tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9956110.post112999785465972345..comments2023-08-18T08:26:02.815-07:00Comments on Treasure State Judaism: Lewis and Clark Party P&L analysisTreasure State Jewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01385095688326371682noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9956110.post-1130344095462301512005-10-26T09:28:00.000-07:002005-10-26T09:28:00.000-07:00Also, shouldn't any work papers whereby the city w...Also, shouldn't any work papers whereby the city was computing a break-even analysis be public record? I'd like to see their due diligence, wouldn't you?GeeGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896054313394692210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9956110.post-1130344038741777322005-10-26T09:27:00.000-07:002005-10-26T09:27:00.000-07:00Isn't it also fair to say that the loss number is ...Isn't it also fair to say that the loss number is pretty charitable? In fact, the taxpayer will end up footing the bill of about $1,000,000.00 for the event. We could have just given the 40,000 visitors $25.00 cash each!GeeGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896054313394692210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9956110.post-1130341301640123352005-10-26T08:41:00.000-07:002005-10-26T08:41:00.000-07:00Greg;I really hope that you are wrong here. I exp...Greg;<BR/><BR/>I really hope that you are wrong here. I expect that our government leaders are reasonable enough people to not have expended public money without first doing their due diligence.<BR/><BR/>C'mon, this is easy math. If you spend $1.5 Million and get $780 Thousand in grants, you should have some plan somewhere that foresaw making up the difference ...Treasure State Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385095688326371682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9956110.post-1130339229585622222005-10-26T08:07:00.000-07:002005-10-26T08:07:00.000-07:00You said: "The question I ask our city leaders to ...You said: "The question I ask our city leaders to answer is whether or not they believe that was a reasonable expectation for a rural community like Great Falls."<BR/><BR/>I think a more realistic question is <B>whether anyone even did a break-even analysis before the event??!!??</B> In other words, did they have any idea how many visitors they would need in order to break even? If not, I submit that is <I>gross</I> negligence.GeeGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896054313394692210noreply@blogger.com