Letter: Build an appropriate music venue

To the community,

First off I want to thank Paul Reder for his investment in this community with The Loft and other ventures. Having been here 40 continuous years I know it’s not easy in this town. I also want to say that I am all for events in the area. I was in the event industry for 15 years. Heads in beds is the game in this town. 

I would also like to say “no” to more musical events at the play fields. The only reason SnowGlobe is there is because the college, Bijou Park and the middle school are shut down. If you hold events there at other times of the year, where is the staging and parking going to take place? How are musical events going to work around the other activities that happen within the Al Tahoe corridor? How are musical events going to affect the animals in the new wildlife center?

The community fields are being built and paid for by the community for the community. The fields aren’t being built for total domination by Reder events. Also, during the summer months I would bet that there will be an abundance of illegal camping because of the proximity to the meadows. Illegal camping most times equals illegal campfires and, well,  you can see where this is going.

If the city wants to have music events, then the city should build an event center for such events. Maybe the city could focus on an event center that creates revenue instead of constantly bringing up building a city hall. Or maybe Mr. Reder could build a proper event center for his events and possibly others.

Again I will say that I am all for events in the area. They just need to have a proper venue.

John Spinola, South Lake Tahoe