The Host Committee for the Super Bowl is: Rodney Barreto, Chairman; Bruce Jay Colan, Nicki E. Grossman, Nat Moore, William D. Talbert, III and Bryan J. Wiedmeier. Why do they suck? because they let Rodney Barreto be their leader for starters.Who are they? Bruce Jay Colan is a Holland & Knight attorneys who helped draft the negotiating development, management, operating and financing agreements for The Miami Heat with Miami-Dade County for the American Airlines Arena. Nat Moore and Bryan Wiedmeir are with the Dolphins, we know why they are on the Host Committee.
Frankly William D. Talbert and Nicki Grossman should be ashamed, with their chairman pushing for increases to the hotel tax. Grossman is president of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau and Talbert is President & CEO of the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau. They both know pushing for an increase in the hotel tax is just plain wrong for tourism. And Talbert knows Miami Beach needs the upgraded Convention Center. They both should put a muzzle on Barreto and his cronies. Talbert and Grossman have to stop this freight train and declare in public that no more tourist money is to go towards stadiums. Enough is enough. You hotel owners: Call Talbert and Grossman...NOW!
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You are right about these chamber folks. Where does their alliegance fall?
The hotels should be mad as can be since the game only gives them a weekend of revenue and here the stadium will take money from tourists all year long which translates into their coffers.
The "folks" have no allegiance, except for their pockets. Barreto -- isn't he a former policeman turned lobbyist by the Penelas-Sergio Pino posse? -- shouldn't even be part of that group. While the people of Miami-Dade County continue to vote for the candidates this group backs, we'll remain in the basement. Their next Penelas is Marco Rubio, and let's see if the people allow themselves to be fooled again!
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