Opinion: Mayor should know better than to make empty promises

To the community,

She said it. The mayor, Claire Fortier, actually said it: The ice rink will be the hub. The hub of what isn’t quite clear. Well, the town has heard wild claims before. For example, the Embassy Suites was supposed to be the Crown Jewel of Lake Tahoe. That was prior to its bankruptcy. And, of course, the convention center was to be the town’s economic savior.

Bill Crawford

It’s a worn out story. The town has endured promises of “hubs” galore. But the public knows the score. And as a former editor the Tahoe Daily Tribune, Mayor Fortier ought to know. And presently, the ice rink is a large question mark. We have to wait to see if the city’ partnership with a private party to manage the ice rink will work for the tax paying public that financed the ice rink. Right now the hub’s wheel isn’t turning.

Bill Crawford, South Lake Tahoe