http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/morning-fill-up-series-looks-to-the-future-of-the/article_c1e5d256-79e4-5aff-9c3b-4d5305a63e40.html
"At the debate sponsored by The Garage, in Rapid City, nearly 50
people listened as Tony DeMaro, in favor of the expansion, and Richard
Wahlstrom, opposed, fielded questions from retired 7th Circuit Judge
John Delaney. The debate was part of The Garage's monthly Morning Fill
Up conversation series.
While both DeMaro, proprietor of Murphy's
Pub and Grill, and Wahlstrom, finance officer for Rapid City from 1990
to 1995, called the civic center a valued community asset, they
disagreed about how to change it to meet future needs.
'It needs
to be a clean, fresh, well-managed and financially sound (project), and
whether or not any of those characteristics necessarily need the
additional footprint that's being proposed in this proposal, I'm not
convinced of that,' Wahlstrom said.
But DeMaro said the proposed
expansion is an opportunity to boost Rapid City's economy and improve
its quality of life for years to come.
Expansion, DeMaro said, is
an opportunity to go above and beyond simply fixing the arena; rather,
he said, it would increase the marketability of Rapid City as a
destination and procure a return on investment."
Both sides agree on the ADA fixes. Both sides look ahead to see what's best for the city. One side thinks investing a huge percentage of our assets into one project will work. The other does not think we need such a big project and can spread our assets around for better effect.
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