The City Administrator stated that the amounts for the 1995 Budget may be very similar to that of last year, but the time periods covered by the budgets are very different. Sharon Witherspoon of 600 East 4th Street addressed the Council in regard to Aquacourt. Mrs. Witherspoon stated that her position is that no pool should be closed. By closing Aquacourt, we are putting a section of town who most need the pool in an area that is not accessible to go to. The summers are long and they are hot and then you would have nothing to do when everyone has told you that you are not important enough, what are you going to do.
Kids join gangs because they want to belong to something or they want to do something.
Judy Weber of 602 South Denver addressed the Council in regard to the closing of Aquacourt. The youth could contact prospective pool pass purchasers, and fill out pool pass order forms and take checks. Actual pool passes would be mailed to the purchasers by City Hall. Councilman Ruberson stated that the young people have been the majority of the people talking and they thought things out and indicated to us what they needed for their summers. Councilman Huntley stated that another option could be to send out pool pass applications home with students in their final report cards.