Friday Five

By: Mr. Wilson on December 15, 2006
Lincoln needs to cover an estimated $9 million budget gap for 2007-2008. Where are we going to find the money?
  1. 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.
  2. Reopen Robber's Cave for one month, and advertise it as "Your last chance to relive your childhood memories!" Charge by the minute.
  3. Set up a dunking booth featuring Mayor Seng, the City Council, and Mike Spadt. Charge $5 per ball.
  4. Instead of paving the Antelope Valley Roadway with concrete, use gravel.
  5. Rename it the Lincoln Children's Museum and Sweatshop.

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foxspit
December 15, 2006 at 2:34PM

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 3:12PM

8. sell commemorative cups with a silhouette of T.O. on one side and princess Di on the other.

foxspit
December 15, 2006 at 5:28PM

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 5:32PM

10. Charge people to cut off locks of officials hair.

golf tax?

Ghogan
December 17, 2006 at 3:26AM

Golf tax?

That idea pretty much rocks. People will complain but they’ll pay it anyway.

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