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South Side "Wreck"
That was the project bike path planner Jeffery Olson referred to when he left me a message regarding the city's indoor Recreation Center.
(For the record, I thought Olson's 'rec'/'wreck' pun was kind of funny, which is why I've printed it here. I am, in no way, mean to render an opinion on the project by referring to the "wreck.")
Olson, who has been one of the most outspoken among the project's opponents, wanted to let me know that a bulldozer has materialized on the rec field, likely meaning that construction is imminent.
As we all remember, Mayor Scott Johnson signed a contract for the project's construction a few weeks ago, and although an appeal is currently underway of a case to block the building, work is going forward. If construction proceeds on track, the facility, designed to provide basketball and other indoor recreation to the city's youth, could open in 2010.
(For the record, I thought Olson's 'rec'/'wreck' pun was kind of funny, which is why I've printed it here. I am, in no way, mean to render an opinion on the project by referring to the "wreck.")
Olson, who has been one of the most outspoken among the project's opponents, wanted to let me know that a bulldozer has materialized on the rec field, likely meaning that construction is imminent.
As we all remember, Mayor Scott Johnson signed a contract for the project's construction a few weeks ago, and although an appeal is currently underway of a case to block the building, work is going forward. If construction proceeds on track, the facility, designed to provide basketball and other indoor recreation to the city's youth, could open in 2010.
posted by The Saratogian City Desk at
9:48 PM
2 Comments:
Andrew
Jeff Olsen is right! This has become a wreck and is all about politics.
I had hoped that the project would have been put on hold.
The economic situation the city is in should place a project of this nature in a Non-essential situation and postpone it until a more stable time.
I do believe we should not bury our heads in the sand during tough times, but this will become a painful blunder that we will be forced to live with for decades.
A 22 Million Dollar Blunder
There are so many open questions that Mr Johnson, Mr Ivins, and Mr Franck are not addressing that the word SURPRISE will have new meaning once this is built.
My request to you Andrew is to dig deeper into the project and answer any lingering questions and present them as "a businees plan" for the project.
The press is not asking enough questions, they are just reporting on the activities. You will be shocked to see how thin this is in details.
Can Saratoga Springs afford a 750K YEARLY expense right now?
That is 22 million dollars!!!
Ask your readership if this should be built?
This and every other major project in the City should be brought to a vote by CITY TAXPAYERS since we obviously can't trust our elected officials to protect CITY TAXPAYERS best interests, they are out of touch and out of time. Their spend it, its not our money attitude has got to go. I vote NO to the WREC, BEACH, JOHNSON, IVINS and FRANCK.
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