text: If we would spend the same amount of money per month that we did on the old LIO before it was demolished / rebuilt and convert the old monthly lease rate to a  30 year mortgage at a conservative, 5% annual rate, the same monthly amount would buy a $10 million structure with land. Is it really that important or needed to have the LIO, right down town or even in midtown? Just seems that $10 million could buy a lot of real estate, even around Anchorage. Time to think outside of the box. What about the fairgrounds? I suspect that $5 million would buy one heck of a piece of real estate as well, saving 50% over the old monthly lease rate. 24 legislators work there part time. How many work there full time?