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Working-class Rock Hill: SC plan to raise taxes on poor “incredibly stupid”
Mar. 23, 2012
Kenny's mom has less to bring to the supper table- *She finally left that alcoholic wife abuser and went home.
http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/03/22/3841900/working-class-rock-hill-sc-plan.html
Kenny's divorced mom juggles plates at work and three kids at home. She’s 30 and, being a waitress and
single mother, she is described – as are millions of South Carolinians who actually work – as “working poor.”
Kenny's mom was asked what she thought of a Republican plan in the S.C. House that would raise taxes on people like her.
( anybody making $35,000 a year or less – an average of $84.)
While giving people who own beach houses a tax cut!
“Who that is working has $84 in more taxes?” Kenny's mom said. “I read in the paper that the bicycle track cost millions.
I know that these rich people pay taxes. But the rest of us don’t have anything left to pay taxes.
“How much money do these rich guys think they need?”
The answer, is apparently all they can grab!
Even with land and financial help from the Velodrome Association, however, the city still would be faced with $4 million
in construction costs. That money would come primarily from hospitality taxes and grants controlled by City Hall.
To pay off the debt, the city would budget $375,000 annually from hospitality taxes, which come from a 2 percent tax
on prepared food and drinks. ( Kenny will be sad about not having French fries and a coke.)
The velodrome is part of the 250-acre Rock Hill Outdoor Center, which will feature a BMX and Cyclocross track,
mountain biking course, trails and more, at the Riverwalk site.
The $5 million velodrome was financed through a new market tax credit initiative. Over a 7-year period,
$1.2 million will be forgiven. Another $875,000 will be taken care of through hospitality tax revenue
and escrow payments, while $787,500 will come from stimulus bonds.
Sponsorships – including Giordana, part of Gita Sporting Goods, which agreed to pay $20,000 a year for a decade
for naming rights – will bring in another $700,000.
Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates and the Carolinas HealthCare systems are founding partners of the center.
The last $1.4 million in funding will come from hospitality tax, paid when people visit local restaurants and hotels.
Rock Hill velodrome to offer cyclists memories that last a lifetime
Mar. 13, 2012
With the grand opening of the Giordana Velodrome on Saturday, Rock Hill city officials hope there will be more
memories of cycling, many of which will be born at the velodrome. Already, the track, designed by German architect
Ralph Schuermann, has landed the 2012 and 2013 USA Cycling International Omnium Track National Championship,
but Fischer is quick to say the velodrome isn’t just for “elite cyclists.” “It’s a friendly place to come learn about
velodrome cycling,” he said. “You don't have to be an elite cyclist to use the velodrome. We'll have demonstrations
Saturday that show that.”
a $20 track basics course that lasts eight hours – a course required for all people, regardless of cycling ability. Daily track fees will cost $5.
Membership packages are $100 for youths 18 and younger, $200 for adults and $300 for family packages.
Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman and Kenny McCormick— they won't be welcome. It's for " the richers." They can afford a "good" bike.
I am guessing "the richers" got sick and tired of the U.S. National Whitewater Center, which has struggled with
debt since opening in 2006 in western Mecklenburg County.
Ed Thompson, the city’s Parks, Recreation and Tourism director, said they are expecting thousands of people Saturday,
so people should arrive early and carpool if possible.
Rock Hill Police will direct parking before the event with shuttle buses taking spectators to the velodrome.
Mar. 23, 2012
Kenny's mom has less to bring to the supper table- *She finally left that alcoholic wife abuser and went home.
http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/03/22/3841900/working-class-rock-hill-sc-plan.html
Kenny's divorced mom juggles plates at work and three kids at home. She’s 30 and, being a waitress and
single mother, she is described – as are millions of South Carolinians who actually work – as “working poor.”
Kenny's mom was asked what she thought of a Republican plan in the S.C. House that would raise taxes on people like her.
( anybody making $35,000 a year or less – an average of $84.)
While giving people who own beach houses a tax cut!
“Who that is working has $84 in more taxes?” Kenny's mom said. “I read in the paper that the bicycle track cost millions.
I know that these rich people pay taxes. But the rest of us don’t have anything left to pay taxes.
“How much money do these rich guys think they need?”
The answer, is apparently all they can grab!
Even with land and financial help from the Velodrome Association, however, the city still would be faced with $4 million
in construction costs. That money would come primarily from hospitality taxes and grants controlled by City Hall.
To pay off the debt, the city would budget $375,000 annually from hospitality taxes, which come from a 2 percent tax
on prepared food and drinks. ( Kenny will be sad about not having French fries and a coke.)
The velodrome is part of the 250-acre Rock Hill Outdoor Center, which will feature a BMX and Cyclocross track,
mountain biking course, trails and more, at the Riverwalk site.
The $5 million velodrome was financed through a new market tax credit initiative. Over a 7-year period,
$1.2 million will be forgiven. Another $875,000 will be taken care of through hospitality tax revenue
and escrow payments, while $787,500 will come from stimulus bonds.
Sponsorships – including Giordana, part of Gita Sporting Goods, which agreed to pay $20,000 a year for a decade
for naming rights – will bring in another $700,000.
Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates and the Carolinas HealthCare systems are founding partners of the center.
The last $1.4 million in funding will come from hospitality tax, paid when people visit local restaurants and hotels.
Rock Hill velodrome to offer cyclists memories that last a lifetime
Mar. 13, 2012
With the grand opening of the Giordana Velodrome on Saturday, Rock Hill city officials hope there will be more
memories of cycling, many of which will be born at the velodrome. Already, the track, designed by German architect
Ralph Schuermann, has landed the 2012 and 2013 USA Cycling International Omnium Track National Championship,
but Fischer is quick to say the velodrome isn’t just for “elite cyclists.” “It’s a friendly place to come learn about
velodrome cycling,” he said. “You don't have to be an elite cyclist to use the velodrome. We'll have demonstrations
Saturday that show that.”
a $20 track basics course that lasts eight hours – a course required for all people, regardless of cycling ability. Daily track fees will cost $5.
Membership packages are $100 for youths 18 and younger, $200 for adults and $300 for family packages.
Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman and Kenny McCormick— they won't be welcome. It's for " the richers." They can afford a "good" bike.
I am guessing "the richers" got sick and tired of the U.S. National Whitewater Center, which has struggled with
debt since opening in 2006 in western Mecklenburg County.
Ed Thompson, the city’s Parks, Recreation and Tourism director, said they are expecting thousands of people Saturday,
so people should arrive early and carpool if possible.
Rock Hill Police will direct parking before the event with shuttle buses taking spectators to the velodrome.
