newport, Rhode Island, > they have good web sites. Jimmy Bruno, said if a building can be saved, then > save it. If it can't then tare it down. How is that not caring? Isn't it > true that not every building can be saved? Has everyone identified the > buildings they wish to save? Are there esitimates for the restoration? > > Angel Martin Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
