Quote:
|
Dozens of people called or emailed elected officials last week. Meehan also reported that he received some letters this week.
|
Spoke to locals while I was down there this weekend. Feelings were mixed, but leaned towards embracing it. The biggest gripes weren't the activities, but the traffic and the crowd.
The consensus was that car guys are usually weird and not the most fun crowd, and that a 10 minute drive to work/eat can easily become a 45-minute nightmare, due to Cruise Week.
On the flip side of the coin, they loved the revenue it generated and one person said they took advantage of the opportunity to get a few good races in while the tourists were in town--this was a female, BTW.