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Renn_1996 t1_j9pt72o wrote

Glad they are getting rid of this eyesore. They have had a number of large insurance clames due to unsafe features harming visitors, its ugly as sin, we need to focus on showcasing local natural beauties like the plan the city has in place. The owners aditude through this whole process is disgusting and childish, and proves he just wants money and doesn't actually care about the city.

It's also obvious that literally almost none of you understand how budgeting and city finances work.

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jimjamjangles t1_j9qnri1 wrote

What are you talking about ugly? It's a fun horror hotel exterior, what do you want some freaking mosaic of children holding hands?

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Renn_1996 t1_j9qug4t wrote

Lmao it looks like a bad high-school theater set. You want fun horror hotel make it look real at least

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jimjamjangles t1_j9qvpa4 wrote

I mean, it's a local thing. I don't expect universal horror nights levels of detail. Just a fun little thing to get a scare at Halloween.

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Renn_1996 t1_j9r2y6s wrote

No one expects universal quality in Springfield lol, but it hasn't been updated and you can tell.

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jimjamjangles t1_j9r3ixo wrote

Yeah it is showing it's age, but I just don't like the way this whole situation is being handled by the city. I really really do not understand what good another park is gonna do. I do hope that they can set up the haunted house somewhere else in town at least. Seeing that Halloween stuff always brightens my day, a hell of a lot more than anything else downtown at least. And I feel like that speaks volumes.

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Renn_1996 t1_j9r4jwd wrote

It's not just a park they are day lighting the water way that started this town and returning it to its natural bio diversity. This will add so much more value to the city then a cheep scare open one time a year. They have give the owner plenty of opportunity to sell or move operations. Now because they are having the value assessed it will likely be much less then what the owner would want. It sucks and I understand the sentimental value that the owner is putting on it. He's had it for a long time and put a lot of work in to it, but it's not safe plenty of people have been hurt because of missing safety precautions. I would love to see it open somewhere else but the childish way the owner is handling it is a bit sad.

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TheThumpaDumpa t1_j9scaz2 wrote

You’re telling me the owner should’ve excepted the first offer of $200,000? Enlighten me on where he could relocate, move everything and be centrally located for $200,000. No fucking way that could happen.

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jimmycrackcornmfs t1_j9s047i wrote

I know how city budgeting works, a significant part of my job duties. This would be part of their CIP program plan.

Springfield decided to infringe on the rights little guy and steal his property. Rather than bully property owners, the city could pay the asking price, or make an effort to get closer to an agreement. They could also find a new location.

Springfield has a terrible planning zoning development program. Parks could easily be better but they want revenue generating business. You end up with an abundance of car washes, gas stations and of course, gothic industrial churches

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