HomeMy WebLinkAbout830771.tiff C Neal Carpenter, n Pr lessional Corporation
President
Gordon W.Br ARIX I 1ng.,.eerti Architects Planner,.
Eugene R.Brauer
Petrick C.Dwyhner
er
PetrickG Shreve
Robert J.Shrove r3 tee ay. DO• Rlve rro n,WY
Delert steichen
Robert D.Thomas ()ren,Ul • (i rand aim ctio n,CC
Gary R.W Inriolph
OCT 1 41933
October 12, 1983 GREELEY. L.._ :.
Mr. Chuck Carlson
Chairman
Weld County Commissioners
Weld County Centennial Center
Greeley, Co 80631
Dear Mr. Carlson:
The use of money from the state lottery probably is open for discussion
and can be placed beneficially into many areas of the county.
I want to support using it for a fine auditorium being planned for
Greeley. (Some wrongly call it a performing arts center. )
Our area has never had a good place for a large crowd to sit down in
relative comfort and listen to an important public figure speak. We
can't have large crowds hear a debate, listen to a touring U.S. Marine
Band, or watch a presentation on an important agricultural topic. In
short, we need an auditorium, not just for concerts, but for the myriad
of other things which happen in audience facilities.
Conventions and economic development are one of your favorite subjects.
Our lack of a good facility is a negative and you know that, with all
the competition we can 't afford too many negatives. We need the con-
ventions and we need the economic development.
While we want to emphasize a fine place to showcase the oldest symphony
orchestra in the Rocky Mountains, we also know that the orchestra can
only use the building 12 or 15 nights per year. Other uses will be in
there 80-100 more nights. That's the way it has worked at Ames, Iowa;
Flagstaff, Arizona; Fort Collins and other areas which have similar
sizes of populations.
2021 Clubhouse Drive P.O. Box 2021 Greeley, CO 80632 303-330-2749
9
/I/
S '
Mr. Chuck Carlson
October 12, 1983
Page 2
When I visited Ames, Iowa, a town of 30,000, they were having a convention
of veterinarians from all over the U.S. in their auditorium. If they can
do it, so can we.
Please support the use of lottery funds for this facility.
Sincerely,
ARIX, A Professional Corporation C C. Ne 1 Carpenter, AIA
President
CNC/bh
Hello