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Originally Posted by Resident 2B
However, Loudon must have made some gain from having the track there, as far as increase in tax base. {snip}
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Loudon did do well with the tax revenue from the track for the first few years and then about 9 years ago (time frame may be off a bit) they changed the track to a seasonal venue and their tax burden was cut by more than half. Loudon then got to pick up the rest of the bill.
I can tell you that I am not complaining one bit regarding what Bob Bahre did for the town and I think you would be hard pressed to find a resident of the town that had anything bad to say about him. He was a very nice guy, on and off his grounds. You will see a very different feeling in the next few years from Speedway Inc., things are going to change alot in that area.
When I worked at the track in my first real job at age 14 I remember walking through the grandstand area to the concession stand I worked in and was approaching Bob and a few managers. As they passed a barrel that had been slightly over filled with trash, one of the managers TOLD (key word) me to take care of the barrel and put a new bag in it. As I started over to the barrel Bob stopped me and looked at his manager and proceeded to tell him that it was not my responsibility to replace the bag and if he noticed it he needed to change it, Bob then proceeded to change the bag himself and we never saw that manager again.