Big Burke announcement

[BenedictGomez]

They finally posted some photos of Bike and Brew. Not many crowd photos, but this one suggests that the crowd, while not particularly large, was better than last year.

Geez; the bar must have been set low.

 

[thetrailboss]

Geez; the bar must have been set low.

There is a lot of healing remaining still.

 

[Masskier]

Interesting read in the Cal Record yesterday,

[FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]U.S. General Accountability Office Identifies Unique Fraud Risks In EB-5[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]Stenger: GAO Report Will Benefit NEK Projects[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Times New Roman, Times, Serif]By Robin Smith Staff Writer[/FONT]

 

[River19]

Geez; the bar must have been set low.

Like I mentioned we rode in last year and saw a small awkward crowd..........honestly, in this pic, it isn't much better. Looks like an 8th grade dance with an open dance floor.....

The first 4-5 Bike N' Brews had that whole area pretty much packed. Everyone congregated there after a day of riding and had a blast hanging out and enjoying the vibe. This was pre-tiki bar.......so it filled the need as a one-time gathering........maybe it jumped the shark.

I would need something compelling to get me up the mountain and away from the Tiki or my own deck.....that list of beers and events wasn't going to do it.

 

[dlague]

Quebec City is beautiful.... The old section is awesome for food and beer lovers. Never been to Europe but have heard QC is the closest comparable locally

Quebec City - We had a 350th Anniversary Reunion of the very first mariage on my mother's side of the family in North America. 425 of the 850 living (at that time) showed up. It was quite an event. Love to walk around that city. Been wanting to go back for winter carnival.

 

[deadheadskier]

QC is my favorite city in North America that I've been to. The combination of its Food, Architecture, History, Great Parks and how walkable it is can't be beat. If it weren't for family, I'd give serious consideration to moving there.

 

[dlague]

QC is my favorite city in North America that I've been to. The combination of its Food, Architecture, History, Great Parks and how walkable it is can't be beat. If it weren't for family, I'd give serious consideration to moving there.

+1

 

[DoublePlanker]

Quebec City is fantastic! Montreal is great too.

 

[thetrailboss]

Quebec City is fantastic! Montreal is great too.

It's funny that a recurrent theme is how bad Q is but we're all raving about "Q"uebec City! :lol:


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[VTKilarney]

Another article in the Caledonian Record today. Q Burke lost a property tax appeal. They argued that a half built hotel was worth $0. The town town disagreed.


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[BenedictGomez]

We had a 350th Anniversary Reunion of the very first mariage on my mother's side of the family in North America. 425 of the 850 living (at that time) showed up. It was quite an event.

That's not a "reunion", that's an invasion force.

 

[AdironRider]

Another article in the Caledonian Record today. Q Burke lost a property tax appeal. They argued that a half built hotel was worth $0. The town town disagreed.


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Of all the things to quibble about, this one seems a stretch. Every property owner tries their hardest to get the lowest tax bill possible, regardless of whether its a hotel, residential house, or just a wood lot.

 

[VTKilarney]

Of all the things to quibble about, this one seems a stretch. Every property owner tries their hardest to get the lowest tax bill possible, regardless of whether its a hotel, residential house, or just a wood lot.

They didn't want just a low bill. They argued that the bill for the hotel should be $0.


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[halfpintvt]

They didn't want just a low bill. They argued that the bill for the hotel should be $0.


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The value of the 25% completed hotel was around $5 Million. If the Grand List was reduced by that amount the overall tax rate would have gone up for everyone else.

 

[River19]

Or they can look at it like this:

One way to help amend for the paper cuts inflicted by D-Bag Jr is to soak up a decent tax bill (mind you not a crippling tax bill) for the town so the tax bills for current residents get some relief.

 

[zeke]

i assume they'll keep the hot tubs open, not the pool-just like at Jay. probably too late to plan for a realistic year-round pool. just another example of them hurrying to put up the double-wide and get the eb-5 dollars instead of thinking the whole plan through and building something that fits the place and its needs.

on another note-any word on jr's status? read he was out and emptied his office months ago and then nothing. anyone have news on this front?

 

[VTKilarney]

I heard that he still has his hands on food and beverage, but I don't know if that's true.


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[buellski]

I heard that he still has his hands on food and beverage

I hope he washes them

 

[faQ]

i assume they'll keep the hot tubs open, not the pool-just like at Jay. probably too late to plan for a realistic year-round pool. just another example of them hurrying to put up the double-wide and get the eb-5 dollars instead of thinking the whole plan through and building something that fits the place and its needs.

on another note-any word on jr's status? read he was out and emptied his office months ago and then nothing. anyone have news on this front?

He is not out and never was. Stenger was brought in to "help" but since Bill works for Sr., Jr. Doesn't have to listen. That's my understanding anyway. Kinda like the honey badger.


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[River19]

He is not out and never was. Stenger was brought in to "help" but since Bill works for Sr., Jr. Doesn't have to listen. That's my understanding anyway. Kinda like the honey badger.


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As long as that dude is around in any capacity, it is hard to embrace "change" for people.