Bill Hayden: The potential is good
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
With all due respect, I am responding to the letter to the editor in the Dec. 11 Steamboat Today that was written by members of the No Casino group.
I asked my grandfather (who lived to be 103): “Grandpa, what was it like in the good old days?” He replied: “Grandson, it was just the old days. Life has never been better than it is today.”
Change always has had two faces — it is both welcomed and resisted.
I wonder what the impact of a large business would bring. Would it bring extra revenue to help us provide improvements to our trail system, parks and other necessary infrastructure that our citizens need and would enjoy?
I wonder if it would provide a way to eliminate some property taxes on private residences similar to the system Steamboat Springs provides to its citizens.
Would it provide opportunities such as ensuring growth and providing new jobs and hope that this small community needs to prosper and survive?
Or should we be satisfied with the status quo — declining revenues, stagnant growth, falling school enrollments and 8-man football?
Bill Hayden
Hayden
Comments
John St Pierre 6 months, 1 week ago
With all respect I would highly suggest you visit Blackhawk and see all the economic development.... 0... zilch... there is no additional business's except for a pawn shop and a gas station 5 miles outside of town..... the same applies to Central City... I was in Mystic when Foxwoods started... with all the same promises.... But the guest's stay at the casino, eat at the casino and now with a built in shoping center...shop in the casino.... casino provide jobs yes.. but could you live on the $8-10 an hour???
On a greater scope I do not believe that the major players in the state ( Ameristar & Isle of Capri, the Lodge etc)... are going to sit idyly by and let this siphon away their business... this is not just about Hayden.... if its allowed in Hayden there are other western slope cities that will step up and try also.....when this looks like it may and the MAY is a big issue... you will see what real money (casino machine) will do put real pressure on State and Fed officials.......
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