This is the third and final installment of Margin’s thoughts on the convention centre.<\/p>\n
That should be the opening premise here: a convention center in Niagara will never make enough money itself to warrant a $100 million investment based on sound economic planning. Yet it is being sold to the public as a business proposition capable of standing on its own.<\/p>\n
So, now that all the pieces are in place to build a huge convention business here, let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s maximize the return to the taxpayers of Niagara.<\/p>\n
My question is simply \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Why not a little wider sharing of the risk and the rewards?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The time to build a true partnership between the people and this project is now.<\/p>\n
Niagara has a unique opportunity to build a community-based economic development model that will be the envy of Canada \u00e2\u20ac” a Community Development Agreement that ensures that the benefits are truly spread throughout the region.<\/p>\n
To secure widespread and unequivocal public support for this major development, a binding Community Development Agreement should be made immediately with the private proponents of the convention center.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Other parts in the series:<\/p>\n
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- Thoughts on the convention centre – Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n
- Thoughts on the convention centre – Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n
- Thoughts on the convention centre – Part 3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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