[SJAAboard] Houge Reuse meeting Tues 1:30Pm

[Rich N]

They would still need to water and mow the grass, keep the lights on,
and have the cops check it now and then.

For the cost of demolishing the bathrooms and meeting room, they could
pay for many years of maintenance for the two buildings.  I would guess they spend
maybe 3/4 of an hour to wash the bathrooms everyday.  They very seldom clean
our the meeting room.  We haven't had the heater running for at least 2 years
because the city hasn't made it available to us (it doesn't heat when turned on).
They aren't spending much to keep those two buildings up and running compared
to the maintaining the lawn. 

If they do get rid of the two buildings I don't think it will increase the value
of the park and the neighborhood.

Would the city keep the tennis courts open?  

Rich


>I can't imagine that the city would just sell the park to a developer.
> In this case, I think "closing" Houge means permanently padlocking and
> eventually demolishing the bathrooms and the meeting room. The point
> being to make the park as maintenance free as possible. But in today's
> economic climate, who knows.
> Paul K.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Rich N
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:24 PM
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> Subject: Re: [SJAAboard] Houge Reuse meeting Tues 1:30Pm
> 
> If the city sold Houge and the entire park was filled with homes, I'll
> bet it would reduce the value of the homes already near the park.
> 
> Rich
> 
>> If the city plans to keep Houge but not let people use it, their cost
> to 
>> maintain it will be virtually the same.
>> 
>> Rich
>> 
>>>I just found out about this 1/2 hour ago.  The city has been
> considering
>>> closing Houge and several other sites.  I am planning to head down to
> city
>>> hall and participate.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Rob Hawley 
>>> 
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