Quote Originally Posted by Thruster315 View Post
Ditch the DIA or screw with it in such a way that it can never recover is tantamount to regional suicide. No one from out of state will want to come here- not as a tourist and sure as hell not to raise a family and live.
The quality of "high culture" amenities has almost nothing to do with local population and economic trends.

The fastest growing parts of the country tend to have crappy high culture. There are no great art collections or symphonies in the Phoenixes and Tampas and San Diegos and Vegases of the world.

I support the DIA, but it's reasonable to ask why the entire region should be forced to pay for the instution. It's an arguable point, where reasonable people can disagree.

I agree, though, that if you support a regional tax for the zoo, then you should probably support one for the art museum too. The Metroparks tax is slightly different, as they were established as a regional authority from the beginning.