The original plan when our community center was “done away with” was to use the B&G Club as a temporary community center? I never heard that! Why a 5 year plan? How long would it take to renovate the Armory? And where does the City anticipate getting AT LEAST $500,000 for asbestos removal and renovation? I think this plan is smoke and mirrors, and the City is not going to make good on its word to give us back a community center, which I would like to see — downtown, with plenty of parking! I rented the community center twice, at about $50, and it wasn’t easy to get a 2 – 3 hour slot near the date that you wanted. A lot of people used that center to host events. The B&G Club is housed at Carver Center, which is owned by Carver Community Action Agency. If the City wants to give the B&G Club some money why not just contribute without “the agreement”? Give them $50,000 and let them find other funding. And since Rauner slashed funding for Handi-van, is Galesburg going to pay for those services? And what other necessary services will be cut in the future?
Apr 16 2015
Should the city council spend $115,000 on the Boys & Girls Club of Knox Co to be used as a temp community center?
The original plan when our community center was “done away with” was to use the B&G Club as a temporary community center? I never heard that! Why a 5 year plan? How long would it take to renovate the Armory? And where does the City anticipate getting AT LEAST $500,000 for asbestos removal and renovation? I think this plan is smoke and mirrors, and the City is not going to make good on its word to give us back a community center, which I would like to see — downtown, with plenty of parking! I rented the community center twice, at about $50, and it wasn’t easy to get a 2 – 3 hour slot near the date that you wanted. A lot of people used that center to host events. The B&G Club is housed at Carver Center, which is owned by Carver Community Action Agency. If the City wants to give the B&G Club some money why not just contribute without “the agreement”? Give them $50,000 and let them find other funding. And since Rauner slashed funding for Handi-van, is Galesburg going to pay for those services? And what other necessary services will be cut in the future?
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