tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post9192554665768776851..comments2023-11-03T06:29:15.083-05:00Comments on Quad City Images: Nuts to the IsleQuadCityImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-10116031200252575392008-03-10T10:49:00.000-05:002008-03-10T10:49:00.000-05:00Other then being disappointing for getting some ne...Other then being disappointing for getting some new development in the downtown. This makes alot of sense for IOC. Don't act shocked or hurt. If we don't want to be IOC's after thought. We simply need to look for someone else who would want to build a first class casino. Bernie doesn't "owe" us anything. It's just good business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-24373143727129227362008-03-09T16:33:00.000-05:002008-03-09T16:33:00.000-05:00Good editorial in th QC Times this morning. Sums ...Good editorial in th QC Times this morning. Sums it all up fairly well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-8568112283121825492008-03-08T17:06:00.000-06:002008-03-08T17:06:00.000-06:00The house will not end up being saved for two reas...The house will not end up being saved for two reasons:<BR/>1. Personality conflicts<BR/>2. Nobody really cares, and who can blame the non caring people? This is NOT a special house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-58487412034530232852008-03-08T10:45:00.000-06:002008-03-08T10:45:00.000-06:00So lets forget about the actual issue and worry ab...So lets forget about the actual issue and worry about personality conflicts, in other words.<BR/><BR/>No thanks.QuadCityImageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-73672974946264212672008-03-08T09:48:00.000-06:002008-03-08T09:48:00.000-06:00This house deserves to be saved, but not by EDD. ...This house deserves to be saved, but not by EDD. EDD has a mission to spend this money improving a particular area of town, by improving multiple houses rather than moving one. EDD was going good until the againster group took over the leadership and ran it into the ground. The rest of the board resigned and left it to the east side dictators.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-23483166087357618492008-03-08T09:10:00.000-06:002008-03-08T09:10:00.000-06:00The house will probably BE in the inner city after...The house will probably BE in the inner city after its move, so I would say it qualifies as fixing up a house in the inner city. It has the same result that was intended, at least, which is improving inner city neighborhoods.<BR/><BR/>Why are some people not only ok with tearing the house down, but seemingly <I>insistent</I> on it?QuadCityImageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-69707178919812354742008-03-08T09:01:00.000-06:002008-03-08T09:01:00.000-06:00Anybody else out there notice that Alderman Boom i...Anybody else out there notice that Alderman Boom is ready to swipe $225,000 in tax money allocated to fix up houses in the inner city for his project. Anonymous donor? Geeze. Sounds like D-1 came up with this plan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-62313510297393182882008-03-08T08:41:00.000-06:002008-03-08T08:41:00.000-06:00Now that the Mr Bernies Gambling boat has made it ...Now that the Mr Bernies Gambling boat has made it official their will stay on the riverfront Mr. Ahrens should take a well deserved paycut. Of course thanks to lawyers D one and coldtrain will still get their money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-83660277432475227462008-03-07T20:36:00.000-06:002008-03-07T20:36:00.000-06:00Those who support the "stuff" have a greater voice...Those who support the "stuff" have a greater voice then the others already. It is called Citizens for A better D - port. Money talks baby. The candidates are bought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-37659149458803722112008-03-07T17:44:00.000-06:002008-03-07T17:44:00.000-06:00Coltrane works for D-1 an we know how much they ri...Coltrane works for D-1 an we know how much they rip the taxpayers off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-90105369518494706922008-03-07T16:44:00.000-06:002008-03-07T16:44:00.000-06:00You're welcome 11:23 - I'm counting on other folks...You're welcome 11:23 - I'm counting on other folks to start stepping up and stop accepting this rediculous "The Skybridge ruined everything forever" crap. Give it up, people! It's 2008 and we're still talking about this?<BR/><BR/>It's wrong, and frankly, people who support the great things our community has built need to start being as vocal as the C.A.V.E. dwellers in this town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-30680046825570072412008-03-07T15:23:00.000-06:002008-03-07T15:23:00.000-06:00I think Goldstein is an admirable man, a business ...I think Goldstein is an admirable man, a business icon and a hero for the rest of us. His lesson: Don't get bossed around by bureaucrats and do smart deals. And oh yeah, he pays his taxes so the City HAS to clean up from floods. They have no choice. Do you think if a city does not like a particular neighbor they can legally refuse to clear his street and yet clear everybody else's street? If they try it with Bernie, he will OWN Davenport once the lawsuits are done!<BR/>Just quit crying and congratulate Bernie for being a good business man. And by the way, all investors, Trump included, use other investors money. Bernie is far from cheap!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-2421240489038043902008-03-07T15:06:00.000-06:002008-03-07T15:06:00.000-06:00I remember when Goldstein was conteplating about a...I remember when Goldstein was conteplating about adding an scenic train operation and waterpark on the land he owns on the Bettendorf riverfront. He probably just threw that out to the newspaper just so he could get potential investors and partners to help pay an certain amount for his pet project. Well, no one stepped up and he dropped it. This is just an example, in my opinion, of how cheap Goldstein has become. He probably wanted someone else to help pay for his dream on his property. Even Bettendorf had to stronghold IOC to get their events center move forward. I think the city neeeds to find any loophole in order to get the IOC off the riverfront or get an new license holder. If he thinks he can treat Davenport like trash,the city shoud pay the favor back to IOC. I can't wait till the floods surround the casino in about a month or two and Davenport supposed to offer them some help? HELL NO, I think the city should offer them no help at all and just say you could of prevented from getting flooded, but you were too cheap to build a new facility. After the flooding, the city should refuse to help them clean up their property or the IOC pays big time for the city to do it.<BR/>I hope the casino gets battered and miraculously gets torn apart by the flooding.<BR/><BR/>Sine talking about flooding, did anybody see the front page picture on the Dispatch/Argus? You can clearly see the New West Rock River Bridge had some play in causing the ice jam that sent the river to its highest level ever. I wonder how pist off those homeowners along the river are.hoganj300https://www.blogger.com/profile/07428942168140644415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-88106608412858156972008-03-07T13:45:00.000-06:002008-03-07T13:45:00.000-06:00Think about it, bernie builds an events center for...Think about it, bernie builds an events center for his favoite casino and then tries to move his "other" casino into the only events center that would compete. <BR/><BR/>He wouldn't even have to build a second multimillion dollar new casino or hotel. That's two birds....one stone.<BR/><BR/>If he had gotten away with it......geniousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-88488278819909985872008-03-07T11:54:00.000-06:002008-03-07T11:54:00.000-06:00Oh boo hoo hoo!!! Quit crying, Goldstein is a her...Oh boo hoo hoo!!! Quit crying, Goldstein is a hero! He is the kind of guy that will be successful in business!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-58982654525154500092008-03-07T11:23:00.000-06:002008-03-07T11:23:00.000-06:00Coltrane,Thanks for saying what a lot of us feel a...Coltrane,<BR/>Thanks for saying what a lot of us feel about the irrational idiots who plague bloglandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-83564349387399232192008-03-06T21:32:00.000-06:002008-03-06T21:32:00.000-06:00And the Goldstein involvement in River Gulf and it...And the Goldstein involvement in River Gulf and its reluctance to follow through on commitments is another annoyance.QuadCityImageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-73464254860871167002008-03-06T21:04:00.000-06:002008-03-06T21:04:00.000-06:00I would not underestimate the possibility that vot...I would not underestimate the possibility that voters would vote gambling down the next time around, unless either the license goes to a different operator or the IOC at least starts to show some more commitment to its Davenport property.<BR/><BR/>People are becoming aware of a lot of things that aren't exactly positive about gambling in Davenport. Most of the tax money goes to Des Moines and doesn't come back. The IOC refuses to invest in its Davenport property, which also is holding up possible state grants for riverfront projects. And their current property is ugly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04500785397409493914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-86731252690464923772008-03-06T20:44:00.000-06:002008-03-06T20:44:00.000-06:00Its been proven they'll come if you're operation i...Its been proven they'll come if you're operation is good enough. There's no question Davenport can support a casino, QCI's point revolves around the need for a more competitive one to get the job done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-52366363036227201662008-03-06T20:15:00.000-06:002008-03-06T20:15:00.000-06:00Serously QC""I why would people come to Davenport ...Serously QC""I why would people come to Davenport to gamble?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-38047539636963502882008-03-06T19:35:00.000-06:002008-03-06T19:35:00.000-06:00It wasn't a big operation at all, it was a more ha...It wasn't a big operation at all, it was a more half-assed one. They didn't want to build a hotel to go with the casino, but the city was trying to force them to. They wanted to lease the space so they could have pulled out whenever with fewer consequences instead of buying land and owning their own building.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad that they didn't give them the RC, because I do believe we'll be able to get a better operator that will actually want to compete with the other 2 casinos.QuadCityImageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-65090256576628132912008-03-06T18:51:00.000-06:002008-03-06T18:51:00.000-06:00Hey QCI - Thanks for the support what's becoming a...Hey QCI - Thanks for the support what's becoming a more and more lame scapegoat for people to use regarding actual City problems(Skybridge, etc.) <BR/><BR/>Slowly, the crowd using this incredibly tired, poorly researched, and flat out wrong opinion are being taken less and less seriously. It's about time.<BR/><BR/>Second, I agree with you that the Casino must be very confident that neither of what you've proposed will happen. To be honest, it's pretty far fetched that it would get voted down, but any thing is possible. <BR/><BR/>The flip side of this coin is the Casino does have *some* validity in their point that they did offer a big operation in the RiverCenter, but we turned it down.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, it's terribly sad that it's come to this. I was really hoping we were just going to find another location downtown, reclaim the riverfront, and have everyone win.<BR/><BR/>Here's an interesting hypothetical for you: Now knowing what's happened, and the seemingly indefinite current location of the boat now, do you now wish they'd just gotten in to the RC and we could have all just moved forward?<BR/><BR/>Which situation is really worse? Food for thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-76329533736498432002008-03-06T18:07:00.000-06:002008-03-06T18:07:00.000-06:00They must be pretty confident in either:A. Their l...They must be pretty confident in either:<BR/><BR/>A. Their lobbyists in DSM getting that change passed.<BR/><BR/>or<BR/><BR/>B. Their propaganda machine convincing Scott County to continue gambling, probably by pretending to invest in the Davenport operation again.<BR/><BR/>It seems pretty dumb for a business that relies upon gambling being voted for to screw the main population center of Scott County.QuadCityImageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-41426953293491102132008-03-06T17:04:00.000-06:002008-03-06T17:04:00.000-06:00I honestly could care less if they ever build a ho...I honestly could care less if they ever build a hotel. The important thing IMO is that they <B>relocate from their current location</B>. I want to see LeClaire Park expanded and our riverfront opened up, and their ugly property someplace else.<BR/><BR/>There still is a way we still have leverage over the IOC: it's called voting.<BR/><BR/>If the voters of Scott County decide to vote down gambling here, or even threaten to do so, the IOC wouldn't even be able to operate in Bettendorf! It may seem unlikely, but the more they continue to neglect Davenport, the more likely the possibility the vote will fail becomes. The next vote is 33 months away. Unless, of course, you read my latest blog post:<BR/><A HREF="http://infoswim.blogspot.com/2008/02/iowa-gambling-referendum-change.html" REL="nofollow">Iowa gambling referendum change</A>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04500785397409493914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-72257110042369646602008-03-06T16:44:00.000-06:002008-03-06T16:44:00.000-06:00I think sometimes these negative folks must have a...I think sometimes these negative folks must have a checklist of items that they blame for each and every problem the faces Davenport. Something bad happens? Roll out the complaints against the Skybridge, D1, Malin, JLCS, etc.<BR/><BR/>Its at least good to see that potholes have pushed the Push Pin off the list... or these folks are too busy thinking about how much they hate Davenport to have a good memory.<BR/><BR/>As always, its just a very vocal, and very wrong, minority.QuadCityImageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.com