[Vision2020] Tell Council to Use Hamilton donation for Kids

[Tim Lohrmann]

> Visionaries,
>    I knew very little about how the Hamilton
> Donation
> would be used until this weekend. Apparently the
> donation will be used entirely for this gym with the
> bulk of the money going into an investment fund to
> pay
> for the operation of it.
>    Many say this is outrageous since a gym can be
> self-sustaining or nearly so if it is rented out for
> events and etc.
>    Further, the gym would be locked up and not in
> use
> much of the time. Apparently one of the major
> considerations of the Council was to have a pleasing
> roofline next to the Aquatic Center.  Playgrounds,
> ballfields and etc. would be a much better way to
> spend this generous donation. 
>   If you agree, see the petition and contact
> information below and let our mayor and council
> know. 
>    TL
> 
> 
> 
> > HAMILTON MONEY FOR KIDS
> > 
> > Petition to the Moscow City council to reconsider
> > the facility plan
> > 
> > for the Hamilton Recreational Center
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > We, the undersigned, feel that the multi-million
> > dollar donation from Mr.
> > Bob Hamilton must satisfy the facility and program
> > needs of Moscow youth
> > participating in a variety of recreational and
> > sports activities.  The
> > immediate needs include multiple basketball
> courts,
> > volleyball courts,
> > soccer fields, baseball and softball fields,
> tennis
> > courts, and football
> > fields.  Many of these can be designed for
> > multi-purpose use.  We understand
> > that the wish of Mr. Hamilton was to provide
> > facilities and programs for the
> > youth of Moscow.  The current recreation center
> > design is too limited in its
> > scope and doesn't meet the true needs of the youth
> > of Moscow.
> > 
> > We ask the city council to reconsider the funding
> > and facility plan that
> > they approved at the April 7th meeting, spending
> 2.8
> > million dollars to
> > construct a facility with only one gym, two
> offices
> > for staff, and a
> > multi-purpose room.  The remaining 4 million
> dollars
> > in the Hamilton Fund is
> > now allocated for operating costs for the center. 
> > This excessive cost for
> > so little usable space is unacceptable. We feel
> that
> > emphasis must be on a
> > design maximizing playing, practicing, and
> > recreational space, not
> > structural design or administrative space.  We
> have
> > in our hands the plans
> > for a 5-gym complex now being built in Spokane for
> > 2.5 million.  In our
> > community, Logos built a 2-gym facility for under
> > $500,000.
> > 
> > If you agree with this email, please either call,
> > email, or write a letter
> > to EACH  of the following people:
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Council members, mayor, or city supervisor may be
> > contacted at (208)883-7080
> > or write PO Box 9203, Moscow ID 83843.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > City Council Members
> > 
> > Steve Busch                steveb@moscow.com
> > 
> > Peg Hamlett               
> peg_hamlett@sbcglobal.net
> > 
> > Jon Kimberling                  jon@n-k-ins.com
> > 
> > Jack Hill                      jmhil@moscow.com
> > 
> > JoAnn Mack               jmack@turbonet.com
> > 
> > Mike Thomason                  
> mtethoma@moscow.com
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Mayor:
> > 
> > Marshall Comstock            comstock@moscow.com
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > City Supervisor:  
> > 
> > Gary J. Riedner           
> griedner@ci.moscow.id.us
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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