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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They should build another elementary or middle school here.  [/quote]

The area desperately needs another ES and MS but it also needs a library and community center.  We'll never get those things back if this goes through.[/quote]

All of the proposed designs include a library and community center. [/quote]

Some are just glorified common rooms that are more of a building amenity than a community amenity.  Those are also always the first thing to go when building starts.  Renderings are architecural vapor ware.[/quote]

What is the real need for a library (that isn't just a place for people to go to use the internet) and the community center (which is mostly used for community/ANC meetings?)

I am not suggesting they shouldn't be core to the program, but let's be real about what these "amenities" are in the 21st century.

Add a pool, weight room and meeting rooms, and maybe we can begin to talk about amenities.[/quote]

We actually utilize the community center.  Our kids have done something there almost every year.  Even though it is rundown it is an asset to the community.  An asset that is being underutilized but has potential.  It should have a weight room and meeting rooms for community use.  Those are the things people asked for five years ago and those were the answers that were ignored and delayed in pursuit of this plan.

Yeah, we have ignored spaces like this in the 21st Century.  But that's not a good thing.  I'd argue that we need them now more than ever.[/quote]

Agree. I also have taken several classes at the community center (as an adult), and there were plenty of other people there. Suburban communities have more quantity and quality of classes at their community centers - this is something we should be striving for as well. [/quote]

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