Comments on: Brighton Lodging COMIDA benefits award crashes and burns

By: rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate

rochesterturning.com: turning the tide upstate — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:04:25 +0000

[...] the brief mention in the D&C covering the withdrawal of COMIDA monies from the Wellesley hotel. Follow this link to background information. What that article missed the City News paper covers the quite well - the “why”. The [...]

By: stlo7

stlo7 — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:32:02 +0000

Yeah you are just dense (kidding)

More to the point you are highlighting the issues with COMIDA,.

The other point with COMIDA is that the COMIDA board redirects tax revenue away from towns so give Brighton Lodging a tax break the revenue is taken from Town coffers and the gap is picked up by tax payers.

Nothing is free - someone is paying for those subsidies.

By: davesnyd

davesnyd — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:21:23 +0000

Maybe I’m just dense on this– but what’s the point of COMIDA?

I thought it was about using tax abatements (refunds? subsidies?) to support businesses that will create new jobs.

If so, then using then those $$ ought to be targeted, very carefully, at businesses that don’t have to be here and aren’t displacing current businesses.

So– subsidizing a hotel makes no sense. All they’re doing is cannibalizing (income which equals jobs) from existing hotels.

Here’s the latest list I’m aware of: D&C yesterday. On that list, maybe, maybe the Maven and PAETEC awards might make sense. I’m saying “maybe” because with out more details I can’t be sure.

By: tom

tom — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:55:36 +0000

I worked for these guys at EconoLodge in Big Flats, NY

By: neweyes

neweyes — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:47:09 +0000

I’m pretty sure that there were two separate companies owned by the same family, probably different members. They co-existed for a number of years, if memory serves.

By: Beatrix Davis

Beatrix Davis — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:29:31 +0000

Eber Bros: Used to be a produce company at the GVRMA, Then became liquor distributors with a place on Monroe Avenue. Currently, I am in the process of finding out what their latest venture is/was.