{"id":1304163,"date":"2019-02-22T12:29:51","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T19:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaildaily.com\/?p=448772"},"modified":"2019-02-22T12:29:51","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T19:29:51","slug":"letter-theres-a-better-use-for-barn-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/letter-theres-a-better-use-for-barn-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter: There\u2019s a better use for barn money"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, town of Avon, yes it is I. I am sorry, but I can’t keep quiet any longer. There have been several letters about the barn, you know the storage unit that has been rotting on the Eagle River Water District property? Well, a lawyer is now involved and she wants to give the town of Avon officials a round of applause<\/a>. Why do you ask? Because she thinks that restoring the Nottingham, I mean Hahnewald barn will “attract residents and visitors to Avon for years to come.” She seems to think that if we refurbish a barn and make it look pretty, we will “attract youthful populations who desire to live in a town with a unique character.”<\/p>\n

Listen, lady, when I moved to Avon 15 years ago, it wasn’t because I loved hearing about the lettuce patch that my apartment now stands on. No, it was because I couldn’t afford to live in Vail. Fifteen years later, I still can’t afford to live in Vail.<\/p>\n

Oh, oh, get this, she also points out that in 2018, the Aspen Historical Society received “$840,000 in public funds.” Well shoot, $840k, that will cover moving the barn \u2026 and, remember, Aspen is a lot like Avon. We have a ton of millionaires and billionaires just begging for\u00a0people to take their money. Right? Not so much.<\/p>\n

The argument I did like is that she pointed out that we shouldn’t be spending the money to bring in acts for the sound stage that cost $2.2 million dollars<\/a>\u00a0more than originally stated. Speaking of which, where is Avon getting all this money? But I digress, I liked that she wants to have a community center in Avon, but come on \u2026 “Our younger workforce needs a place to meet and mingle.” I can just see it now: “Hey, Tony, it’s 4:20 p.m., I just got off my 10-hour shift, what do you want to do in Avon, COLORADO?” says the 20-year-old.\u00a0 “Hmm,”\u00a0 says Chris, age 19. \u201cWhy don’t we go to the new Underwood, I mean Hahnewald community center?”\u00a0 Not going to happen \u2026<\/p>\n

I urge our community to join me in figuring out how we can stop this travesty. I’m not a political activist, so please, let me know what I can do, so I can stop bothering the editor of Vail Daily with these stupid letters.<\/p>\n

Mike Spaid<\/p>\n

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