King County, Washington, has threatened to close pools and parks to help overcome budget shortfalls. Included in the list of possible closures is the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center. The Aquatic Center has hosted three USMS National Championship meets.
Please visit King County Executive Page to vote in the on line poll for the one recreational facility that you use most. Wednesday morning only 2% of those responding were pool advocates!! The off leash dog proponents who are very well organized had a huge lead in 71% of respondents. Since then swimming pool advocates have given pools a significant lead. Let our voice be heard, visit the site today! The poll will change at noon Friday morning, so please vote now.
As you may have heard, due to budget shortfalls in King County, there is movement by King County to close pools and parks. This is a threat to our sport and to the quality of life we all enjoy in the metropolitan King County area. Public forums on this issue sponsored by the Metropolitan Parks Task Force were held May 13th at Redmond High School Little Theater and on May 15th at the Lake Wilderness Community Center. On the King County site mentioned above there is a link to view these forums.
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It occurred to me after I cast my vote that it was not really appropriate per Emmett's point that I am not a resident of King County, but at the time, I was moved by the spirit expressed by Dan. The closing of pools in King County to solve budget shortfalls could serve as a model for other areas, so in a way, we are all affected by this issue.
The website now has a list of comments received on the poll. The list is very lenghthy and full of comments about keeping the pools, so it looks like the King County residents feel as strongly about their pools as a very biased group like US Masters does.
Dan and Hugh, please keep us updated on this.
Kim
It occurred to me after I cast my vote that it was not really appropriate per Emmett's point that I am not a resident of King County, but at the time, I was moved by the spirit expressed by Dan. The closing of pools in King County to solve budget shortfalls could serve as a model for other areas, so in a way, we are all affected by this issue.
The website now has a list of comments received on the poll. The list is very lenghthy and full of comments about keeping the pools, so it looks like the King County residents feel as strongly about their pools as a very biased group like US Masters does.
Dan and Hugh, please keep us updated on this.
Kim
