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Friday, February 11, 2011
Orlando Mayor Slams New Arts Center Project Over Poor Management
OrlandoSentinel.com: "Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs said Thursday that it's not too late to revive the stalled downtown performing-arts center, but it won't happen without eliminating what she called serious financial and management problems that have been hidden from the public.
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Orland,o my home for ten years is a mess when it comes to managing their arts. Arts in a city that is primarily "entertainment" based always tend to struggle. the money isn't their because it is simple , the interest isn't high enough to stake the risk. this also comes from a large amount of poor decision making in the Orlando Government. you can slam the management but Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said it wasnt a priority over the new amway arena constructed there. the priority is whichever one turns a greater profit and brings in more buissness to downtown orlando which is slowly growing in size. it's all about who can turn a higher profit in the end and the home of the orlando magic is going to turn a higher gross than a new performing arts center.
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