My 2 Cents: Community Center Always Attracts Boo-birds

I’m amazed that there are individuals in this community who are still trying to stop the construction of a community center — after more than two decades without one. I’m also amazed that the Coeur d’Alene Press published Larry Spencer’s claims about the so-called “Dirtgate” Sunday in an op-ed piece on the Opinion Page without checking out Spencer’s claims. But that’s another story. As you recall, Spencer made several claims here last week that were easily knocked down by Salvation Army officials, including one that money could be saved by simply putting the new center in the re-contoured gravel pit, which might make sense, except that the center is so big that it wouldn’t fit in the hole. But this isn’t about Spencer. He travels to his own misguided beat. It’s about individuals who are trying there darndest to stop the $64M gift bestowed on this community by the Ray and Joan Kroc Foundation, through the Salvation Army.