Diana, I am responsible for one of Parks and Rec’s indoor programs: IMLEM. I actively pushed to move us out of the Pod into the school, and everyone (coaches and children) is much happier with this decision.
The lock-in problem should not be an issue if you tell the school which hours you are going to be in the building. The building doors can be scheduled to remain unlocked. There is also a lot of space in the school that doesn’t function as a classroom. You don’t need to run into the problem you described of children potentially damaging school projects. For example, we use the 8th grade hub, which is the perfect space for us, as it has a big whiteboard to solve problems, a projector, group tables than can be easily reconfigured, and there are no projects than can be damaged. Each grade has a similar hub and you could find one that is closer to a playground (e.g. 3rd grade). The point I am trying to make is that the school has a lot of space, tremendous facilities and existing after hours custodians during the week. With a little bit of planning, all those problems you faced can be sidestepped. David Cuetos On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 08:24 DJCP <djcp0...@gmail.com> wrote: > My kids enjoy plenty of indoor parks and rec activities, including > gymnastics, minecraft/coding classes, art, science, and theater. And, in > fact, when those classes run, my Girl Scout Troops often have a hard time > finding a place to meet in the Pods. WE had to meet in the breakout room > in the school recently and we were basically locked in b/c once you leave > the building after hours, no one can let you in. Plus we were not near an > easily accessible playground where the kids could burn off energy. And I'm > not entirely sure I want to be responsible for a bunch of kids meeting in a > classroom after school hours and ensuring they keep their hands off all of > the classroom materials and projects. > > Diana > Giles Rd > > On Wed, 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. >> >> -- > 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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