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Originally Posted by phil235
We made a decision that we wanted to drive investment to the airport area and set up a program to do that. This is an investment in the airport area that fits the criteria of the program. It's disappointing that politics are creeping into the decision-making. Whatever the merits of the program (I think it has some obvious merit in the case of an airport that is trying to grow its destinations), this debate by politicians over whether a hotel is a good investment is exactly how not to make good policy.
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I agree, really disappointed about Sutcliffe's position on this. And, from reading the Reddit thread on this, it seems like a lot of people support him on this, so it's a politically advantageous position to take.
I just hope that other councillors miraculously vote for this, it's definitely money better spent than the tax break that the Porsche dealership was given.
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