{"id":6507,"date":"2016-08-10T19:09:59","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T02:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6507"},"modified":"2016-08-10T19:09:59","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T02:09:59","slug":"venue-hosting-concerts-since-2008-to-continue-to-host-concerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6507","title":{"rendered":"Venue Hosting Concerts Since 2008 to Continue to Host Concerts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"concerts<\/a>Residents in the new Stapleton neighborhoods<\/a> purchased their homes long after Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods Park held its first concerts. Some who moved into the area believed things would change after they moved in. \u201cI guess I knew there was a giant stadium that hosted events a couple miles from my house,\u201d said Wicker Park resident Jennifer Meehan. \u201cBut, I expected that to change after we moved in. We were also told by the builder the noise wasn\u2019t bad and all the concerts were done by 10PM, and they had no reason to lie to us.\u201d Other residents in the area are also disappointed in the noise coming from Dick\u2019s during concerts. \u201cIt turns out, concerts can sometimes be really loud,\u201d said Willow Park East resident Jim Hayes. \u201cI guess I thought it would be a lot of acoustic stuff, or unplugged gigs. But, it seems these concerts are using amplifiers, drums, bass guitar, the whole shebang.\u201d\nUnbelievably, a spokesman for Dick\u2019s says they plan to continue to host concerts, despite residents moving into the area nine years after they began hosting events. \u201cWe absolutely want to be good neighbors,\u201d said spokesperson Nancy Wolf. \u201cBut, we had a long term plan for how we would use the area, and concerts and music events were a part of that long before housing was beginning to be built over there. We definitely are not trying to be disruptive, but we have to stick with our long term plans and goals as well.\u201d Resident Megan Walker doesn\u2019t see things the same way. \u201cAs soon as homes began being built in North Stapleton, Dick\u2019s should have begun rethinking their strategies,\u201d said Walker. \u201cCities need to always look after their homeowners, especially a Stapleton homeowner. I think things will end up being changed over there. Stapleton residents will mobilize and shut down or at least curb the concerts at Dick\u2019s.\u201d\nSome residents in the area aren\u2019t bothered by the concerts. \u201cI enjoy the free concerts,\u201d said resident Colleen Hansen. \u201cWe knew when we moved over here from Eastbridge there would be concert noise on occasion. It\u2019s really not a big deal. Plus, we didn\u2019t like being next to the jail in Eastbridge, but we couldn\u2019t tell the jail to move. A lot of people don\u2019t like living next to Aurora, but can we move the city over? You kind of have to know what you are getting into and take the good with the bad. It\u2019s just loud music.\u201d North Stapleton residents are beginning a movement to quiet the noise. \u201cThese bands have other options,\u201d said Hayes. \u201cThey could listen through wireless headphones, the concerts could be done by 9PM, and only be held on Fridays. So, these are the kinds of things we are looking for. Compromise. That\u2019s all we ask.\u201d The noise from Stapleton residents complaining about Dick\u2019s is expected to quickly become louder than any concert being held there.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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