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MikeK: Some McEuen Field Thoughts

Councilman Mike Kennedy suggests what should be done at McEuen Field now, while city looks for money to do the rest. (Full comment here):

  •  Front Avenue needs to be redone -- it is years overdue. Move the parking while doing that project and recapture five acres of green-space. It may never be cheaper to do public construction than it is today, creating construction jobs now. Keep the parcels north of Sherman for a future multi-use parking project when the economy improves.
  • Leave some lanes for boat launching while pursuing additional waterfront access along Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive. * Build an exceptional baseball facility on 15th Street. The city could be forced to evict American Legion baseball by the federal and state agencies that funded McEuen, so we need a sound long-term plan for baseball.
  • Install public infrastructure under McEuen so that as funds and opportunities arise in the future they can be implemented.People who support the park redesign understandably don't want the city "caving" to political pressure, while some who oppose the park redesign don't want any change at all.

Question: Are thos calling for an advisory vote really saying that they want to stop any changes to McEuen Field?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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