Voting for the Convention Center

Will writes: Last night the Senate gave preliminary approval to legislation authorizing the borrowing of $1 billion for expansion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in South Boston. I came to feel comfortable with the bill and did vote for it, although I share a number of common concerns about this kind of legislation, including the following:

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center Expansion

Tomorrow, the Senate will vote on S2188, An Act relative to the expansion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.  A similar bill passed the house 131-19.  There has been quite a bit of news coverage about this bill, which I have compiled below along with other resources and reports.  What do you think?  Is …