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Happily, the FCC doesn't pick the Dayton-Springfield region for drone development. We're not going to be guinea pigs for our greedy rulers.

Our rulers are excited about the potential for upcoming crony projects. I'm not.

Originally Huber Heights contracted the company that runs Riverbend to run its music venue boondoggle, but this article says its still looking for a manager.

"Three of the companies the city is considering to manage the 4,500-seat covered music center are: Music and Event Managemen Inc. in Cincinnati; VenuWorks, based in Iowa; and SMG, whose corporate headquarters are in suburban Philadelphia. A fourth company has requested to remain confidential, Falkowski said.
MEMI manages the PNC Pavilion in Cincinnati — the venue Huber Heights is modeling its music center after. Huber Heights has had two consulting agreements with MEMI totaling $25,000."

That's the company they had reportedly hired.

"According to a Conventions, Sports & Leisure study, the city projects to collect a $400,000 profit annually — following management, maintenance, advertising and utility costs — after two full seasons of events."

This is a fantasy. The Fraze barely turns a profit, if it really does. And we know Huber Height's aqua-center looses money.

Springfield cops chase a man into a crash for the second time in four days, but fortunately they didn't kill this guy.