Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:41:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: Michael Nelson <nelson_mr at yahoo.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Gilliland Fliers
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

--- Ted White <twhite8 at cox.net> wrote:

> I don't think the City Council has any direct involvement.  I think
> that's WCCA's.  They have advertising for investment bankers and made
>
> their selection and are now preparing to sell bonds.  I just did a
> (public) meeting of the Finance Committee at which this was
> discussed,
> but I tend not to retain the details of the transcripts I edit and
> proof
> (too many), although in the case of WCCA I also have to create
> minutes
> from the transcript....

Okay, sounds like I have things backwards.  I've read the
hotel study the WCCA published in 2004 and it seemed like
they had chosen a sound course of action, i.e., convention
hotel NEXT to convention center, not two blocks away; more
than 1,200 rooms, not 400 - 600; and an additional 75,000
sq. ft. of function space (mostly small meeting rooms) in
the hotel to better meet small customer needs.  All I read
about in the Washington Post is the DC city council dragging
their feet on location, funding, size, etc., etc., etc.  To
me it looked like the WCCA had decided what they wanted and
the DC government was holding them back.  But it's all so
connected: Robert Bobb (Bob Bobb  :^) ), the DC City
Administrator, is also on the WCCA Board.

Michael

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