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Wednesday, August 30, 2006

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The Hypocrisy Opposing NASCAR

To the Editor:

I found Chris Dunnigan's recent article about NASCAR vs., SKIA, interesting because it neglected to mention one of the major impediments to developing SKIA is the planning requirements - master planning each individual project and the sub-basin planning required. The massive cost of that planning method is why no one has attempted development at SKIA three plus years after it was approved. The time and dollar intensive mandate has done more than any other single factor - including infrastructure issues - to keep development at SKIA from moving forward.

What I also find interesting is the blatant hypocrisy of those arguing SKIA is our future industrial job base and how trading those future jobs for NASCAR is a mistake. These are the very same people who vehemently opposed the creation of SKIA to begin with, had major input into establishing the planning requirements knowing the result would make development financially unfeasible, and openly stated the number of jobs it could create was grossly inflated.

Now they tout those numbers as fact because it conveniently fits their argument against NASCAR. They can't have it both ways.

But if NASCAR goes away, look for the usual suspects to oppose any other proposed development at SKIA when given the opportunity.

THE ABOVE ARTICLE POSTED BY West Sound Politics @ 8/30/2006 07:18:00 AM

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