Head On "Whither The National Western?"
Monday, February 6 at 6:58 pm on Channel
12.1
Whither The National Western?John: I've enjoyed the National Western Stock Show for over 50 years. My son and his son have enjoyed it. It's a Colorado treasure and a Denver economic powerhouse. The
... [See more]Stock Show must go on, no matter what. If we can bid for the Winter Olympics, surely we can preserve the National Western.Susan: Yes the stock show is a Denver institution. And that's where it belongs - in Denver - central Denver. However, the 2-week event needs to become part of year-round job generating campus. 21st Century management and vision must refresh the 160 year-old institution.John: Just so the whole thing is done with voluntary financial contributions and good old free enterprise. When you say "year-round job generating campus," I hear boondoggles and subsidies, taxpayers on the hook and special interests at the trough. Horses and cows at the trough, fine. Special interests, no.Susan: 95 acres in the middle of town, used less than 3 months a year - primarily for special events - is a boondoggle. The National Western notwithstanding - we're not a cow town anymore. The site needs to generate jobs, revenue and enhanced property tax - no taxpayer bailout, buyout or bond.
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