I would like to get some thing staightened out. I would support the stadium if my money was not being used to build it. I had a conversation with some BOC and they said they would never vote to spend public money on something a private organization would profit from. I wanted to have the county build a competative swimming complex to holds US Swimming meet like GT’s. It is proven that a meet brings in $650,000 revenue per weekend. USA Swimming stated that we could hold a minimim of eight regional meets per year. Oh yeah we could use it more than ten times per year as citizens.

I oppose the way this project was kept under cover and the residents of Gwinnett had not one say in spending now 60 million on this. I was at the first meeting when the stadium was only to be 6 million then it went to 12 million and by that afternoon it was at 28 million at 2pm, now it is 60 million, I only wish my investments had increased like that over the past year.

I wonder why 6.8 million of the 19 is for the storm water holding, the feasiblity study stated we needed 25+ acres but the county said they could do it on 12 acres since Brand Morgan’s retail center would hold some of this. My how things change! It should also be noted that Kevin Kennerly purchased a track of land this past October right down the road from the stadium, just a flike I’m sure.

At first I thought the ground hog was a terrible choice for a mascot, now I think it is right on the money. Ground Hogs are almost totally blind, I think this is what the county officials think about the residents of Gwinnett and I think they are blind to how we feel abpout this project.

Don Shaw