If This Happens, Fremont Street Will Be Dead

From the Las Vegas Sun:

The owner of Flightlinez took a risk two years ago when he brought zip lines to Fremont Street.
Downtown had not yet undergone its renaissance, the nearby Neonopolis was virtually empty of tenants, and casinos dominated the Fremont Street Experience.
Today, the attraction is a soaring success. In fact, it lures so many riders and is so profitable that the Fremont Street Experience itself is reportedly considering taking it over.
Ian Green, founder of Greenheart LLC, which runs Flightlinez, recently told VEGAS INC he is concerned that the Fremont Street Experience’s board of directors is developing plans that would eliminate his company as the operator of the attraction.
Tom Bruny, a spokesman for the Fremont Street Experience’s board, said it is in negotiations with Flightlinez. He would not elaborate further on plans....
Now, Green said, he is hearing that the Fremont Street Experience board wants to build an $11 million structure and run the attraction itself.
“We are feeling somewhat at risk,” Green said. “We want to continue to grow in Vegas, just like we have in Boulder City.”
Bruny wouldn’t disclose plans, saying only that the Fremont Street Experience will make an announcement when details are finalized.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, who in June signed a proclamation for Flightlinez Day to honor the company’s contributions to local nonprofit groups, said she’s supportive of Flightlinez’s efforts but added that the Fremont Street Experience board should be the decision-maker in the process.
“They’ve done a great job,” Goodman said of Green’s team. “They’ve made some great contributions to our local charities, and they’ve brought a lot of young people into downtown. But the Fremont Street board, which is representative of the downtown properties, is ultimately responsible for what happens there.”  http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2012/sep/27/downtown-zip-line-operator-fears-fremont-street-ex/
If Fremont St. brings in another Zip Line operator or Fremont Street takes over the Zip Line, you will no one else coming to Fremont Street to do business.  No one is going to take the risk of putting money out and then have robbed by the people that run fremont Street.
Further, Mayor Carolyn Goodman ought to be very forceful in this matter because the City of Las Vegas has spent a lot of money to support Fremont Street in infrastructure and trying to lure businesses there.
So, I hope the people who run Fremont Street come to their senses, get over their greed and let Flightlinez operate as they have in the past 2 years.