Convention Center Deal "Bizarre"

The way this whole convention center deal has been put together and built is very bizarre at best!!

From the choice of location (downtown – high crime area where you have to dive bullets & racing police cars) to how the taxpayer funding was put together reeks of fraud.

Dick & Molly tried their very best to question the process and in doing so their reputations were questioned in the media daily and their political careers destroyed by Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.

Now that LCCCA is getting closer to opening its doors, no one has any idea how to operate it. Just building a nice fancy building does not mean that enough conventioneers and trade shows will come with large enough groups for cash flow – but then who is worried about cash flow?

With all the crime & traffic problems in the city of Lancaster we will wind up being the laughing stock of the industry.

VERY IMPORTANT:

Since all the Lancaster County hotels and lodging properties have not been brought into the deal from the beginning for planning and working together to solicit, book and work together to make sure every event is successful – this is totally crazy. It is real simple – the convention center cannot be successful in booking large events without all the Lancaster County properties participating.

I do not believe that NewsLanc will be effective in stopping this rip off of Lancaster County taxpayer's money. It is my opinion that we would better serve our community and ourselves in a more positive way by spending our efforts trying to get a federal investigation into how [Senator Gibson] Armstrong, High and Lancaster Newspapers, Inc. pulled this rip off deal in the first place.