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Today's Poll!Council makes no decision on conference center site
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
More than an hour long discussion on two potential sites for a proposed conference center did not result in a decision on either site and instead led to a request by Mayor Eric Struemph for proposals on both sites before the council moves forward.
At a special City Council meeting Monday devoted solely to the proposed conference center, council members looked at building designs for both a site on the 200 block of West McCarty Street and at the Missouri State Penitentiary.
Randy Allen, Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce president and CEO, presented an overview of findings from the Old Town Redevelopment action team, which was one of nine teams formed through the chamber’s economic development strategic plan “Transformation.” The action team had a subcommittee, which focused only on the proposed conference center, an idea discussed within the city for years.
Cary Gampher, with Architects Alliance, presented designs the firm had come up with for both sites, each incorporating equal amounts of space to “compare apples to apples.”
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Comments
JCLifer 1 year, 7 months ago
Let a private developer with private investment funds decide which site would be best.
The city has no business trying to build and run a conference center and.or hotel. Let private developers decide if the prioject is feasible and profitable.
In case the City Leaders haven't heard, there is a terrible recession going on right now. There is no end in sight. Jefferson City has endured many layoffs with no major employers locating here in years. More layoffs are coming as the economic problems continue to ripple throughout our society and government.
rodinman 1 year, 7 months ago
I ask each councilman/woman and Chamber of Commerce member, would you invest your personal money in this endeavor? If the answer is no, then don't support the taxpayers funding the project. If the answer is yes, then take your money find more private investors and do it.
whatif 1 year, 7 months ago
Seems to me they missed a fantastic opportunity by not building a casino on the river near downtown and a convention/conference center in the 200 block of McCarty. If this had happened or would have happened all businesses would profit having a convention/conference center, casino, and the downtown all within walking distance of each other. Oh well.
NoMoBigBro 1 year, 7 months ago
Don't go trying to make sense of things now whatif! Common sense in our city is like having a superpower. Wait, I think my common senses are tingling!
A convention/center with extremely little to no attractions in our city will bring....what exactly will it bring? Hmmm, that is one we need to figure out. Kinda like what came first? The chicken or the egg? Does a convention center bring city attractions or do city attractions bring convention center clientele ($$)?
Now, a casino in JC?...BAH! All that brings is people with.....hmmm...money?? Wait, what??
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