tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485581331425169493.post3247935439536384287..comments2024-03-28T15:34:48.727-07:00Comments on Redmond Neighborhood Blog: Costs of "The Redmond Saturday Market" leaseBob Yoderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17538345340147926309noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485581331425169493.post-14008258089129985012010-09-30T11:20:44.763-07:002010-09-30T11:20:44.763-07:00Dear AnonyTwo - Yes, I think you are reading it ri...Dear AnonyTwo - Yes, I think you are reading it right. Funding rather than Donations appears the operative word. A city Planner mans the R-Trip booth. He said the City funds R-Trip and ThinkRedmond. Thus, taxpayer-funded donations by the city totalled $14,000 over the last two years. Staffing the booth is additional. <br /><br />As for Evergreen Hospital, 6% of their general operating budget is funded by taxpayers. Thus, you could say taxpayers fund $60 of the total $1000 donation. Evergreen's gourmet chief manned a demo booth twice so I guess you could say taxpayers paid for %6 of that...Bob Yoderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538345340147926309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485581331425169493.post-14072767852234398542010-09-30T08:56:06.888-07:002010-09-30T08:56:06.888-07:00Unless I'm reading it incorrectly, the "d...Unless I'm reading it incorrectly, the "donations" made by Evergreen Hosp, Think Redmond and R-Trip aren't true donations, but are actually taxpayer dollars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485581331425169493.post-49499684661513840102010-09-22T22:43:04.979-07:002010-09-22T22:43:04.979-07:00It is hard to believe that RTC does not freely don...It is hard to believe that RTC does not freely donate the undeveloped shopping mall space to the non profit Market group as a good business citizen of Redmond. The market shoppers bring business to the mall. Knowing how much RTC is charging makes me want to take my shopping mall business elsewhere. Mr. Macerich should read his own social responsibility statement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com