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Mandy Buchholz
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Sunday, July 19, 2026 2:58 PM
Kittitas County Commissioners Office; Bryan Elliot! Brian Kelly
BOCC consent agenda Jul21 2026 Parks District
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Commissioners,
This is elected officials'scheme to spend other people's money-in this case, through aO.2% sales tax increase.
yes, it will raise approximately $4 million annually, but that amount will still fall short of the capital requirements needed to
build and operate these money pits.
History repeats itself .
The BOCC already shut down one financially defunct Park and Recreation District that could not gain public support for
higher taxes. Kittitas County took possession of the Snow Park and paid its outstanding bills.
The current City pool is good enough. lt served 55,330 users last year-an average of 208 people per day it was open.
The problem is-not the piol; it is the City's stewardship of the facility. The roof has had documented water intrusion issues
since 2018. A men's urinal has been oui of service for four years, and lighting fixtures have missing or burned-out bulbs.
The building itself was quality built. I have swum at that location for 60 years and can compare old vs new. A new lazy
river brings-nothing to the table. . A leaking roof? You're going swimming-consider it a natural shower. I can swim in the
dark, and there are two other urinals. lf the
-City of Ellensburg can't budget for a a light bulb, it certainly doesn't have
the skill set for a high cost capital project requiring bricks and mortar.
Field House: Leasing money at 8% for a project that could be bonded at 4% with public support? Give me some of that
public sugar.
How much has the public used the Field House site since it burned down four years ago? Where has the public outcry
that is still lost?.
Lose the pool for one week and measure the pub'lic outrage.. You'll quickly find out which recreational facility the public
actually value and supports.
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Pat Kelleher