Lafayette Performing Arts Center - Battle

[ZoomZoom]

From my limited utilization of Moncus Park, the parking lot is full each time I go. If paid-parking wasn't initially part of their budget, then I'd hope they are generating enough funds to plug any holes. It is a very nice public space, a nice attraction for the city to have besides restaurants and automatic car washes.

Nope, parking fees were not in original plan. Nor were the dog park fees.

https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-...esidents-upset

That speaks volumes for the future.

[CajunT]

Nope, parking fees were not in original plan. Nor were the dog park fees.

https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-...esidents-upset

That speaks volumes for the future.

I knew this would be a challenge even with setting up a non-profit 501c. Cost would eventually surpass funds raised for maintenance and improvements. My guess, some intergovernmental deal is brokered down the road, or special taxing district to differ the cost. Jmo

[HelmutVII]

We’re fishing in the same pond. I’m thinking 20 years.

The plan was flawed from the beginning. It was almost like the planned for it to fail. I had a beautiful layout for a subdivision on the property with commercial in the front. The property would have been a revenue PRODUCER. I reckon it will be a revenue drainer befor too long.

[Turbine]

The plan was flawed from the beginning. It was almost like the planned for it to fail. I had a beautiful layout for a subdivision on the property with commercial in the front. The property would have been a revenue PRODUCER. I reckon it will be a revenue drainer befor too long.

I envisioned grants, grants and more grants.

I envisioned the area full of University of Louisiana Research Parks, including The Ira Nelson Horticulture Center.

Flash flood grants, erosion grants,

Not excluding hiking trails.

Hey we got hiking trails.

[RedTails]

The plan was flawed from the beginning. It was almost like the planned for it to fail. I had a beautiful layout for a subdivision on the property with commercial in the front. The property would have been a revenue PRODUCER. I reckon it will be a revenue drainer befor too long.

Sure, it's not a revenue producer for the city, but I'd say it's a cultural asset for the city. Besides going to UL events, I don't really feel much "community" in Lafayette besides attending mass. I feel like Moncus Park has the ability to be the year-round cultural hub for the hub city. Attending the farmer's market on Saturdays with the family, and bringing the kids to the park afterward gives me a sense of community.

What's the price tag on that? I don't know.

For anyone that has not gone, I highly recommend going take a stroll. It is impressive and makes me proud to live in the city.

[HelmutVII]

Sure, it's not a revenue producer for the city, but I'd say it's a cultural asset for the city. Besides going to UL events, I don't really feel much "community" in Lafayette besides attending mass. I feel like Moncus Park has the ability to be the year-round cultural hub for the hub city. Attending the farmer's market on Saturdays with the family, and bringing the kids to the park afterward gives me a sense of community.

What's the price tag on that? I don't know.

For anyone that has not gone, I highly recommend going take a stroll. It is impressive and makes me proud to live in the city.

That's all well and good.... for now it's an asset but in the future I see a detriment. We can't take care of the parks we have now. If the model collapses then the park is closed and becomes an attractive Nuisance or the city takes it over. I feel that the city taking it over was the plan from the beginning.

[Esqueleto]

If 2 dollar parking keeps RifRaf out of the park, good. I see on a weekly basis how park properties are treated when it's free. It's destroyed and trashed!

Amen. Moncus park has been a huge success and people don't seem to mind the $2 parking. It's been packed

[ZoomZoom]

Amen. Moncus park has been a huge success and people don't seem to mind the $2 parking. It's been packed

We’ll see come Saturday. I thought the bike paths on Bertrand were about connectivity?

Gerard Park 2.0 in a few decades.

I’ve been to the park multiple times. I’ve also been to similar parks in other cities. The error in this park is privatization.

Parks don’t make money.

The City of Lafayette for the longest time bailed the parish parks program out until I think it was Durel put a stop to it. Given that, how the heck did anyone think this idea would thrive financially to a sustainable point w/o any government funding?

They have a big endowment, but obviously if the model changed to charge for parking and dogs, someone ran the numbers and said “uh-oh”.

The taxpayers have been duped.

[RedTails]

I’m more worried about the city of Lafayette disproportionally plugging holes in the parish budget without the help of growing cities on the outskirts than the city of Laffy hypothetically being on the hook for Moncus Park maintenance decades down the road.

[ZoomZoom]

I’m more worried about the city of Lafayette disproportionally plugging holes in the parish budget without the help of growing cities on the outskirts than the city of Laffy hypothetically being on the hook for Moncus Park maintenance decades down the road.

Let the parish go bankrupt. Should have 30 years ago. It’s the only way the parish gets fixed. Voters won’t, small towns won’t.

City of Lafayette isn’t responsible for the parish no more than the other towns.

[lafman1]

That's all well and good.... for now it's an asset but in the future I see a detriment. We can't take care of the parks we have now. If the model collapses then the park is closed and becomes an attractive Nuisance or the city takes it over. I feel that the city taking it over was the plan from the beginning.

The reason I believe that the parks aren’t maintained is be because only city of Lafayette property owners pay for that tax. But yet everyone gets to enjoys them. Including the golf courses.

[Turbine]

The reason I believe that the parks aren’t maintained is be because only city of Lafayette property owners pay for that tax. But yet everyone gets to enjoys them. Including the golf courses.

If true, it resembles cutting off ones nose, to spite their face.