Hey Everybody-
Guess what? Our coaches positions have been eliminated by the City of Walnut Creek. This is not a joke. Of the Aquatics programs in the city, ours is the only one that operates in the black, and yet they are going to cut it.
If you could, would you shoot a brief e-mail, to the city council and let them know what a successful program this is across the country and in the world. All few hundred of us are doing what we can, but I think it's time to bring in the big guns- you.
Kerry has spent 30 years of his life building this program into what it is today, and helping many of you in the process, please help him and the program that he lives for.
The address is: mayor@walnut-creek.org
and ask them to respond to your e-mail.
Thanks,
Karen Duggan
Kerry has had vacation time, sick leave, all of it as an employee.
Our dues are less than $300 I think.
Here's the latest thought: we just found out that nearby, state-of-the-art Cowell Pool in Concord, CA will now be closing for the three cold months this coming year (Dec-Feb). That effectively eliminates the Terrapins USA-S program. They now need to find a new place to train.
Some of us are thinking, and I said this originally to my husband when all of this started, that the City of WC is trying to close down our pool. If you take away the most successful program at the pool (WCM) you will lose about $200K/year- a huge loss of revenue. Then you would surely have a reason to close the pool. I think they are just using this "your program needs to be the same model as everyone else's" as an excuse.
I really hope I am wrong, but I'm kinda thinking they are after the pool to close.
Our best, last hope is to convince the city council to tell the city mgr. that he is way off base. Luckily, some of us know the city council members. I hope that helps.
Kerry has had vacation time, sick leave, all of it as an employee.
Our dues are less than $300 I think.
Here's the latest thought: we just found out that nearby, state-of-the-art Cowell Pool in Concord, CA will now be closing for the three cold months this coming year (Dec-Feb). That effectively eliminates the Terrapins USA-S program. They now need to find a new place to train.
Some of us are thinking, and I said this originally to my husband when all of this started, that the City of WC is trying to close down our pool. If you take away the most successful program at the pool (WCM) you will lose about $200K/year- a huge loss of revenue. Then you would surely have a reason to close the pool. I think they are just using this "your program needs to be the same model as everyone else's" as an excuse.
I really hope I am wrong, but I'm kinda thinking they are after the pool to close.
Our best, last hope is to convince the city council to tell the city mgr. that he is way off base. Luckily, some of us know the city council members. I hope that helps.
