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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Arvada Center - Economic Drain on Taxpayers

The Arvada Center for the arts and humanities was opened in 1976 and it is allegedly the eighth largest cultural attraction in the Denver metro area. The Center offers all types of classes for all ages. From 2004-2006, $69 million dollars was spent on expansions to the Arvada Center. That is interesting to know. Something else that is interesting to know, the prices are artificially high at the Arvada Center because the Center only contracts union shows. Why is that? Why is it that only union productions can come to the Arvada Center, why is it the ticket prices are so high?
Something else to know about the Arvada Center is that on average it loses $3 million a year. The Arvada Center is bleeding money, and cannot sustain itself. Now here is something else, if you drive by the Arvada Center today, you will see an orange cone out in the field along Wadsworth. That is to be the location of an $800,000 sign. An illegal sign; the sign the City of Arvada plans on building at this sight does not conform to the code that all businesses in Arvada must conform to. Which means exactly this, while businesses across the street close their doors because they can't advertise their businesses the City of Arvada can do whatever it wants. Including violating its' own laws! This is tyranny, not to mention the $3.8 million loss this year.
While the Arvada Center is clearly an asset to our community perhaps it costs us more than the value it adds. I would be very interested to know what percentage of Arvada residents actually utilize the Center at all.

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