Rubberized floor considered for fair building

This is a great idea... spend $180,000 to get $10,000 more a year. I guess over the next 18 years we'll have that paid for. Well it only seems like logic to me. Maybe with the $180,000 that they will save by not making this mistake they could fill the position of outgoing Highway Supervisor Howard Manthei and take advantage of another Deputy Sheriff for free for the next 3 years and then pay the $35,000 for the fourth year that the Deputy is with the department. Again I guess that would just be common sense...oh well, we voted them in to make these wonderful decisions.

Many groups use the building for sports. That is not to say we need to spend money to fix the floor UNLESS the people in charge do their research and find that MORE groups will rent space. Then a PROPERLY done floor i.e. one that can hold up to vehicle travel also, could possibly be done. It is a known fact that sometimes you need to spend money to make money and IF the facility can EXPOTENTIALLY increase its income from this they should look at their facts and then make a choice. AND, be fully ready to defend those choices.

A couple of those groups using the building apparently include Hutchinson High School tennis teams, and many of the indoor youth sports offered through the Hutchinson Parks & Recreation Department because gym space/time at the schools is not available.

Anyone know of others, or perhaps which of the P&R youth sports use the commercial building?

(Terry Davis is a Hutchinson Leader staff writer. E-mail him at davis@hutchinsonleader.com.)

Thank you, Terry, for the information. I thought some groups used it for basketball also, but I could be mistaken. I know that the charter school used it years ago for their PE program and that my kids played tennis in there. I know also that rental income, IF gotten, is good for the fairgrounds. Why have those great buildings for just a week a year? By all means look into rental ideas. Just do it judicially and with an eye towards actually making money, not just spending and hoping.

Thanks for the list of facility users, Mr. Davis. I have seen high school groups using the facility for sports but I don't think any recreation department basketball teams use the facility -- only teams sponsored and organized by the basketball association. I don't think the recreation department is too big on using school space or county facilities. Afterall, they have their own Harrington Street facility to fill. I'd like to see a few more details from Koglin and some specifics on how he's going to gain an extra $10,000 in revenue. While you're at it Al, how long will a rubber floor last? How long has the current floor lasted? Will a rubber floor send some users packing because it won't fit their needs? And, Al Buddy, how are you going to ensure that vehicles in the building don't turn their wheels and grind up your rubber floor? Get us some answers, Al!

Buddy,
The only thing that will help V's program is "Flubber" not rubber.