Letter: So there's no such thing as a free lunch!

Tue, Oct 12th 2010, 11:00 PM

EDITOR, The Tribune.

"Millions in stadium contracts on the way" - Nassau Guardian, Page A5, Saturday, October 2, 2010

Today's (October 2, 2010) issue of The Nassau Guardian carried a story on page A5 outlining the need for the government to borrow fifty million dollars to finish the Oakes Field stadium and build the necessary supporting infrastructure.

So, the $30 million dollar "gift of a stadium" to be built primarily with foreign labour sending their labour income out of the country and paying for most of the material to foreign providers, finally comes clear to one and all. Taxpayers are going to pay for the borrowing of another $50 million in order to complete ...

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