Dear editor:
You people amaze me! How can anybody in their right mind say we need a new pool/curling facility?
You must be talking about the swimming pool right, not the curling rink? Wake up and smell the coffee!
In Calgary, for example, the population keeps growing and growing, yet three curling clubs have closed their doors in the last few years. Is that because the curling public has gotten tired of standing in line to get into the building to curl? How many of you executive volunteers want to leave a legacy behind so that you can tell your grand kids, ‘I did that?’
This is such a ridiculous proposal I find it very hard to comprehend. How many of you know beyond a shadow of a doubt what the life expectancy is of a steel building? If someone told you five years or 75 years would you really know the right answer?
Most of the press releases I am sure rely heavily on hearsay. And things get exaggerated every time information like this is passed on down the line. Build it and they will come. How ridiculous!
What if per chance you are wrong and you end up with a $10 million white elephant? It still has to be paid for, for many, many years. What about any infrastructure, RCMP offices, performing arts, etc.? How about commercial property in this complex to offset the expenses to run the place? How much profit has the Airdrie pool generated – or any curling club for that matter?
Build it and they will come. Bah, humbug!
Glen McGlaughlin
