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Archery Club urges council to keep community-building use; council tables purchase-agreement discussion
Summary
Ben Christiansen, speaking for the Archery Club, described decades of community use of the Archery Building and asked the council to preserve access; the existing purchase agreement runs through November 2027. Council asked the club to propose building improvements and tabled the item for further information.
Ben Christiansen, who said he has been a member of the Archery Club since the late 1980s, told the council the archery facility serves numerous community groups (youth demonstrations, Quilt Guild, Angel Tree) and that the existing purchase agreement with the city runs through November 2027. He urged the council to consider making the building more visible and easier to rent rather than selling it.
Council members acknowledged the building's deteriorated condition and suggested the club propose specific, affordable improvements the membership could undertake. Council agreed to table discussion of the 1997 purchase agreement and asked the club to work with the city attorney and staff on potential amendments or improvements to the arrangement.
Direct quote: "The purchase agreement with the city actually refers to the building as a community rec center," Ben Christiansen said, and he emphasized the building's 30-year history of community use.
