Peter, I would certainly support your proposal for a “warrant #2” and I think it is exactly what is needed.
Seth Rosen > On Nov 30, 2022, at 8:17 AM, Peter Buchthal <pbucht...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Now is the time to vote NO on Warrant 1. > > I believe it is a false choice to think there are no other options for the > town except Warrant #1, for $325,000. > > People seem enamored with the name "Community Center" without really looking > at the space needs of both the COA and the Rec Department together. > > As the parent of three kids, most of the Parks and Rec Department programming > that we use and love today is outdoors on a sports field, tennis court, pool, > or school gym. I can't imagine allocating a new indoor 12,500 sqf facility > (1/2 of the Community Center) to the Parks and Rec program offerings. Most > indoor oriented Parks and Rec usage forecasts appear aspirational, not > addressing defined needs. Most of the offerings that are indoors, could > surely be located in the new school after school hours at minimal extra cost. > From the 2018 Community Center Final Report "The PRD runs some programs on > weekdays during school hours, such as exercise classes for adults, but most > of its offerings are held for children after school, on weekday evenings, and > on weekends." > > It is clear that the combination of Parks and Rec with the COA is a marriage > of convenience and may not be a good use of tax dollars. With few indoor > activities outside of facilities provided today by the Gym, Parks and Rec > hasn't justified their need for 12,500 sqf of new space. > > I propose a 2nd Warrant of 50K-75K that could be voted upon that would fund a > proper current needs analysis. The output of this study should be a slimmed > down COA that is no longer an architectural statement but a functional, clean > and enjoyable COA. This building could be a renovated Pierce, Bemis or new > facility at Hartwell. > > A No vote on Warrant 1 is not a NO for everything, just this oversized, ill > conceived marriage of COA and the Parks and Recreation department called > "Community Center" > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
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