tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post8122314880777919901..comments2024-03-25T17:49:41.408-07:00Comments on Salem Breakfast on Bikes: More Demolitions: General Hospital and Edgewater CafeSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-54390964842776346752016-10-30T18:58:30.694-07:002016-10-30T18:58:30.694-07:00The demolition of the buildings on the North Campu...The demolition of the buildings on the North Campus is a sad waste of taxpayer investment. Costing $8.2 million to destroy those buildings when there is an offer from a coalition of 14 businessmen with money in hand and a promise to invest $150 million in renovations and new structures was rejected by DAS. One of the reasons given was....the Legislature gave us money to tear it down and sell it. It costs money to delay to investigate the worthiness of this new offer, and we don't want to have to go back to the Legislature and ask for more money if it doesn't pan out. That is outrageous!<br /><br />The investors have letters of intent from 5 educational institutions to put satellite programs on the campus. What better use can there be?<br /><br />Also, learned that McMenamin's was interested in the Dome building. <br /><br />The city is not in favor it was reported, because they want to buy the park land and Yaquina Hall. The offer from the developer group was to give the park land to the city and the would consider selling Yaquina to the city, as well. <br /><br />Still can't understand why this offer was not taken seriously. Someone close to the area claims it is political only. Not based on sound reasoning or cost effectiveness.<br /><br />And so it goes in Salem! Susann Kaltwassernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-76526844169911033652016-10-27T20:09:44.257-07:002016-10-27T20:09:44.257-07:00Demolition has already begun on the hospital build...Demolition has already begun on the hospital building on 23rd. I didn't know the background, but I drove past it today and noticed the wreckers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-85919357987364017402016-10-27T10:57:59.499-07:002016-10-27T10:57:59.499-07:00Now we see clearly our hopeless situation where la...Now we see clearly our hopeless situation where landowners are rewarded with lower tax assessments for demolishing buildings. A nice piece of asphalt, thank goodness, we can never have too many of those! <br /><br />Salem clearly shows the value of shifting to land-value taxation ... let the owners enjoy any gain they reap from their investments in structures, but tax them fully on the land-value (none of which is created by the owner, being instead a function of publi investment and social capital deriving from the land location).Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731260619465817652noreply@blogger.com