08-05-2018, 08:17 AM
(08-04-2018, 04:05 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: If PBS were to follow the timeline of Riverfront, the stadium vote would take place in 2026 and the new stadium would open in 2030.
I wonder if Cincy will be over the last stadium deal by then?
I would hope so. People just love to complain about that whole .5% tax.
There is an amazing athletic facility (baseball, football, soccer) in a town called Elizabethtown, KY. The town itself is not impressive at all, but those facilities....it is like something out of a movie or a dream. Especially the baseball facility. Kids felt like they were playing at Major League ballparks. I couldn't understand how the hell that area afforded such facilities until I learned there was a 2% separate sales tax on every dollar spent in that town that went to the facilities.
That seems like a lot, but I would pay that in a heartbeat to have such facilities in my area. And Centerville has pretty nice facilities already.
I hear some of the facilities down at the banks are struggling financially and that is sad because they really have a good thing going. If only the Reds were remotely competitive. I think the Bengals will do their part this year and have been pretty successful over the past 10 years but there are only 8 home football games. Baseball attendance is key.