Quote Originally Posted by KilgoreTrout View Post
Agree or disagree with him, Shadid is really getting after it as a council member. Nothing is getting by this guy...
He seems to be following those things closely.
Quote Originally Posted by Just the facts View Post
Why can't local media get it right? No public incentives were used to lure CR to OKC. The money is for expansion AFTER they get here. They could just as easy add those new jobs in Enid where they will have 2 vacant office buildings.
Doesn't matter, tax payer dollars are still being used. His point is a valid point.
Quote Originally Posted by soonerwilliam View Post
Shadid needs to wake up or shut up!!!
Silencing dissent is the wrong move. You should welcome dissenting voices and discussion/debate around issues like this. $7,000,000 is a lot of money especially considering Hamm had planned a relocation to OKC regardless. Maybe $7,000,000 is over the top?

But when you look at the math, 700 jobs to downtown okc, thats 700 people living in/around OKC. At an average salary of 75,000/yr (likely a very conservative estimate) that is $52,500,000 the first year alone. Seems to me like the long run economics for the city make this deal look halfway decent. I wouldn't offer 15k/job especially since they were likely coming regardless. Nothing wrong with sweetening the pot...but wishing people would shutup because you disagree is not smart.