I am writing this letter in the hope of obtaining help in the effort to save our community pool.
The Watsontown pool has been closed this season for lack of financial means to support its daily operating expenses. Last year we were notified that we, the members of the community, have one year to come up with two-thirds of $700,000 needed to repair our pool. A grant is available for the remaining third, however we need to show proof of having the rest.
After attending the borough meetings it has been made clear that the officials of the borough do not want to put any effort into obtaining the remaining funds. In a recent meeting the mayor spoke proudly of how he has made over 200 phone calls to receive the $250,000 grant to build the Eighth Street park -- which at the present time is a tennis court and playground.
Why wasn't that same amount of effort put into the park we have now? We have the swimming pool, baseball field, basketball courts etc. All of which could be made into something we could be proud of. We could even add the skate park there. But it seems that the mayor and the council would rather put the money into the Eighth Street park. Our neighboring communities have all taken their grant money to beautify existing parks.
At our initial meeting regarding the pool, the president made the comment that we, the community, have one year before they bring in the bulldozers. We need help to save this pool, and our borough council members need to remember why they are there -- to help our community and to find the ways and means to make Watontown something to be proud of. If they are confused about their responsibilities -- maybe we need to get new members.
One last note, I would like to thank Milton for allowing our swim team to combine with theirs in order for our kids to compete this year. It is a beautiful complex, by the way.
Ron Urbanski,
Watsontown
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Public investment
Public investment? Pennsylvania's funding of our local schools is a crying shame. Sure, times are tough, but the state managed to come up with $10 million for Bucknell University, a private school, to have a new bookstore in downtown Lewisburg. I'm still not sure how Bucknell wrangled that deal or why a private university is entitled to public funding.
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Ill-conceived measure
Ill-conceived plan. It is imperative that motorists drive safely and courteously when approaching bicyclists. The only problem with the new bicyclist law requiring motorists to allow four feet of distance between their cars and the bicyclists is that this will place the car in the opposing travel lane or require it to cross the yellow line in a no-passing zone.
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Heroic workers
I was astounded when I saw Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011's headline "Workers tackle robber over $603".
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Cell phone ban
Last week I was reading "Cell ban tough to enforce" in The Daily Item and it was very controversial.
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Worth $603?
The article on Dec. 20 in the edition of The Daily Item about the Dollar Tree robber caught my interest.
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Alarming ailment
In the Dec. 20, 2011 issue of The Daily Item, I read the article "Childhood disorder bolsters research."
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Public obligation
As part of her argument for home schooling, "Studying in Pajamas", Jan. 20, Joanna Wert dismisses public schools and "the majority of American workers" with a few condescending generalizations. She goes on to extol her own children's virtues and accomplishments, and then lists famous people whom she claims were home-schooled.
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More perfect union?
As I have listened to the many speeches by those who aspire to become the next president of the United State of America, I am appalled at the number of times I have heard referenced to our "rights". And how seldom I've heard talk about responsibilities.
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School closings
I would like to discuss the Midd-West School District and their plan to close two area schools. What I wish they would do is listen to our voice as the parents and taxpayers, but it seems their minds are already made up. I plan to attend the meeting scheduled for Feb. 13 to "discuss' options, however, I feel that this is all for naught as I think they already have their minds made up.
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