SR Edit: “Dirtgate” Touches CdA’s Dark Side

No one, including Spencer, is willing to say flat out he opposes the center, especially as it enters the final stages of local fundraising to lock up the Kroc grant and endowment. The local effort must raise $1.6 million between now and the end of May to reach its goal of $6 million in local matching money. Spencer’s allegations about “dirtgate” and eleventh-hour concerns about church-state issues can be seen as an attempt to undercut those efforts. Why am I experiencing a sense of déjÀ vu? For some reason, the dark side of Coeur d’Alene’s generous soul emerges whenever an attempt is made to build a community center.

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Question: How important is a community center to Coeur d’Alene?