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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Skating isn't a thing here - it's not the culture. You'd need to move north to get what you want.  [/quote]

Swimming is huge here and we don't have pools.  So it is not a culture issue.  It is a $ issue.  These facilities require a lot of money to build and run.  Land is  expensive and governments would rather put up multi-unit housing that can be taxed and raise prices.[/quote]

Guess what?  Housing is a THING.  Skating is an expensive hobby for privileged people that no one in this area really cares about! [/quote]

Listen, I get where you're coming from, but honestly, all kids (some may argue, especially disadvantaged children) can benefit from more recreational facilities.  I grew up in a small town in a mountain west state.  We had a pool under the rec gym -- think "It's  A Wonderful Life" scene when Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed dance their way into the pool- it was under the small gym but not the big, basketball game gym.  It was awesome.  We were a population of timber workers and ranchers, but all the kids had a chance to take swimming lessons as a part of PE.  Some kids even won swimming scholarships to get themselves out of there and change their fate. Don't tell me that there aren't plenty of kids from all SES's that wouldn't love the opportunity to learn how to ice skate.[/quote]

I am sure kids of all walks of life would love to learn to skate -- but not at the expense of having a roof over their heads!  Affordable housing in the DMV is abysmal. This region is incredibly expensive.  Let's get everyone a safe place to live and an education before we start harping on how we need more ice rinks.  [/quote]

I will say I don’t get the Tucker Road and Ft Dupont renovations as the local communities do not really use those rinks. [/quote]

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