There is a need, given the current state of the economy, to reconsider priorities for public expenditure. I think it would now be increasingly difficult to justify the high cost of regeneration projects such as this given the cuts that are having to be made elsewhere.
You could equally ask whether we should continue to be publically funding events such as the Mathew St. Festival.
Since the Mathew St. festival benefits the local bars/hotels/resturants wouldn't it be rerasonable for them to sponsor it.
In Tucson the monthly event/festival - Second Saturday Downtown - is run by the local businesses -
http://www.2ndsaturdaysdowntown.com/about/
There should be no reason this won't work in Liverpool...
I think you would have problems getting business to sponsor it given the large cost and the current economic climate (despite the massive returns), or getting people to pay for it given that it has been free for so long. I suspect that if public funding was withdrawn that would be the end of it.
I wonder if the plans have taken account of McKenzie's pyramid tomb in the cemetery. I'm not sure that all students would be able to view its existence as conducive to a quiet and peaceful atmosphere... Always assuming the legend is a true one, that is, and not just some Tom Slemen nonsense...
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True - there can't be many student residences with their own graveyard.
Keeping it real!
LIVERPOOL OLD POSTCARDS AND PHOTOS HERE http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/a...To%20Download/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKmGi...eature=related
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/
A pity, the Tucson events are free, but bring many people to downtown who don't normally go there regularly, like me...
The events are free but we spend money on beer and dinner that we wouldn't spend there normally. We usually meet friends there, so there is a multiplier effect on numbers. The Tucson economic climate isn't good either, but the merchants seem to work together on this one.
Liverpool population is around 400,000 and 1,300,000 in the urban area.
Tucson is 500,000 and 1,000,000 in the local area, so sizes are similar...
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