City Council members and city staff are again talking about an issue that has been mentioned on-and-off for the last decade.
A possible community center is again an active topic of discussion at city hall after it was decided earlier this year not to put a bond measure on next month’s ballot. Now, the tentative plan is to put a bond measure before voters sometime next year.
Already new decisions are being made about the proposed facility. For starters, it will not be located on Main Street – right in the heart of Town Center – but instead elsewhere in the development.
Nonetheless, many unknowns remain: How big will it be? What features will it have? Where will it be located? And then there’s the most pressing question in the minds of City Council members and residents: How much will it cost, and will it be self-sufficient in terms of revenue? And if it is not financially self-sufficient, how will the operating losses be made up?
Cost and expenses figure to be sticking points. Although nothing is definite, a utility tax has been mentioned as a way to fund operational shortfalls at the proposed center.
Mill Creek residents must let city hall and the City Council know how they feel about the proposed project. If residents want it, they must tell the city and Council why and what features they want to see. If they don’t want it, let them know that as well, and why.
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