$7.7M NIC Rec Center Proposed

Hanna Belt, 18, works out in the weight room in Winton Hall at North Idaho College on Tuesday. The college’s board of trustees will hear a proposal for an estimated $7.7 million recreation center tonight. (Coeur d’Alene Press photo: Shawn Gust)

Jon Totten believes North Idaho College is long overdue for a student and staff recreation center. And the coordinator of NIC’s Outdoor Pursuits program and chairman of the advisory board for the center says there’s a lot of support behind such a proposal that would be funded with student fees and staff memberships. “Students have been asking for a recreation center for more than a decade,” Totten said. “There have been several proposals made without success over the years and this is their continued push.” Totten will pitch the proposal for an estimated $7.7 million, 30,000-square-foot facility to the college’s board of trustees tonight at 6 at the Student Union Building. The board is expected to make a decision at either its March or April meeting/ Brian Walker , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here .

Question: Does North Idaho College need a recreation center?