DC Anonymous

I guess they're somewhat the same since there are a comparable proportion of people in both cities who at some time have had the deluded belief that a convention center hotel was a great idea.

Waste of money. Dying industry. Move on.

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razorphreak Anonymous

The St. Louis comparison was stupid since the numbers don't add up. Even when you look at the size of the metro areas, DFW is still far larger and can easily support a larger convention market.

The problem however is the approach. Large conventions have established themselves in cities where spending money is a business within itself. There is a reason why Las Vegas gets the majority of convention business. Dallas cannot compete on that level and the addition of a hotel isn't going to push the city into that market. As it stands, Dallas can't even revive the West End nor Deep Ellum, which would be the best hope to stir up tourist dollars again. The best convention market for Dallas would be political conventions to which this hotel would make obtaining them easier however that cannot justify the costs, especially when it would be the tax payer supporting it.

This is not the right time to look at this hotel. Leppert should be fulfilling his promise of more cops on the streets and should concentrate on cutting spending.

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