Do we really need a multi-milliondollar community center in Grand Marais? They are building a community center in Tofte. They have a community center in Grand Portage.
Who will use the center in Grand Marais? Two hundred families in Grand Marais will not pay for maintenance. Are we building for the YMCA? People living outside of Cook County who have a YMCA in their communities will pay for membership in their own YMCA. They would not have to pay to use the YMCA in Grand Marais.
The school has a fitness center for students. We have a commercial fitness center in Grand Marais, the Pump House. Do we have to go into competition with a business that pays taxes? Fix the old school gym.
Tourists don’t come up to Grand Marais in the summer to use a building. They come to fish, hike, walk on the beach in the fresh air, swim and paddle in the lake.
Oh, and who else besides the city council, the county board and the EDA board knew the old ski hill property was for sale?
Just wondering.
Walt Mianowski
Grand Marais
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