did the cost/benefits analysis include cost of increased road maintenance, increased policing costs, etc.
larry On 8/9/05, Charlie Griefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/9/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > then you should pay for it. Why should tax dollars go to support your > > entertainment? If you want the box seats etc, you should pay for it. > > As an aside, thee was a study done about 10 years ago that looked at > > the costs of athletic programs, and instead of being a money maker, > > these programs with their huge stadiums etc end up costing > > Universities much more than they bring in. I would not be at all > > surprised if you find the same results with cities and sports > > stadiums. > > > > larry > > I'd be very surprised if the same results applied to professional > sports team stadiums. This is conjecture on my part, so take it for > what it's worth. I think the NFL has more fans who are willing to pay > more $ for tickets (college football fans will flame me for that). > Pro sports stadiums host events like concerts in the off season. > > For years, the AZ Cardinals have played in Sun Devil's stadium (the > stadium for the ASU football team). They're currently building a new > stadium (near the new arena where the Coyotes play). I don't know the > specific financial data behind the decision (so > again...conjecture)...but I'd imagine that ample research was done > (cost/benefit analysis, etc) before deciding to build a new stadium > from scratch. And the Cardinal's ain't exactly a "rich" team :) > > > -- > Charlie Griefer > > ================================================ > "...All the world shall be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, > and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch > you, digger, listener, runner, prince with a swift warning. > Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed." > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get Instant Hacker Protection, Virus Detection, Antispam & Personal Firewall. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=62 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168570 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
