DPR is a deeply troubled agency. For decades -- at least -- they've had no clarity about what their mission was. Until fifteen years ago or so that wasn't much of an issue because they weren't responsible for much, but since then the city has spent around a billion dollars on new DPR facilities. Wherever new facilities have been built conflict has arisen over how those facilities should be used, by whom and when. DPR has proven spectacularly unprepared to resolve those conflicts, because of the lack of clarity of mission.

The result is an agency that mostly sees the public as the enemy.

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Anonymous wrote:not enough staffing to open or run programs.

Funny, at my local rec center there seems to be no shortage of staff.

Did you ask them if they were available on Sunday?

Anonymous wrote:not enough staffing to open or run programs.

Funny, at my local rec center there seems to be no shortage of staff.

Anonymous wrote:OP, start figuring out which other day you want closed. If they are open on Sunday they need to close another day or have more money for staff.

Or they need to shift the staff they have around to cover the hours when people actually want to use the rec centers.

Anonymous wrote:Do you think that the staff at those centers deserve a day off?

What a ridiculous comment. Lots of businesses have extended hours. Do you think every employee at those businesses works every hour that the company is open?

The opportunity was before the primary. This administration doesn't listen to residents except when they have no other alternative.

OP, start figuring out which other day you want closed. If they are open on Sunday they need to close another day or have more money for staff.

Do you think that the staff at those centers deserve a day off?

not enough staffing to open or run programs.

Who do we need to petition, write to, lobby, etc? At EVERY DPR rec meeting that I attend, I mention it but it's never addressed. What has to happen to get some movement on this? Even if they can't open all of them due to budget, they should be able to open a few per ward, to include at least 1 with the indoor pool. Where to start??