Comments on: Gearing Up http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2005/12/06/gearing-up/ A blog about politics and government in Kitsap County as well as Washington state political news as it relates to Kitsap County. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:20:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Linda Hinton http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2005/12/06/gearing-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3988 Linda Hinton Tue, 08 Aug 2006 06:18:04 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2005/12/06/gearing-up/#comment-3988 You know, people come from a hundred miles around to see Santa that one day of the year. Lots of crowds, the stores and restaurants, and even the hotels are full..... And then what? To me, there is just a huge concrete, polluting eyesore! What a terrible waste. The stores survive because they always have another holiday, another sale, constant change. And do we need another "Silverdale Way" traffic jam, magnified by a zillion? Look at the energy and money that is being invested in working to improve it. Silverdale Way is the heart of that town, so it has a purpose. You know, people come from a hundred miles around to see Santa that one day of the year. Lots of crowds, the stores and restaurants, and even the hotels are full….. And then what?

To me, there is just a huge concrete, polluting eyesore! What a terrible waste. The stores survive because they always have another holiday, another sale, constant change. And do we need another “Silverdale Way” traffic jam, magnified by a zillion? Look at the energy and money that is being invested in working to improve it. Silverdale Way is the heart of that town, so it has a purpose.

]]> By: Zachary Slaton http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2005/12/06/gearing-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3987 Zachary Slaton Mon, 07 Aug 2006 03:05:14 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2005/12/06/gearing-up/#comment-3987 I think Bryan is on to something. What about additional revenues not only generated on race day, but property taxes generated from the additional hotels that might be built in the area to house those attending the race? I think Bryan is on to something. What about additional revenues not only generated on race day, but property taxes generated from the additional hotels that might be built in the area to house those attending the race?

]]> By: Bryan Payne http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2005/12/06/gearing-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3986 Bryan Payne Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:34:32 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2005/12/06/gearing-up/#comment-3986 I can't speak specificly to wether or not they will be paying property taxes or not, but I'm pretty positive of this, the revenue a facility like this will generate when built will be imense! Every hotel full for at least a 100 mile radius. I can’t speak specificly to wether or not they will be paying property taxes or not, but I’m pretty positive of this, the revenue a facility like this will generate when built will be imense! Every hotel full for at least a 100 mile radius.

]]> By: Vivian Henderson http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2005/12/06/gearing-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3985 Vivian Henderson Thu, 08 Dec 2005 03:07:23 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2005/12/06/gearing-up/#comment-3985 I haven't been for or against the track. I'm not a big fan of spending tax payers money for sports stadiums. But on the other hand I spent much of my youth at the Daytona Speedway and it is a way of life down there. So I don't understand the big objection. But when I read in the paper that if it is built as a public/private venture it will not generate any property taxes it is losing favor with me. We have enough property off the tax rolls in Kitsap County. I haven’t been for or against the track. I’m not a big fan of spending tax payers money for sports stadiums. But on the other hand I spent much of my youth at the Daytona Speedway and it is a way of life down there. So I don’t understand the big objection. But when I read in the paper that if it is built as a public/private venture it will not generate any property taxes it is losing favor with me. We have enough property off the tax rolls in Kitsap County.

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