1987/12/17 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

December 17,1967 501 League,Herb teals, stated3 2315 thereareSE,00Tepiee ting the South Everett Little League and 500 players In the North Everett in the South they ere running out of space. The improvementsrare Leaguemuch maul end aaare encouraged the Council to approve the proneeded posed oxdtnance. d eM1e Falken Foxshae,, 1510 12th Street, representing the Everett Rowing Association,reviewed the rowing facility at Riverf ront Park and the need for capital improvements nts in the Ito parks. e r de It will be a Investment din the City's future O passage of the Proposed ordinances. recommends en Rosa Hoagland, 4706 Meadow Lane, stated the City's parks were Its greatest treasure. He asked that Council be realistic and remove there civicthe isn center from the list of proposed projects. He stated Projects merited approval as a good tax but Pelthe balance of the YoutM1 Soccer'Assoplats 7remarke0 on't4 neednfoxgmpre andtlnCoonty fields and recommended passage of the ordinances. Piovetl Don Hopkins, 2525 Fanatics, representing the Little League Association, stated Everett is the first city to have to turn away kkidsordinances. are not enough facilities. He recommended passage of Greg Lawson, cardiac Rehabilitation Manager at Everett General Hospital, spoke on the Peed for more recreational facilities to ns that everyone has the opportunity to participate 1n see form of exercise x ise program. He stated recreation is a good form aofm stress management. He recommended passage of the proposed ordinances and Investment anieSshould ellneee.consider the increase in the taxes an eb Collins, 2030 Summit, representing the Fast Pitch Association, stated the need for additional facilities for the citizens. The available facilities are used to capacity end additional facilities are desperately needed. He urged passage of the ordinances. David Mto be gas, 517 Laurel Drive' stated he Pelt it was time f or Boeing to be a good neighbor and support the community. The passage f these ordinances will provide a direct benefit to the payers. He encouraged passage of the ordinances. Mae Stork, 1512 Baker, says she cares res about parks end cares about kids,but stated people a fixed Income cannot afford moretaxes. She urged that the utility tax not be increased. Dick Thornberry,3409 Glacier Park, reresenting the Greater Everett Softball Association,spoke regardinthe need for additional fie'ds and the growth In participation in organized sports. He stated to cruisers ch""rge [M1e city to provide alternatives and places Por cation and th15 Ls a good opportunity to answer that callenge. Heurgedpassage of the proposed ordinances.