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Petitioners urge rebuild of Earl Legacy skate park; funding and tax impact spur long debate
Summary
A citizen petition asking voters to rebuild the Earl Legacy skate park drew extensive public comment; petitioners say safety and longterm usability require a modern rebuild, while others raised concerns about using capital reserves and the unassigned fund balance—amendments to funding splits were proposed and failed; the petition will appear on the March 10 ballot as written.
Lead petitioner David Gilbert presented Article 11, a citizen petition asking voters to raise and appropriate $800,000 to reconstruct the Earl Legacy skate park, describing structural cracking and safety concerns and noting more than $100,000 in private fundraising already committed. “This is a need not a want,” Gilbert said, urging a long‑term, poured‑in‑place replacement with an expected 25‑plus year lifespan.
The article as filed proposed using $88,000 in private contributions, $234,000 from the…
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