tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post5309806851590928336..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Close the loophole!Larry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-26154095868151149982009-12-11T13:45:45.080-05:002009-12-11T13:45:45.080-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-72166621055047520932009-12-06T15:10:59.405-05:002009-12-06T15:10:59.405-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-24889719914069091692009-12-01T08:35:45.414-05:002009-12-01T08:35:45.414-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-41335559216420035952009-11-20T09:58:27.836-05:002009-11-20T09:58:27.836-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-87947572101226237482009-02-04T19:32:00.000-05:002009-02-04T19:32:00.000-05:00A well-earned "monopoly."I still remember a Umass ...A well-earned "monopoly."<BR/><BR/>I still remember a Umass Journalism professor (who I believe is now head of the department) saying 20 years ago he liked the idea of Amherst "bringing down the price of golf" by buying Cherry Hill and subsidizing operations at taxpayer expense.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-87511946735972902682009-02-04T19:05:00.000-05:002009-02-04T19:05:00.000-05:00"(mostly run by Amherst native Curt Shumway) let t..."(mostly run by Amherst native Curt Shumway) let them compete on a level playing field."<BR/><BR/>Sounds like the playing field is tilted towards Shumway who has a virtual monopoly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-11604115770156215382009-01-30T11:40:00.000-05:002009-01-30T11:40:00.000-05:00Yeah he did. But I'm sure he now gets a fair amou...Yeah he did. <BR/><BR/>But I'm sure he now gets a fair amount of complaint calls (most likely what overwhelmed the webpage system as well).<BR/><BR/>Probably be quite a while before you see the web based system in action again (if it ever really was)Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-2050483038444743612009-01-30T11:05:00.000-05:002009-01-30T11:05:00.000-05:00Hi Larry, Do you have any idea when the town's com...Hi Larry, <BR/>Do you have any idea when the town's complaint webpage will be working again? I left a message on the town managers voicemail about uncleared sidewalks on Longmeadow Dr. and they are still buried. Didn't he say somewhere to call him until its working?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-9969201173172234122009-01-30T09:30:00.000-05:002009-01-30T09:30:00.000-05:00You got that right (but the same could be said for...You got that right (but the same could be said for Emergency Services teachers or the military)Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-12978370519918662432009-01-30T07:46:00.000-05:002009-01-30T07:46:00.000-05:00"Gee, and last year the Campus Center Hotel genera..."Gee, and last year the Campus Center Hotel generated $1 million dollars in revenues. <BR/><BR/>Too bad the Daily Collegian (students studying the journalism industry) did not do that well."<BR/><BR/>Just goes to show which field is worth going into.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-15150748751325642962009-01-29T23:44:00.000-05:002009-01-29T23:44:00.000-05:00I have a simple and quite equitable solution - mak...I have a simple and quite equitable solution - make the UMass campus into a state reservation (like the Quabbin). End of all of this.<BR/><BR/>The problem with taxing the hotel is that it is a trust fund with bonds, it would be like taxing the Pike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-19190611805647482932009-01-29T20:38:00.000-05:002009-01-29T20:38:00.000-05:00Gee, and last year the Campus Center Hotel generat...Gee, and last year the Campus Center Hotel generated $1 million dollars in revenues. <BR/><BR/>Too bad the Daily Collegian (students studying the journalism industry) did not do that well.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-3971398974426176212009-01-29T20:01:00.000-05:002009-01-29T20:01:00.000-05:00The hotel is an educational facility for the stude...The hotel is an educational facility for the students studying the hospitality industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-76433513358801713372009-01-29T18:46:00.000-05:002009-01-29T18:46:00.000-05:00Yeah, that is exactly what Umass is worried about....Yeah, that is exactly what Umass is worried about. <BR/><BR/>If the hotel is strictly used to shelter folks coming to campus for Umass business then fine, just as when the new $50 million Recreation Center opens as long as they only allow Umass students then fine. <BR/><BR/>But when you start targeting the general public that an entirely different story.<BR/><BR/>Amherst College, a tax-exempt, owns The Lord Jeff--and back when they were in business they paid both the local hotel/motel tax AND Amherst property taxes at the same rate as any homeowner.Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-33239777958885627332009-01-29T18:36:00.000-05:002009-01-29T18:36:00.000-05:00If the Campus Center Hotel ... wants to compete wi...<I>If the Campus Center Hotel ... wants to compete with private sector, taxpaying operations in the Valley ... let them compete on a level playing field. </I><BR/><BR/>Room tax is paid by the hotel guest, not the hotel. <BR/><BR/>Competition is not the issue. Tax revenue is. <BR/><BR/>In addition to room tax, are you saying UMass may be responsible for property tax (on the hotel) too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-61134629143436833832009-01-29T16:14:00.000-05:002009-01-29T16:14:00.000-05:00Indeed, kind of like a basic Russian hotel (or mil...Indeed, kind of like a basic Russian hotel (or military barracks)Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-46461307276198717012009-01-29T15:56:00.000-05:002009-01-29T15:56:00.000-05:00It's a cement cube dorm with carpet, not a hotel. ...It's a cement cube dorm with carpet, not a hotel. Don't you just love that rugged rustic cement look.<BR/><BR/>-Ryan WilleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com