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Gym owner withdraws $1.9M subsidy request after public criticism and staff warnings
Summary
Residents and a public school teacher urged the commission to require independent review of Extreme Amplitude's funding request; the applicant withdrew her LITA application during public comment, citing personal attacks. City staff had flagged the project's financial projections as overly ambitious.
Speakers during public comment on Nov. 18 strongly criticized a proposed taxpayer subsidy for Extreme Amplitude, a local gymnastics business, and the applicant subsequently withdrew the request for funds.
Taylor, an Alamogordo resident, told the commission the applicant's payroll and enrollment projections did not match local demographics and called the owner's request for roughly $1.8M to $1.9M in city support a public subsidy that would create low-wage part-time jobs rather than…
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