Item: Gookin seeks council seat: Sees election as public vote on McEuen Field/Tom Hasslinger, Press

More Info: "I think this is the public vote on McEuen Field," Gookin said. "People have wanted a public vote; on Nov. 8, you get your public vote. You can vote for McEuen - you can vote against McEuen - based on who you vote for on city council." Gookin, who opposed the planning process on the downtown park overhaul and favors putting the conceptual plan up to a public advisory vote, said the controversial, multi-million dollar project has put the city under too much scrutiny not to sway the ballot box one way or another.

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Question: Do you agree with Dan Gookin that the 2011 Coeur d'Alene municipal election is an unofficial referendum on McEuen Field reconstruction?