Friday Five
Lincoln needs to cover an estimated $9 million budget gap for 2007-2008. Where are we going to find the money?
- Exploit the fact that people can’t resist throwing coins into water by installing dozens of fountains (or even just buckets of water labeled “Wishing Well") all around town.
- Reopen Robber’s Cave for one month, and advertise it as “Your last chance to relive your childhood memories!” Charge by the minute.
- Set up a dunking booth featuring Mayor Seng, the City Council, and Mike Spadt. Charge $5 per ball.
- Instead of paving the Antelope Valley Roadway with concrete, use gravel.
- Rename it the Lincoln Children’s Museum and Sweatshop.
The Comments
foxspit December 15, 2006 at 8:34am
6. Turn the unoccupied third floor (at least on the north wing) of the City-County Building into a bed and breakfast. This could be Mayor Seng’s side business once the elections are over and she’s no longer the mayor.
7. Turn Capital Parkway to the West Bypass (U.S. 77) into a tollway. That and I-80 to Omaha.
beerorkid December 15, 2006 at 9:12am
8. sell commemorative cups with a silhouette of T.O. on one side and princess Di on the other.
foxspit December 15, 2006 at 11:28am
9. To compete with the Kearney “arch,” Lincoln can call the O Street Skywalk the Lincoln Sky Tunnel. Charge admission and put some artifacts in there.
beerorkid December 15, 2006 at 11:32am
10. Charge people to cut off locks of officials hair.
golf tax?
Ghogan December 16, 2006 at 9:26pm
Golf tax?
That idea pretty much rocks. People will complain but they’ll pay it anyway.