Comments on: A quick post on the meltdown http://livingonthenet.com/wordpress/a-quick-post-on-the-meltdown What would an Economist recommend for Trenton? Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:59:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://livingonthenet.com/wordpress/a-quick-post-on-the-meltdown/comment-page-1#comment-337 admin Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:02:37 +0000 http://livingonthenet.com/wordpress/?p=29#comment-337 Walt, There are people who track the Mayor far better than I do. There have been some large scale projects in Trenton in Mayor Palmer's tenure. Mostly of the "other people's money and don't generate revenue variety". The ballpark, the arena and the train station come to mind. The hotel doesn't turn a profit but theoretically is a commercial enterprise. There was a new office building built on W. Front St. that now houses a regional office for Wachovia. There have been a few subsidized housing projects in North Trenton. Other than that most of the big things haven't worked out: Performa, Manex, Leewood Village, Trenton Town Center. The Broad St. Bank project happened in spite of him. I think we've got to keep in mind that Mayor's aren't developers. However, they do need to create a good environment for developers to do business. The Mayor thinks he's doing a lot to help but he's leaving quite a few easy things on the table. You can read some of my other posts on that subject. Dan Walt,

There are people who track the Mayor far better than I do.

There have been some large scale projects in Trenton in Mayor Palmer’s tenure. Mostly of the “other people’s money and don’t generate revenue variety”. The ballpark, the arena and the train station come to mind. The hotel doesn’t turn a profit but theoretically is a commercial enterprise.

There was a new office building built on W. Front St. that now houses a regional office for Wachovia. There have been a few subsidized housing projects in North Trenton.

Other than that most of the big things haven’t worked out: Performa, Manex, Leewood Village, Trenton Town Center.

The Broad St. Bank project happened in spite of him.

I think we’ve got to keep in mind that Mayor’s aren’t developers. However, they do need to create a good environment for developers to do business. The Mayor thinks he’s doing a lot to help but he’s leaving quite a few easy things on the table.

You can read some of my other posts on that subject.

Dan

]]> By: Walt Charles http://livingonthenet.com/wordpress/a-quick-post-on-the-meltdown/comment-page-1#comment-336 Walt Charles Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:10:32 +0000 http://livingonthenet.com/wordpress/?p=29#comment-336 I've only lived in Trenton for two years, so I'm more of a question-asker at this point than a contributor. That being said, what is the Mayor's track record of completed projects to proposals? If revitalization is the only feasible option, what are the chances that the current plans (lamberton, train station, etc) will be completed within the framework of the original vision? I’ve only lived in Trenton for two years, so I’m more of a question-asker at this point than a contributor. That being said, what is the Mayor’s track record of completed projects to proposals? If revitalization is the only feasible option, what are the chances that the current plans (lamberton, train station, etc) will be completed within the framework of the original vision?

]]> By: Nicholas Stewart http://livingonthenet.com/wordpress/a-quick-post-on-the-meltdown/comment-page-1#comment-312 Nicholas Stewart Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:56:41 +0000 http://livingonthenet.com/wordpress/?p=29#comment-312 Thanks for the link to the panel discussion. I fear the the impact this crisis will have on Trenton's residents and our city's ability to administer government. So much of what Trenton does involves taking on debt and depending on NJ. Trenton's borrowed quite a bit which will work against it if it attempts to float bonds. The state of NJ is suffering, too, so will it be able to even meet its current responsibility or will it cut more municipal aid? I am spooked. How about you? Thanks for the link to the panel discussion.

I fear the the impact this crisis will have on Trenton’s residents and our city’s ability to administer government. So much of what Trenton does involves taking on debt and depending on NJ. Trenton’s borrowed quite a bit which will work against it if it attempts to float bonds. The state of NJ is suffering, too, so will it be able to even meet its current responsibility or will it cut more municipal aid?

I am spooked. How about you?

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