Comments for Downtown vision begins at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.theind.com Wed, 22 May 2013 12:14:21 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/11163-downtown-vision-begins#comment-27163 Well, I suspect some folks planned to retire on the overpriced $1.1 billion School System Master Facilities Plan, and it hasn't panned out yet, but the City's Master Plan might create another shot at it. ;) I vote no to stuff like that unless the numbers make sense. - Dudley E. LaBauve, III Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:41:28 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/11163-downtown-vision-begins#comment-27155 The homeless situation is out of control in downtown Lafayette. People are intimidated by these people and are actually scared to even go to the public library. Until the police start inforcing the no loitering laws, downtown will never survive! Meetings & talking are just that, meetings & talking!! DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE VAGABONDS IN DOWNTOWN LAFAYETTE!! Ray Charles can see the problem and he's blind and dead!! - Michael A. Moss Tue, 14 Aug 2012 02:59:25 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/11163-downtown-vision-begins#comment-27152 That should read "like a $15 million ACA building and ongoing 500,000 / year subsidy" - Tim Supple Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:36:07 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/11163-downtown-vision-begins#comment-27150 What continues to happen over and over is a small group of "interested parties", (usually businessmen joining "progressive planners"), get together and figure out a way to get someone else to subsidize their economic interest in return for agreeing to abandon the principals of the free market. All the while claiming they don't believe in or support crony capitalism or socialism. They have labeled it "public / private partnerships". When in fact they are both doing the opposite of what they say they believe in. It should be obvious to everyone by now that if "downtown" can't sustain itself after all the subsidies and support, (like a $15 million ACA building and ongoing P0,000 / year subsidy) in public investment, something is wrong with the "master plan". - Tim Supple Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:34:47 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/11163-downtown-vision-begins#comment-27146 I would love to participate in this event at the ACA. However, I'm usually working at my job between 11:00a.m. and 3p.m and can only take my four hour martini lunches on Fridays. WHY do they have these events at such ridiculous times? If they really want the citizens' input for the Lafayette Master Plan then the events should be scheduled for times when "the people" can attend them; not at times when only those who have leisure time can afford to do so. It gives me the feeling that those participating aren't going to be your run of the mill Joe Citizen but those representing a smaller group with self interests that may not represent "everyone". - David M. Bruce Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:31:53 +0100