Estes Park here is an assignment, we need a new town slogan to replace Estes Park “The Gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park” because the widely read National Geographic heaped scorn to the rest of the world rating us as a dismal gateway not to be emulated. So we must find a new handle.
Here is my suggestion for a new town slogan: Estes Park “Where Ignorance is Bliss”, kind of catchy don’t you think?
The National Geographic coordinated with three hundred marketing professionals to rate one hundred National Park gateway communities - out of one hundred we were 56. In school 56 out one hundred meant you were held back in the fourth grade. We flunked, we did worse than an F, we are a collective “Blight”. We flunked due to infrastructure issues; like land use policies appropriate to our location, traffic issues, noise and pollution. Our Mayor lied to us and said the magazine apologized to him. I am waiting for my next issue of National Geographic Traveler to read the retraction. The rest of the world has read that we suck. We have been labeled as a “blight” on RMNP and our elected leaders alibied; the damage is done, the boat hit the ice burg, the rabbit died, the genie is out of the bottle. In addition to the national attention we got courtesy of the town trustees, with the “pledge stuff” , we have an image problem and the best the mayor can do is alibi . John doesn’t have time for silly stuff like our national image he is to busy kicking the piss out of the Chamber of Commerce.
This summer we have managed to run down twice as many tourist as last year in the cross walks, but that’s OK Mayor it was local boys that hit’um shucks you know his dad. The Mayor is to busy kicking the piss out of the Chamber of Commerce to be bothered with silly stuff like running over tourists.
You turned down home rule and the ability to create local land use policy which we need- BECAUSE WE BORDER A NATIONAL PARK - the same land use policy that works for Burlington is not appropriate for Estes Park. GET IT BONE HEAD.
Traffic downtown is explained as “it’s a state highway”. What are we doing about this John, oh he is not available right now he is still busy kicking the piss out of the Chamber of Commerce.
We just had a vote to change our entire system of government and only 816 of 2600 registered voters bothered to step up. Where were you Estes Park? "We were all in the back room watching John kick the piss out of the Chamber of Commerce". Doing a fine job of it too, kick'em again, kick'em again, harder , harder.
This town would have elected an individual to the home rule commission who actually campaigned against home rule.
Estes Park “Where Ignorance Is Bliss”
Here is my suggestion for a new town slogan: Estes Park “Where Ignorance is Bliss”, kind of catchy don’t you think?
The National Geographic coordinated with three hundred marketing professionals to rate one hundred National Park gateway communities - out of one hundred we were 56. In school 56 out one hundred meant you were held back in the fourth grade. We flunked, we did worse than an F, we are a collective “Blight”. We flunked due to infrastructure issues; like land use policies appropriate to our location, traffic issues, noise and pollution. Our Mayor lied to us and said the magazine apologized to him. I am waiting for my next issue of National Geographic Traveler to read the retraction. The rest of the world has read that we suck. We have been labeled as a “blight” on RMNP and our elected leaders alibied; the damage is done, the boat hit the ice burg, the rabbit died, the genie is out of the bottle. In addition to the national attention we got courtesy of the town trustees, with the “pledge stuff” , we have an image problem and the best the mayor can do is alibi . John doesn’t have time for silly stuff like our national image he is to busy kicking the piss out of the Chamber of Commerce.
This summer we have managed to run down twice as many tourist as last year in the cross walks, but that’s OK Mayor it was local boys that hit’um shucks you know his dad. The Mayor is to busy kicking the piss out of the Chamber of Commerce to be bothered with silly stuff like running over tourists.
You turned down home rule and the ability to create local land use policy which we need- BECAUSE WE BORDER A NATIONAL PARK - the same land use policy that works for Burlington is not appropriate for Estes Park. GET IT BONE HEAD.
Traffic downtown is explained as “it’s a state highway”. What are we doing about this John, oh he is not available right now he is still busy kicking the piss out of the Chamber of Commerce.
We just had a vote to change our entire system of government and only 816 of 2600 registered voters bothered to step up. Where were you Estes Park? "We were all in the back room watching John kick the piss out of the Chamber of Commerce". Doing a fine job of it too, kick'em again, kick'em again, harder , harder.
This town would have elected an individual to the home rule commission who actually campaigned against home rule.
Estes Park “Where Ignorance Is Bliss”
