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Resident criticizes council for ignoring Playbook OP survey, calls for engagement
Summary
Public commenter Ryan Hesseltine accused the council of ignoring a statistically valid survey and criticized cost estimates for proposed pools; he said community volunteers were disregarded and urged the council to respond to residents' concerns.
At the open public comment period, resident Ryan Hesseltine told the council he and others felt ignored by the council's recent decisions on the Playbook OP aquatics options. Hesseltine said the committee and council "ignored a statistically valid survey" and faulted council members for relying on national averages rather than local construction costs and volunteer input.
"Everyone who voted for option 1 just ignored a statistically valid survey," Hesseltine said. He criticized the project cost estimates in the earlier committee discussion as higher than nearby comparable projects and urged council members to respond to constituent emails and requests for information.
Hesseltine spoke emotionally about the effect on a family member and said, "You guys did that to a kid," a statement that underscored community frustration recorded in the meeting. The council did not directly rebut the comment during the public-comment period, and staff later described next steps in the Playbook OP process during the committee report.
