Thursday, May 15, 2008 , Updated
Dallas City Council approves purchase of land for Convention Center Hotel
DALLAS — After postponing the initially scheduled vote, the Dallas City Council Wednesday realized its dreams of building a convention center hotel. Council members approved the $42 million purchase of land at Lamar and Young Streets by a vote of 11-2.
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John McClelland, says:
Who are the dissenting votes? I am sure Angela Hunt is one. Who is the other?
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Alex Bentley, says:
John, according to <a href="http://dallasprogress.blogspot.com/2008/05/vote-done.html">Dallas Progress</a>, the two dissenting votes were from Angela Hunt and Vonciel Jones Hill, with Elba Garcia and Mitchell Rasansky not voting due to conflicts.
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Robert Kelly, says:
OK, so we have a convention center, and we have a hotel. Now where are we gonna find the vibrant downtown nightlife that we will need?
Why would you choose Dallas over Chicago?
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Pavel Lishin, says:
We've got lots of vibrant downtown night-life!
Wait, I meant abandoned ghost-town and hobo shivvings. Common typo.
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Catherine Cuellar, says:
1) Cheaper airfare<br> 2) Warmer in the winter
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kevinh, says:
It's funny you bring up Chicago. I have always thought the convention center hotel will become the next Cabrini-Green. There is absolutely no demand as a hotel so it's just a matter of time before "Hotel Leppart" becomes "Public Housing Project Leppart".
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Scott Doyle, says:
Come now, kevinh! Don't you see the hotel is supposed to tie all of this together!! DO YOU SEE?!
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Robert Kelly, says:
I'll assume those points were for me Catherine.
So if they want warmer, why not Phoenix?
And cheaper airfare from where? Not the major population centers of the east coast.
I still don't see where conventioneers are going to go? Can ya help me with that?
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