In a recent “You said it” column, someone wrote:

“Developer Reed Mitchell makes it look easy and maybe it is for him. The City Council and staff would be well served to investigate what occurred to Casper, Wyo., financially with its events arena. The taxpayers got the bill for that one too.”

My respoonse is: I am from Casper, Wyo. and never had a problem with what little of our property taxes went to our events center. The reward of having big name entertainment all year long, far outweighs a small property-tax increase.

With this type of events center that ultimately belongs to the community, people should step up in support. Take Denver for instance with their two events centers, both Invesco Field and The Pepsi Center. These are both owned by both investors and the community. You see the majority of the population not only in support of the events centers, but in support of the teams that play there. I do think that everyone in Grand Junction should look at the Casper Events Center and see what they are missing.

Does the words PBR Only, James Taylor, Elton John, Evanescence, Metallica, Tool, Bon Jovi, Alison Krauss or the Eagles mean anything to anyone here? These are a few of the Events that graced Casper recently and the list goes on and on!

DEAN MESTAS
Grand Junction

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