Ok after reading today's newspaper about the TIRZ thing and about Potter county want's to only pay their fair share, I have to ask this?
Why the hell is everyone so concerned about making downtown Amarillo into downtown big city America.

Why is so much of my hard earn money being used to rebuild a crumbling part of this town? Amarillo is doing fine, and downtown is just what it is. Why not tell big businesses to come in and rebuild it and rename the part they build after their product, like they do in big cities. ie-American Airlines Center and Smirnof Center in Dallas!

And do you guys really think that Amarillo citizens will support another ballpark. They barely support the one they have at the fairgrounds. Another waste of my money, and everyone else in Amarillo too!

Why don't we spend that money fixing the streets, or helping fix the problems with the fire dept being short handed.

I'm just so tired of hearing all this crap being done by our beloved city commissioners. They don't even want to ask our opinion, and want to just issue bonds and do whatever they want and pass along a new tax to us anyways.

I for one am tired of wasting my money on bad ideas that the elite of Amarillo want!

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Tommy  - What money did you spend?   |08-30-08 You obviously don't understand how it works.  Sure, some sharing of power is always nice, but unless you've gone and put your private money into downtown renovations, you haven't spent a dime. Them 'big cities' give enormous tax breaks if that's what you're talking about (including victory park/ american airlines center.) But no money is spent on a TIRZ, a small portion of increased property taxes (due to investment) is rebated. NOTHING IS SPENT.   Commissioners ask for opinions all the time, but it's not up to Jay Ricci or Amanda Goodman to yank you off your couch and drag you by an ear to the meetings. Just do a little research before you rant. It may save you some embarrassment. And by the way, them-there 'big cities' are miles ahead in the area of creating a vibrant downtown, adding culture, creating urban living environments, and forming an identity of a proud, vibrant city. Reply | Quote 0   0 downtown   |07-31-08 they are trying to create tat 90's yuppie lifestyle in downtown. it will never work here. this is west Texas and people just don't like like that in Amarillo. trying to build $300.000 condos in downtown Amarillo is just a waste of money. the city council needs to quit living this dream of a downtown utopia in Amarillo. Reply | Quote 0   0 Don Koopman   |07-27-08 The establishment of the TIRZ led directly to the new hotel in the Fisk building. That hotel will generate much needed revenue for the city. Some folks need to scrape the moss off their imaginations and stop living like rats in the ruins. Reply | Quote 0   0 Kaos   |06-24-08 It's time for a regime change here in our little berg. It's time for a blue collar working guy to take the lead. Reply | Quote 0   0 Wasted Money   |06-23-08 Spending money on downtown Amarillo is a waste of money. They will end up spending millions and after about 20 years it will just go back to the homeless slums and vacant buildings that it is now. Face the facts, Amarillo is a car town. People like to drive here. They don't live in an apartment without a car and use the train or subway to get around like in the big cities. Amarillo is a spread out suburban lifestyle. Folks like owning homes with a yard away from the tall buildings. I would rather see them tear down chunks of the downtown area for a new coliseum or museum. Things that do get used. The ball park is a good idea too, but unless they can get the fans in the stands it would be a waste in my opinion too. Wasting the space by keeping the few old buildings that are there, just for historical value is silly. You can't just keep everything unless you want to keep doing what we have now and everything keeps moving to the southwest part of town and downtown gets left behind. Reply | Quote 0   0 Hotel   |06-20-08 Today's paper says that Courtyard is going to put a hotel in teh Fisk building downtown. Reply | Quote 0   0 Johnnywalker   |05-08-08 Oh and I forgot. Our friggin mayor is just as bad as that f***ing Hillary. Rich, arrogant and just keeps pushing shit like this an tries to make it look like it's for the good of everyone. I'm tired of living in a wellfare system that steals from the hard working middle class and gives to the poor and the rich. It's not the rich that are paying for this shit. No it's the middle class that pay taxes and then they use that tax for their own means! Reply | Quote 0   0 Jonnywalker   |05-08-08 I get tired of hearing that the damn city doesn't have any money to do this or to do that. Oh ok, lets take some of the money we do have coming in and build a ballpark in downtown Damarillo. If you can't pay for streets and sewers for new housing developments, then who do you think will be paying to see baseball in that new park. The people that live here already don't visit the ballpark we have. Ok let build a new fancy one downtown so that the f***ing junior leagers have a nicer place to sit and watch the ball game. Because that is waht it's for. All those snobby rich jackoffs that run this city in the first place. They just want to make you pay for it. Reply | Quote 0   0 KLH   |08-02-07 I moved here from Dallas. I grew up here. I think you must realize that if you evest your MONEY in type A bonds you will recieve about twice as much WITH no interst to pay on your savings. This is a good opertunity for you...I cannot belive you do not see the advantage of Downtown. Why should all the cool stuff be on the Southside? Also after years in Dallas we donnot want to bread crime and keep the area vacant. Other people who are older would like to see the History come back. Let me quess? You do not make much money or you feel cheated somehow. Use the resources for yourself and hang in there. I know how Amarillo can be. KLH. Reply | Quote 0   0 Guest   |08-13-07 Hey KLH, you say you both moved here from Dallas, but you also grew up here. Which is it. There really isn't all that much on the Southside. And as far as spending money on downtown. Yeah, they will spend millions and give it to all those businesses that will turn around and move out when the money and free taxes expires. Amarillo is not Dallas, and will never be like Dallas. Why do you people keep hope that Amarillo will all of a sudden blossom into a Dallas and all of a sudden have millions of residents and all the lifestyle of Dallas. If that ever happened here, oh my god would this city fall apart. They couldn't handle the rush of all the people and growth. Give up the dreams man and come back to reality. And to Josh, you are right dude, they are going to do the bond thing without a vote of the public. That is bs man. I know my votes won't help re-elect them next time. And a ballpark in downtown Amarillo. You are right, they don't even really care about the ballpark at the fairgrounds that is alreay there. Let me gues, it's the "bread" crime that KLH is talking about over there. All those people by the fairgrounds are out to rape and murder anyone that crosses their turf. Damn I amuse myself. Reply | Quote 0   0 Guest   |08-18-07 I agree and disagree here. I think having a nice downtown with clubs and restaurants and a real entertainment scene would be awesome. But lets fact the facts. Our city hall folks are only out to draw more business into Amarillo and think that if they build up this fancy suburban style life in downtown that the businesses will just flock to the city. Amarillo will not supprt a music scene and the local gang-wannabe little shits would just tear up and ruin anything nice that would be down there. Then it would just fall back into the ruin that it is now. I agree that the money should be spent on things like streets and such. But they always seem to cater to the southwest part of town where all those with the money are at. They don't seem to care about those of us taht can't afford the $250000 houses over there. They leave us with the potholes and trash like always. There are too many in Amarillo with bigger dreams than the pocket books of the city can handle. They all want money to be spent here and there. Maybe they should take a bit of that money and reinvest it into what is already here. Don't build a new ballpark. Give a few thousand to the one at the fairgrounds to fix up a few things and make it a place where people want to go and see a game. Take a few thousand and fix up the fire dept buildings that are falling apart and then save a bit and over time you could use to build a few new... Reply | Quote 0   0 Guest   |09-03-07 like it or not,amarillo will grow.so just kick back,pop open a cold beer, and enjoy life. Reply | Quote 0   0 Don Koopman   |09-26-07 Here's the thing. The TIRZ will only raise funds from the increased value of downtown improvement. Right now downtown is a rancid carcass. At this pace it will be a vacant lot. The Potter County commissioners will be rulers of a vacant lot. Reply | Quote 0   0 Powered by !JoomlaComment 3.26

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