Over at Page One Kentucky, Jake does a good job with the math of the Cordish loan and the time it would take to make that money back in tax revenues. Give it a read:
http://pageonekentucky.com/2009/03/30/how-long-would-it-take-to-pay-back/
There's been a lot of talk lately about transparency in The Ville, especially in Metro government. Whether the calls are genuine, or just a way of scoring political points, I can't say for sure. What I can say is that while most people agree that transparency is a good thing. the Louisville version of it reminds me of Sally Rand: lots of stuff flying around, an occasional glimpse of what looks like real information, but in the end, only a big tease.
Let's take, for example, the current budget crisis --
Friday, February 20, 2009 at 7:02AM in Policy and Politics | tagged Budget, Finance, Louisville, Metro, Transparency 