Windsor's fabulous future???

You just have to read these Windsor Star stories fully and make your own decision.

Some questions about whether the City Government helped pay out some money for improvements that make good sense.  Try and figure it out from these stories:

Any money for hotels:

Does not seem like it:

http://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/premier-hotel-brands-settling-into-downtown-Windsor

"Upscale hotel suites are coming to Windsor’s downtown next year after hospitality company Sunray Group completes its multi-million dollar renovation of the Quality Inn and Suites.

Premier hotel chain Marriott will officially take over the Dougall Avenue site by spring of 2016, transforming the 128-room nine-storey hotel into one of its TownePlace Suites designed for extended-stay clients.

“I think this has been the big buzz in the city with this becoming a Marriott,” said Christine Melnyk, Sunray director of operations in Windsor-Essex."

Any money for boats:

Does not seem like it:

http://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/windsor-yacht-club-undergoes-harbour-renovation

"The Windsor Yacht Club is in the midst of extensive harbour renovations that will accommodate a growing trend towards larger pleasure boats.

“Our existing harbour hasn’t changed in 50 years,” said club commodore Randy Moir. “It was getting tired and outdated. There was a need for new mechanical and electrical systems. Our plan is to rebuild the entire east harbour.”

The $850,000 renovation project started with removal of the old docks in the water on Oct. 15 and is expected to be completed before the boating season starts next spring.

It is part of an overall $1 million in upgrades to the yacht club."

But look how Council throws money to make things so superior for Windsor...if  you  think  so:

Any money for...

Not too much is there:

http://windsorstar.com/opinion/columnists/jarvis-someone-shake-some-sense-into-city-council

"It’s maddening, and it’s disquieting. Please, someone shake some sense into city council.

Everything Windsor needs, everything this city is trying to do — prove we’re not Earth’s rectum, resurrect downtown, draw people here — it’s right in front of council.

But council can’t see it can  it.  Just see how considerate it is to help others

"The Windsor International Film Festival sold a record 17,000 tickets this year. That’s 2,000 more than last year, for a festival that was three days shorter. People were lined up around the corner on opening night. The theatres were packed on closing night. Restaurants were jammed.

Eight per cent of the audience is from outside this region, from Michigan and Illinois, from Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.

WIFF is the fourth largest of the 150 to 200 non-profit, volunteer-run film festivals in Canada...

WIFF pays the city a surcharge of $.50 to $1 for every ticket sold, about $8,000 this year. Yet the city contributed a measly $1,000 to the festival this year, for a screening of 45 Years, a film based on a story published by Biblioasis.

Georgie asked council last week to waive the ticket surcharge. Council voted no. Mayor Drew Dilkens called it a “slippery slope.”

Here's the  huge advantage too run by the City.  Look at the money put in as set out in the Jarvis column:

"The city has been puzzling over how to change its image, attract more people downtown. All three levels of government have spent millions of dollars to draw people to the core. Waiving the ticket surcharge — “we’re talking pretty small stuff,” said Georgie.

Yet council approved a sports tourism office with a $320,000 budget to pay events to come here."

You figure it out because I cannot.