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(11-15-2017 08:30 AM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  That's part of the problem nobody is talking about. The way the local ordinance was written it supposed to be used for things like improvement of Duke energy center and the Sharonville convention center along with other visitors bureau items. This would likely end up in court just like the federal court case going on in Clermont County because the commissioners there are trying to use that tax to give the Lindner family money for a new practice facility. Once again screw them they are not owed anything and this money was not designated for that use. It's not a slush fund for their private venture.

We are conditioned to say it's not being used so it's really not costing taxpayers any more money. Once committed to some silly sports venture run by a private billionaire family, they're gone. So how do we make those up when needed at some point? You got it...raise taxes somewhere else or cut services, etc.

If that's true, then I would understand their lack of agreement in the use of the fund. The way it has been presented by both FCC and the Enquirer and other media pieces is that the fund itself is designated for improvements of any entertainment/tourism venture, not specific for DEC or Sharonville.