To The Editor:

I am writing in support of the performing arts center. I feel that the proposed facility is critical to the future of Estes Park. Other Colorado resort communities that we compete with already have these types of facilities, so each day that we don’t have one furthers our decline in the eyes of potential visitors. Visitors to the top resort areas in Colorado expect these facilities to exist.

I feel that the performing arts center is very important for local residents, too. It will help stimulate our local economy, thus helping employers like me to keep local residents employed. It will give all of us who live here more options to enhance our quality of life. I believe that it will upgrade the lives of all residents of our community, from our youth to our elderly.

Ron Wilcocks,

owner, Earthwood Collections  and Earthwood Artisans