Community Center

Moultonborough Selectman

Sent:          Monday, December 10, 2007 10:35 PM
Subject:     community center—

I am unable to attend the meeting on the 13th,but I would like for you to read this email at the meeting,so that all can hear my questions and concerns about the community center.

It seems like after attending past meetings, that the recreation dept is pushing for the community center more then any other group.
If what they are looking for is so urgent and in their minds needed-have they heard about ways other recreation departments in towns get money?, such as running fund raisers, instead of asking for tax money? My feelings are that they are being one sided and not thinking about the impact on the total community.

Being part of a sports minded family all my life and having a daughter involved in sports over the last 30 years, who has been coaching high school volleyball for 20 years and my son-in -law for 15 years, who is currently a college coach, I have had several discussions with them concerning their requests for recreation improvements both in the community and school systems.
The point I would like to make on this subject is that what I have found about both of them, is that they always wanted the best for their kids, which I can not fault them, have always had a hit list longer then my arm, of what they would like for improvements to their programs. This is the nature of their positions, which again I cannot, fault.
They have always put the community first and their requests second and I don't think that this is being done by our recreation dept in Moultonborough.

The town that I came from in Ma. had 4000 kids in the school system with 6 gyms-that's an average of about 670 kids per facility.
The town of Moultonborough has around 650 kids in the system -2 gyms-that's an average of 325 kids per facility.
My question is do we need another gym?- my answer would be no. Not at this time.

The additional ball fields I won't agree or disagree with- but would like to say lets first get a true cost and time frame to improving what we have first. I also truly believe that if we put our mind to it, our current fields at the playground can be redone and ready for use in less then 2 years and for the two years make some adjustments to our programs.

Lastly, what is being said about a small increase to our taxes may be small to people in the 6 figure category, its a lot different to a senior on a fixed income getting a social security check for 700.00 dollars per month.Lets look after the people that make up a large majority of the year around residents-our seniors.

It is my hope that we put this project on the back burner at this time and move on, and use our energies to improve and work with what this great town,( with little debt}, of Moultonborough has today.

Respectively

Joe Quaresima