Over the years, Evansville has made a lot of poor choices, costing taxpayers millions of dollars; destruction of Roberts Stadium, failed downtown ball park, Ford Center, cost and location of IU Med Center, convention hotel fiasco, and don’t forget the cost and overruns in a rush to build a dock for the new LST coming to town. And now the City is about to repeat READY, FIRE, AIM with the hell-bent -for-leather approach to vacate the riverfront of the floating casino so more dollars go to construct another dock for the LST.
Numerous articles have been written on the lack of visitors to the boat, placing the blame on the location. Could it be possible that locals and visitors are JUST NOT INTERESTED? How many Evansville area residents have toured the boat? Do you travel to other cities just to see or board a WWII ship or airplane? When you pass through a city where a vintage WWII craft just happens to be on display, do you take the time to visit that site? Probably not!
Look at the location as you round Riverside Drive from Fulton Avenue, on the left will be a casino with two hotels, and a variety of other establishments, and on the right a view of the river that could be turned into a pristine landscaped focal point, beckoning people to come enjoy the riverfront, This could even be a dock for the excursion boats that ply the river. Is Evansville again going to make a poor choice?
The LST325 is not owned by the City of Evansville, it is private property. If the LST board becomes unhappy with the City, the LST will cast off for another location, leaving behind an empty dock, just like the one they will leave at Marina Point. The LST nearly moved to Peoria, IL., but when that City Council realized to costs involved, they turned it down.
I hope we do not repeat the READY, FIRE, AIM approach in moving the LST.
A couple of gallons of cronies fuel usually goes a long way for the blinding repulsion felt by most innovators and value creators. Why should a visionary waste valuable productive time on the places messed up system of human needs balancing? That balance should really always bring positive numbers and sustainability through projected and well distributed regional improvements. That’s the trouble In that region the best gravy and cuts always end up on the same plates. The value of return always spreads less sustenance to those that must support the mess.
Over the years, Evansville has made a lot of poor choices, costing taxpayers millions of dollars; destruction of Roberts Stadium, failed downtown ball park, Ford Center, cost and location of IU Med Center, convention hotel fiasco, and don’t forget the cost and overruns in a rush to build a dock for the new LST coming to town. And now the City is about to repeat READY, FIRE, AIM with the hell-bent -for-leather approach to vacate the riverfront of the floating casino so more dollars go to construct another dock for the LST.
Numerous articles have been written on the lack of visitors to the boat, placing the blame on the location. Could it be possible that locals and visitors are JUST NOT INTERESTED? How many Evansville area residents have toured the boat? Do you travel to other cities just to see or board a WWII ship or airplane? When you pass through a city where a vintage WWII craft just happens to be on display, do you take the time to visit that site? Probably not!
Look at the location as you round Riverside Drive from Fulton Avenue, on the left will be a casino with two hotels, and a variety of other establishments, and on the right a view of the river that could be turned into a pristine landscaped focal point, beckoning people to come enjoy the riverfront, This could even be a dock for the excursion boats that ply the river. Is Evansville again going to make a poor choice?
The LST325 is not owned by the City of Evansville, it is private property. If the LST board becomes unhappy with the City, the LST will cast off for another location, leaving behind an empty dock, just like the one they will leave at Marina Point. The LST nearly moved to Peoria, IL., but when that City Council realized to costs involved, they turned it down.
I hope we do not repeat the READY, FIRE, AIM approach in moving the LST.
A couple of gallons of cronies fuel usually goes a long way for the blinding repulsion felt by most innovators and value creators. Why should a visionary waste valuable productive time on the places messed up system of human needs balancing? That balance should really always bring positive numbers and sustainability through projected and well distributed regional improvements. That’s the trouble In that region the best gravy and cuts always end up on the same plates. The value of return always spreads less sustenance to those that must support the mess.
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