Recent actions by the Astoria City Council and city management to put the Aquatic Center on firm footing is a hopeful sign.
The reorganization of the facility operation and promotions will work as long as each of us makes the decision to use those new opportunities to take swim lessons, to take advantage of always available lap swim lanes, to take classes, to make the Aquatic Center a part of your family routine. For many it's a matter of putting past inadequacy in the past and giving the center another try.
The moves underway to join with the Seaside district is a good move for long term support that should take the ACC out of the general fund permanently. There are more possibilities for coordinated recreational opportunities and better control of upkeep and management costs even though Astorians will have another taxing district to support and Seasiders would take on a facility that has up to this point been a drain on resources.
Well, with a 59% increase in Municpal Services and utilities, that family routine at Aquatic Center may be more valid than some think espceially when we are also footing the bill to cover a $460,000 operating deficit at "The pool.
ReplyDeleteI may just need to bring the whole family down daily just for a quick shower and a couple of 5 gallon buckets of water to take for personal use.
Hey Tom,
ReplyDeleteIn regards to voting...
I have a question. How can a Christian vote Democrat?
Today the issues that separate Republican from Demoncrat are the same issues that can be divided pro-Christian vs. anti-Christian.
Christians should against abortion and homosexaulity. They should worship God the Father instead of Mother Nature. We should also be against state sponsored indoctrination in the gov't school monopoly. We need choice through vouchers and charter schools.
Crime and punishment is an issue of personal responsibility and sin. But Dems blame society.
Charity for the poor should be the Churches job.
And the gov't should be able to gag Pastors from political speach by threatening to take away tax exempt status.
The Dems higher taxes move us towards Socialism, which tends toward Atheism and reduced freedom.
So if a person claims to be a Christian and claims Jesus as their Lord and Savior... how can they vote Democrat???