No Jobs Tom Smith but you got your RiverFront

See Councilperson Tom Smith(R) I told you so. You got your riverfront. But I did not tell you anything you already didn't know? You were just funning with the masses, at the council table.

And Mayor Dick has come up with more money to buy land. Or should I say the Mayor Dick has more of the tax payers dollars to spent. I think a more fitting name would be Real Estate Dick. It sorta of relates more to what is happening to our city or should I say people?

The city revealed it had signed an option in January to buy 29 acres of land owned by OmniSource in the area west of Clinton Street, south of the former YWCA property and east of Harrison Street.

Well that looks like that clears the way, for you to vote on Harrison Square, Councilperson Smith.

City Councilman Tom Smith, R-1st, has long been a proponent of riverfront development, saying he would support Harrison Square if it were in the area the city now plans to examine.

Smith said he is pleased the city obtained an option on the land and hopes to see it developed.

“That land is some of the most important land in the downtown area,” he said. “I think it’s the key to any and all future development.”

The city’s decision does not allay Smith’s concerns about Harrison Square because they are two separate projects, he said.

The full task force is expected to be appointed next week and will have about 25 members.