“Proposed” Rocky Mount Event Center by The Sports Facilities Advisory (SFA) – V2

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On February 23, 2015 the Rocky Mount City Council held an informational meeting regarding the “proposed” event center for citizens and property tax payers.  The most recent consultant presentation was by The Sports Facilities Advisory (SFA).  Please review the links to the attached documents and video to learn more.  Citizens could only ask questions by filling out a response card.  One question confirmed citizens will receive an increase in property taxes to pay for the event center.  According to the Davenport & ...

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“Proposed” Rocky Mount Event Center by The Sports Facilities Advisory (SFA)

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On February 23, 2015 the Rocky Mount City Council held an informational meeting regarding the “proposed” event center for citizens and property tax payers.  The most recent consultant presentation was by The Sports Facilities Advisory (SFA).  Please review the links to the attached documents and video to learn more.  Citizens could only ask questions by filling out a response card.  One question confirmed citizens will receive an increase in property taxes to pay for the event center.  According to the Davenport & ...

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Rocky Mount Event Center Presentation

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Rocky Mount Event Center Presentation
by Sports Facilities Advisory (SFA)

According to the City of Rocky Mount

This Monday, February 23rd the City Council will hear a report from the second consultant SFA, Sports Facilities Advisory, at the Committee of the Whole Meeting (http://goo.gl/UyQnf8 ). No public comment but ...
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Event Center – Get Involved and Let Your Voice Be Heard

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Community Council Mailer - Feb 2015

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Will the Rocky Mount City Council tap EB-5 funding to finance the “proposed” event center?

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EB-5 funding is back in the news.  Recently, we linked to Fortune magazines article on EB-5 funding and now ABC News has exposed pitfalls of EB-5 funding.  ABC News titled this Whistleblowers: US Gave Visas to Suspected Forgers, Fraudsters, Criminals By BRIAN ROSS and MATTHEW MOSK.

Is it a fluke that two news sources expose EB-5 funding problems?  ...

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Update from The Community Council

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We want to take a few moments to update you on The Community Council and our plans regarding the “proposed” event center by the Rocky Mount City Council.

We now have signs stating our opposition to the proposed event center due to people having no vote and further financial drain on our fragile economy.  Signs will be available if you would like to have one.  Secondly, we have hired a firm to assist us ...

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Charlotte has $22.8 million worth of reasons why Rocky Mount should not build an event center

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The Charlotte City Council will vote to stick creditors with $22.8 million of debt owed for the NASCAR Hall of Fame.  Debtors include NASCAR, Wells Fargo and Bank of America.  Last year the NASCAR Hall of Fame only attracted 170,000 visitors which is a mere 230,000 short of the projected 400,000 visitors.  Even after failing to pay debt obligations the NASCAR Hall of fame is projected to lose up to $500,000 per year. For the sake of the Queen City let’s hope ...

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EB-5 Funding – Rocky Mount’s option for funding the event center

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Rocky Mount’s option for funding the “proposed” event center.
What happens when you sell US citizenship for $500,000? The dark, disturbing world of EB-5 visas: http://bit.ly/1uirMtd

Author Heywood Sanders of Convention Center Follies speaks at the John Locke Foundation Shaftesbury Society luncheon

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Author Heywood Sanders of Convention Center Follies speaks at the John Locke Foundation Shaftesbury Society luncheon September 29, 2014.  He has extensively studied projections by consultants that typically recommend the construction of convention centers.

This is a must see by all Rocky Mount Citizens, City Council, Mayor and City Manager.  This features Raleigh, Charlotte and Wilmington.  Please click on the picture of the book below to link to his talk. http://jlf.streamhammer.com/speakers/heywoodsanders092914.mp4

 

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Update from the Community Council

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This year The Community Council has been working and researching various topics which impact our community.You can review details by visiting our website or Facebook page .  While we placed several ads in The Rocky Mount Telegram and encourage everyone to purchase the paper to keep abreast of local issues, we want to give you a quick synopsis on what we believe are a few of the biggest ...

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