The Az Star reports that Oro Valley Repeals Hotel Incentives. One may ask why our government ever felt it necessary to give away hundreds of thousands of OUR money to the El Conquistador Resort.
The answer is this: To entice the Ritz-Carlton here in the early '90's, the town committed to give them a portion of the bed tax revenue. The El Con Resort said, "What about us?" The Council said, "Sure--you too can have a giveaway."
Bottom line: Ritz never showed up. They opted for Dove Mountain in Marana. The El Conquistador continues to rake in the bed tax through 2010.
Hopefully, this nonsense has now stopped. Even Mayor Loomis has come to his senses, saying: "Such incentives are no longer applicable." Were they ever applicable?
Read the Az Star article here.
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/85737/215793
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Oro Valley Spends $17,800 For Poll On Perceptions Of Quality Of Life Here
The Az Star reports that the Oro Valley survey by Marketing Intelligence is now polling 400 residents at random "to measure perceptions or feelings of the quality of life in Oro Valley" according to Mary Davis, town spokesperson.
You might want to read what Mike Bryan has to say about these surveys on his blog. All you'll need to do is read next posting on Santa Rita Mountain-Oro Valley.
Maybe OV should do a poll asking the residents if it's worth $17,800 to do these polls? "Whatayathink?"
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/215783
You might want to read what Mike Bryan has to say about these surveys on his blog. All you'll need to do is read next posting on Santa Rita Mountain-Oro Valley.
Maybe OV should do a poll asking the residents if it's worth $17,800 to do these polls? "Whatayathink?"
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/215783
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