Boulder debate: To lure or not to lure tourists

BOULDER – The city of Boulder is in the unique tourism position of being a desti

nation, a gateway, a stop on a circuit and a side-trip all in one.

Being all those things means that a steady stream of visitors comes to the city

or passes through it year round. Many of Boulder’s residents, mostly business ow

ners and city officials concerned with revenues, are happy to see the throngs. O

thers are happy to see them only if the visitors promise not to stay.

“We don’t think of people who come to Boulder as ‘tourists,’´ said Stan Zemler,

president of the Boulder Chamber of Commerce.…