New Website Aims To Rope Ford Into Amphitheater Debacle

As Ford Authority reported last week, the newly-opened Ford Amphitheater in the Polaris Pointe development in Colorado Springs, Colorado, – which is programmed and operated by AEG Presents and was developed and built by a company called Venu – faced its fair share of controversy, just one week after it began hosting concerts. This is due to 144 noise complaints coming from local residents over just a few days, even though the venue hasn’t reportedly exceeded the decibel limits imposed by the city. Now, a new website is aiming to rope Ford into this particular debacle as well.

That website – Ford Hurts Families – claims that the automaker itself is responsible for this particular problem, even though it only purchased naming rights for the facility and otherwise isn’t involved. “As amphitheater founder J.W. Roth said during the ribbon cutting, ‘Without Ford, this project wouldn’t have happened,'” the site notes. “Ford has now aligned themselves and invested millions of dollars with an invasion that is harming thousands of people – including many current and future Ford customers.”

Additionally, Ford Hurts Families claims that “Ford Amphitheater is currently operating in violation of Ford’s own policies that promise to ‘enhance the health and well-being of the communities that surround us and respect the rights of the people who live there.'” As such, it’s calling on local residents to contact the automaker, asking it to “uphold their own policies and brand can restore peace to surrounding communities – and prevent the need for further steps such as demonstrations at Ford dealerships or campaigns to educate prospective Ford customers about the harm to neighbors being funded by Ford purchases.”

According to KOAA News, it’s unclear who is behind the Ford Hurts Families website, but requests for information have been unsuccessful thus far. However, at least one local resident reported that he saw “a yard sign in his Greyhawk Northgate neighborhood promoting the new site. The sign reads ‘Hate the amphitheater noise? Let your voice be heard: FordHurtsFamilies.org.'”

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