Taking a staff statement that only about 10 percent of the revenue of the new arena will come from new tourist dollars, the letter writer acts as if that is the only revenue source and comes to the absurd conclusion that the arena can't be paid for. There are a lot of numbers and no truth in his argument. And the city's consultants are confident that with a professional management firm operating and marketing the arena, the revenue will be sufficient to operate and maintain the facility. The Caller-Times of Sept. 24 had some encouraging news. It concerns a win-win situation, whereby old tires are disposed of by serving as fuel to generate energy.
Tires get extremely hot when burned.
Back when it was still legal for cities to incinerate trash, it was found that tires could not be incinerated because the heat was so intense that it melted the steel walls of the incinerator. In view of this, we must consider old tires as a valid source of energy. With proper management, junk tires can be converted from a liability into an asset by the simple process of combustion. Disposal of old tires by the present method costs us dearly, directly and indirectly. Rubber can be burned the same as coal, but without as much sulfur being emitted to the atmosphere.