Comments on: Another C.I.B. Solution

By: Taxpayer 834512

Taxpayer 834512 — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:21:22 +0000

1) Dobie for Mayor
2) Isn’t “downtown revenue generated from sales and income tax” the same revenue that would go to IPS? It’s a bright idea to take revenue away from a school system that graduates half the kids on a good day and just laid-off hundreds of teachers? If you’re saying that we’re rolling IPS into the surrounding townships as part of this- I’m with you 100%. Otherwise, what the heck is the lead Democratic councilperson doing diluting funding for a failing school system? She thinks this will pay for itself? When would that be? What next, President Obama is speaking at an NRA convention next week?

By: I know

I know — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:15:41 +0000

1. Change the name.
2. Dissolve the current board of the CIB
2. Solicit IU, Purdue, UofI, Marian College, Martin University and Ivy Tech and create a new board consisting of Senior Year Marketing, Business, Pre-Law, Communications, Hospitality and Sports Management students and create a new Board that receives a budget and then has the ultimate experience of running a Board to manage a budget and the operations to do the business right. They will stay on task and on budget. It works. Look at our Community Foundations that solicit High Schools students and have small experiences like this to immerse young people in Boards, Budgets and common sense approach to the real world.
3. Have an advisor from each University rotate on an annual basis and use the experiment as college credit and community involvement.
4. One or more of the students might stay in Indiana and Indianapolis because of the experience and become tomorrows leaders and successful advocates of how government, education and community involvement can work

The argument will be these “kids” have no experience. The “experience” you have now has sunk the ship. Taxpayers pay for these Universities and facilities and should reap some of the rewards from the 1st class programs Indiana has in the public and private institutions.

These young adults are 21-23 years old and are about to become contributors to our communities. Give them one last real immersion with some guidance and oversight and I bet the fat cats and the wealthy good old boys will not stand a chance in taking advantage of any of the best and brightest sitting on the board.

By: John Howard

John Howard — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:17:53 +0000

I stand corrected, Dobie. And drunken sailors can be hauled off to the brig until they sober up.

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:13:26 +0000

New ideas are good. Certainly the old one weren’t very popular.

I hope Jeff Espich can get the hundreds of millions of savings he is promising from refinancing/restructuring of CIB/city debt. Hopefully his solution will include a meaningful Simon Properties and Colts contribution.

We are still searching for a hero in all this.

By: Bart Flies

Bart Flies — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:49:43 +0000

As a constant member of the minority on this blog, I at least like new ideas. I don’t agree with every single one of Abdul’s points, but it’s good to see new ideas instead of finger pointing.

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:22:52 +0000

Dobie is the smartest one in the room.

By: Paul K. Ogden

Paul K. Ogden — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:11:09 +0000

Dobie has a point.

By: Dobie

Dobie — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:50:26 +0000

I really wish people would stop insulting drunken sailors. After all, drunken sailors typically stop when they run out of money – they don’t keep spending anyway.

By: John Howard

John Howard — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:16:11 +0000

The CIB is certainly a prime argument for ‘smaller government is better government.’ They were created by an act of the General Assembly back in the 60′s and have spent our money like it was an endless supply ever since. Or should I say, ‘Like a drunken sailor?’

By: Wayne Kirk

Wayne Kirk — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:05:50 +0000

Again, let’s liquidate the CIB. They have done enough damage in 30 years and need to go. Anything other than this solution will require more taxes for hard-working Hoosiers.