A Wembley executive, Ty Howard, did not attend an Adams County 14 school board meeting on Tuesday as planned after he learned that the meeting would be public according to the Denver Post [September 24, 2003, "Video-lottery proponent skips public meeting"]. Wembley is the owner of 4 of the 5 race tracks that will benefit from the passage of Amendment 33 allowing video lottery terminals. From the article, "Howard declined to say why he did not wish to proceed with the meeting after learning it would not be private. He chatted briefly with other amendment backers in a parking lot across the street from the district's administration building while the meeting was supposed to be taking place. On Aug. 26, the school board passed a resolution condemning Amendment 33. In the resolution, the Adams 14 board said the local racetrack casino would be too close to schools and would not give any money to the schools or the local government to reimburse them for the 'local gambling impacts."
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