Are we in touch with reality??? [View All]

[FormerOstrich]

I am alarmed at our Economy. I sense many DU members share my concern. I know that there are some Chicken Little moments, but overall I believe our concerns are founded.

Then I step away from my keyboard and I encounter something that seems so surreal to me it makes me wonder if I am crazy. In this case.....

There is a beautiful park in Mesa, Arizona; Riverview. I like to golf there (yes, I started golfing before I became a "former", I didn't golf for several years while my SO & I were not together, and if you carefully select municipal courses and walk it can be more affordable...but I digress). The park also has ball diamonds, urban fishing pond, and much much more.

I was horrified during our last election when the City of Mesa included on the ballot selling the land to become a wave park. This is Arizona! I was more horrified when the measure passed. However, it was dependent on more financing..blah..blah..blah. I have kept thinking in this economy nothing would happen. WRONG!

I golfed there this weekend. A member of the staff told me they had all been laid off. One of the other courses were assuming management for the short period of time left. They are not going to over seed for summer grass. Not only are they working on the wave park, it seems they are accelerating the schedule!

I was dumbfounded. I was hoping I had heard wrong. Yet as I walked along the course I noticed trees marked and surveyor paint. It just made me sick!

I scanned the internet to see if I could find more information. I couldn't. Pretty much everything is dated a year ago. Not even Mesa's website with the "wave-yard info" page has been updated since the election.

Now, I don't know about you but why would anyone consider this thing..espically now...or am I missing something...because I just don't get it!

Surfing Wavepool
Whitewater, Paddle Sports and Training Facility
Scuba, Dive and Snorkeling Lagoon(s)
Resort Hotel-A minimum 400-room, AAA 4 Diamond and Mobile 4 Star resort.
Retail- A minimum of 200,000 sq. ft. of retail shops, exclusive of grocery, warehouse and similar stores.

Waveyard Info