Community - Thursday, March 4, 2010 13:56 - 0 Comments

Letter to the editor: Displeased with sale of Community Center

As a concerned citizen of Mandan I need to address my displeasure concerning the Community Center abandonment by the city of Mandan and the role of the city commissioners in that process. It is my intent to express the disappointment that I have concerning this decision by the Mandan City Commission.

While I am not an expert on the history behind the Community Center, I have been a member since the mid-’80s of the pool and fitness center. I have benefited from that membership and considered it a good example of programs that could be offered by the park district and the city in general. I like the Community Center and have been impressed with the idea behind the building and the location of the building.

When the Community Center was started, it was a multifunctional building housing both the National Guard and the pool with a gym. That use has been transformed over the years into a building that is now used and funded by the park district, the city and the school district. What has now transpired is a sad end to that great idea. The first step of this process was when the city commissioners decided to abandon the building and offered it to the park district for $1. Continue…