Board Of Public Works Scheduled To Approve $2.4 Million Contract For World Sports Park Tomorrow

I doubt that it will do any good, but if you believe it's a horrible mistake for the City of Indianapolis to be spending tens of millions of dollars on construction of a new sports stadium to host international cricketing events, you might want to take time to attend a Board of Public Works meeting scheduled for tomorrow. The agenda for the meeting includes the awarding of a $2.4 million bid to a company called Renascent, Inc. for the "World Sports Park." The meetings are normally held in the Public Assembly room at the City-County Building starting at 1:00 p.m., but the information isn't provided on the Board of Public Works' website or the city's website listing for public meetings so I can't say that for certain. Anybody know anything about this company? Its president is listed as Linda Campbell and the manager is listed as Larry Campbell, which means it's likely another business taking advantage of the compulsory set-aside MBE/WBE racket the Ballard administration has established.

UPDATE: Check out this e-mail Councilor Zach Adamson received from Dennis Rosebrough, a member of the Board of Public Works, defending the World Sports Park boondoggle. Rosebrough likens criticism of the expenditure to those who criticized former Mayor William Hudnut's construction of the Hoosier Dome, which was leveled to make room for a new stadium and convention center expansion before hardly a dollar of the principle owed on the debt had been paid down. Rosebrough is a PR flack for the BMV. I don't know why the hell we allow government employees to be appointed to these boards. He has no business serving on this board. He has a life-time membership in the downtown mafia and all that that implies, which means he will always screw over the taxpayers to support the corrupt pay-to-play establishment that runs this town.

From: Rosebrough, Dennis [mailto:drosebrough@bmv.IN.gov]

Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 9:28 AM

To: Adamson, Zach W.

Cc: Robertlparrin@aol.com; 'Laura Sniadecki'; Miser, Lori; neil.bloede@hotmail.com; Lotter, Marc E.

Subject: RE: Global Sports Complex

Good morning Councilor. Thanks for sharing your opinion. Improving parks infrastructure seems to be an appropriate use of the funds. At the end of the project, we end up with first class athletic fields that can be used for many activities including soccer, lacrosse and other games that require fields. The design does not preclude any use including cricket or Gaelic sports. In the worst case scenario, we end up with a beautiful, multi-functional recreational facility on the east side of the city that can be used by young and old. It could also become a regional center for emerging sports like cricket and draw thousands of people to our community in the future.

There were those who thought a domed stadium addition to the Convention Center was foolish and that even involved a new tax. As a member of the PR group for the that project, we heard all of the arguments. With Mayor Hudnut’s and the City-Council’s bold vision, it was built - and as they say, “the rest is history.” Obviously, this project is not even in the same league (maybe $5 million cost and no tax impact vs. $50 million and a new tax), but it does represent a “vision” for our community. I will proudly continue to support this project.

Dennis L. Rosebrough

Deputy Commissioner - External Affairs Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles

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