Radio Roundtable-WRRB Report Request, Financial Shortfall of Polar Park is discussed
By-Hank Stolz
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WORCESTER, MA– Three main topics this week on the Radio Roundtable. The primary focus was a new report from the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, which was requested by the city manager and recommended the implementation of a civilian police review board. Matt Wally, Randy Feldman along with Hank and Ben analyzed the report’s credibility, its historical context, and the insufficiency of existing oversight mechanisms. The conversation then shifted to the financial shortfall of the Polar Park ballpark financing district, with panelists debating the causes, including stalled development and high interest rates, and the political implications of a prior promise that the project would cost taxpayers nothing. Finally, the group briefly touched upon the increasingly contentious and personal nature of the upcoming city council district races.
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