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Ok David, stop making funnies with your disctinction between public and privately financed NIMBYISM. I don't expect those of you who often accuse others of being NIMBYS to ever think you (yourselves) are NIMBYS. It's my tired but true idea that "nothing's offensive until you're offended." But really though, now NIMBYISM is defined as whether public money is being used on a project?...Come on! :)

Also, following your reasoning, it will pretty much never be a case where a city can show the economic benefits of a "recreational activity." Pertaining to the city, I don't see much health benefit to a velodrome. The Verizon Center is for-profit (I think) and I'm sure Lerner and those received quite a bit of money from the city.

@Tim, But right now we have just the foot in the door practice facility that the Mayor has yet to really engage my community on.

I get that. From what I've seen, the mayor hasn't engaged anyone seriously on this issue. The "interest" seems sparked only by the media which was started by Alan and and WCPaper when they were "investigating" why and by what means did Gray go to Tampa. Other sources picked it up and we're still here.

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