http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/02/27/valley-needs-a-recreation-center/ Grand Junction, Colorado's community Web site, discussions, forums, message boards, wiki and more. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:33:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/02/27/valley-needs-a-recreation-center/#comment-242 msmandy Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:57:02 +0000 http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/02/27/valley-needs-a-recreation-center/#comment-242 Ida is right on, don't be fooled by silly comments of prior commentator, as obviously it's one of those detractors who are using scare tactics. Fruita City Council members and the citizens committee members have talked with numerous communities about impact on private fitness centers of a public rec, that includes just some basic cario/fitness equipment, and they all said (Tim Anderson in Aspen, Cathy Metz in Durango, and several small communities on front range who were visited by the citizens committee) that NO, repeat, NO, private fitness gym has gone out of business since the opening of either the Aspen Recreation Center or the Durango Recreation Center. They serve different people. Some folks will spend a little more money for a private facility to not have the kids around and have more availability and variety of equipment, others can't afford that, so a public facility with minimal equipment, plus all sorts of other amenities like a pool, gym, free senior center, meeting rooms, works for them. Ida is right on, don’t be fooled by silly comments of prior commentator, as obviously it’s one of those detractors who are using scare tactics. Fruita City Council members and the citizens committee members have talked with numerous communities about impact on private fitness centers of a public rec, that includes just some basic cario/fitness equipment, and they all said (Tim Anderson in Aspen, Cathy Metz in Durango, and several small communities on front range who were visited by the citizens committee) that NO, repeat, NO, private fitness gym has gone out of business since the opening of either the Aspen Recreation Center or the Durango Recreation Center. They serve different people. Some folks will spend a little more money for a private facility to not have the kids around and have more availability and variety of equipment, others can’t afford that, so a public facility with minimal equipment, plus all sorts of other amenities like a pool, gym, free senior center, meeting rooms, works for them.

]]> http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/02/27/valley-needs-a-recreation-center/#comment-117 JosephL Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:23:36 +0000 http://community.gjsentinel.com/2008/02/27/valley-needs-a-recreation-center/#comment-117 Don't be fooled. Running local business out of town and increasing taxes is the last thing a city should do to encurage new business. What's next is the city going to open their own grocery store? Don’t be fooled. Running local business out of town and increasing taxes is the last thing a city should do to encurage new business. What’s next is the city going to open their own grocery store?

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