October 01, 2007
Monday PM

Do people honestly believe the whole 'if you build it they will come' thing? Number one, yes it would be nice to have a place to use for sports year round. Number two, who are we gonna play? Just because we have a place for our athletes to practice year-round, doesn't mean that everyone elses' athletes can also practice year round.

Also, how are you going to pay for this arena? Are you going to charge the locals $10 to see their kids play ball? How about everyone else that enjoys watching the games, but aren't willing to dish out the extra dough to watch? Last time I went to an open air school event that charged an admission fee, I dished out $20 for the family to get in. How much will a covered arena cost?

I'm not saying it's a stupid idea, I just think it is very far-fetched and believe there are many out there that would agree with me. I would love for Ketchikan to have a nice field to play on. Turf is cool. It can be played on in all weather as long as the field is built correctly. Just look at BSU's blue smurf-turf.

My thought is that before we go about trying to build some covered sports arena, maybe we should just start with a nice turf field with real bleachers and lights and facilities and THEN see if we attract any attention.

Chris Barry
Ketchikan, AK

About: "Just another Ketchikan transplant"

Received October 01, 2007 - Published October 01, 2007

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