Run The City Like a Business
"Run the city like a business!" I'd heard this more times since we'd been working on our tax levy than ever before. I do think we try to do this and I think we can make good argument for when we can't because the city is NOT like always like a business. Since our form of govenment had been established by our forefathers this argument has raged. I'd spent my last 22 years in IBM making business decisions in marketing and the development lab.
This short year of 2006 has already brought forward several opportunities to make "business" decisions. Already in this short period some of the very same people who've criticised us for not running the city as a business then have spoken out against our doing or even looking into some "business" opportunities. Can't have it both ways folks!
Consider the Graham IV Hockey Arena; the proposed Hawthorne Hills Executive Golf Course; the proposed new Biotechnology Building downtown; the UCR Soccer Dome; and even the consideration of renaming the Mayo Civic Center or anywhere else. All proposals would bring in revenue in business, additional taxes, jobs, savings to our residents in time and expense traveling outside of Rochester (UCR Dome and Hockey Arena), and many other benefits. Closing the swimming pool at Silver Lake early a couple of years ago was a pure business decision by the Park Board and most of you must remember the backlash that caused.
Anyway, I'm open to discussion on these and other issues but need your input BEFORE we make the decision. Would be nice.
I taped a segment again on Clear Channel generally discussing a couple of the issues - Graham IV and the Hawthorne Hills proposal.
It'll be played Sunday morning, Jan. 29:
Fox Country 102.5 FM -- 7 to 7:30 am
Laser 1270 AM --------- 6 to 6:30 am
KWEB 970 AM ---------- 6 to 6:30 am
I'm working on getting the audio file attached to this blog or the RVOICES.org city wide blog page.
Keep in touch.
Bob
This short year of 2006 has already brought forward several opportunities to make "business" decisions. Already in this short period some of the very same people who've criticised us for not running the city as a business then have spoken out against our doing or even looking into some "business" opportunities. Can't have it both ways folks!
Consider the Graham IV Hockey Arena; the proposed Hawthorne Hills Executive Golf Course; the proposed new Biotechnology Building downtown; the UCR Soccer Dome; and even the consideration of renaming the Mayo Civic Center or anywhere else. All proposals would bring in revenue in business, additional taxes, jobs, savings to our residents in time and expense traveling outside of Rochester (UCR Dome and Hockey Arena), and many other benefits. Closing the swimming pool at Silver Lake early a couple of years ago was a pure business decision by the Park Board and most of you must remember the backlash that caused.
Anyway, I'm open to discussion on these and other issues but need your input BEFORE we make the decision. Would be nice.
I taped a segment again on Clear Channel generally discussing a couple of the issues - Graham IV and the Hawthorne Hills proposal.
It'll be played Sunday morning, Jan. 29:
Fox Country 102.5 FM -- 7 to 7:30 am
Laser 1270 AM --------- 6 to 6:30 am
KWEB 970 AM ---------- 6 to 6:30 am
I'm working on getting the audio file attached to this blog or the RVOICES.org city wide blog page.
Keep in touch.
Bob
posted by Bob Nowicki | 3:02 PM
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