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"Good Day Commissioner/Councilman/Mayor Herenton/Mayor Wharton- \n\n \n\n  I am writing in support of The Pyramid Harbor Resorts idea proposed by Mr. Ericson. After the endless hoops that Bass Pro Shops ( BPS ) has put Memphis through; I can not fathom why Memphis has not walked away from a company that obviously has commitment issues. There are a few points that I would like to emphasize about BPS: \n\n \n\n  BPS would be a horrendous eye-sore for our downtown skyline. I doubt very seriously citizens of Memphis would like to see a giant fish head welcoming visitors to Memphis. \n\n \n\n  BPS would not have local ownership. If you want to look at people who are out of touch with Memphis; look no further than people who own large attractions in Memphis and are not local ( Michael Isley ). \n\n \n\n  Ericson has an investment group that is willing to purchase ( instead of lease ) the Pyramid from the city, and actually take ownership of the building. BPS is only willing to lease, and is asking Memphis for money! Ericson is not asking the taxpayers to foot any bills. \n\n \n\n  Nobody will travel to Memphis to visit a Bass Pro store from more than a few hours away. It is a ridiculous notion to believe that BPS would be a large tourist attraction, and flood our economy with money. Why would anyone make a trip to Memphis for bait when you can order hunting, fishing, and camping gear from the internet? \n\n \n\n  Mayor Herenton would like more convention space downtown. Ericson's development plan would make the most sense. If Memphis needs to add convention space, because we are turning conventions away, one of the necessary components would be additional hotel rooms. Ericson's plan would add an additional 400 hotel rooms in the downtown area. If Memphis needs 1,000 more rooms downtown for conventions, then Ericson's plan puts us 40% of the way there! \n\n \n\n  BPS would not have a broad appeal like a state of the art indoor theme park. It's really simple, BPS is targeting people who hunt and fish. I know there are quite a few people who enjoy this in the South, but EVERYBODY of all ages, genders, nationalities, and races enjoy visiting theme parks. \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI also went to the Pyramid Harbor's website and have copied and pasted the email addresses for all of the elected officials who have a say in what happens to the Pyramid. Please get the word out to as many people as possible forward your email to everyone in your contacts list. If we get enough people that support the Ericson project to contact our elected officials, then maybe they will take this project seriuosly. We need to keep our emails proffesional and polite so that our views are taken seriuosly.   Mayor@MemphisTN.gov, ACWharton@ShelbyCountyTN.gov, Bill.Morrison@MemphisTN.gov, William.Boyd@MemphisTN.gov, Harold.Collins@MemphisTN.gov, Wanda.Halbert@MemphisTN.gov, Jim.Strickland@MemphisTN.gov, Edmund.Fordjr@MemphisTN.gov, Swearengen.Ware@MemphisTN.gov, Janis.Fullilove@MemphisTN.gov, Myron.Lowery@MemphisTN.gov, Scott.Mccormick@MemphisTN.gov, Shea.Flinn@MemphisTN.gov, Reid.Hedgepeth@MemphisTN.gov, Mike.Carpenter@ShelbyCountyTN.gov, George.Flinn@ShelbyCountyTN.gov, Mike.Ritz@ShelbyCountyTN.gov, Henri.Brooks@ShelbyCountyTN.gov, JW.Gibson@ShelbyCountyTN.gov, Deidre.Malone@ShelbyCountyTN.gov, Sidney.Chism@ShelbyCountyTN.gov, Joe.Ford@ShelbyCountyTN.gov, James.Harvey@ShelbyCountyTN.gov, Joyce.Avery@ShelbyCountyTN.gov, Wyatt.Bunker@ShelbyCountyTN.gov, DLillard@BPJLaw.com, Steve.Mulroy@ShelbyCountyTN.gov \n\n \n\n \n"
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