Cal Expo moves on, Post-Arena

[Tetsujin]

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/08/3167420/cal-expo-mulls-selling-part-of.html

Ergh, why didn't they agree to the land swap deal again?

 

[Warhawk]

"We want to be the best we can be, and we currently are not meeting our standards," Cal Expo official Brian May said. "Much of the original construction was done on the cheap. If Cal Expo is going to be here another 43 years, we need to (modernize)."

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/08/3167420/cal-expo-mulls-selling-part-of.html#ixzz14hlCAIXu

Sounds a lot like the arena situation, doesn't it?

They want to sell off 127 acres, leaving them with 223. This is getting pretty close to the parcel size at ARCO and they keep the lousy buildings and jammed freeway access. Just brilliant.

 

[Larry David]

It's called cutting out the middle man

 

[Löwenherz]

Several fair officials said the biggest positive in the plan is that they control their own destiny, something they feared would be lost by moving to Natomas and allowing a private company, VisionMaker Worldwide, to run the grounds.

"I think we felt like we were being wagged a little bit," Cal Expo Board Chairman Gil Albiani said of the defunct Natomas proposal.

To me, that sounds like Ego killed the convergence plan.

 

[kennadog]

It's called cutting out the middle man

And getting something middling as a result, at best. They could have had all new and better visibility and access. As I said, they are settling for going from bad to mediocre.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Yeah but if the Kings leave town the fair will be THE attraction in Sacramento once again.

 

[stevetaebo]

To me, that sounds like Ego killed the convergence plan.

Damn right how selfish to place their own job security and self-worth over what is good for this city. I hate Sellouts.

 

[kennadog]

Yeah but if the Kings leave town the fair will be THE attraction in Sacramento once again.

What a nightmarish thought. Curse you!