The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-20
BLUEPRINTS MAY YET SAVE
OUR POOL.

= ytdI 0f SO ago, movement
was on foot for the raising of suf-
ficient funds to start our local SWIM
ming pool, truly laudable enter
prise for any community. Some
months ago we noticed mention of
the appointment of committee on
planning, appointed within the
Commercial Club Last winter we
had our ice skating rink and it was
maintained by WPA labor. Now
We hear of new community hail.
AND for the past year or SO we have
heard Of sustained yield. De-
casionally we hear of city and coun-
ty management. Each and every one
OF these developments have been.
movements of inesYvst But all of
this is without relation to def
mite community Master Plan.
Before making recommendations
we may consider that the local mill
provides the very life blood of the
community without which our
community would soon become "a
veritable ghost town. We hate to
even suggest the thought of pos
s1ble disaster The sustained weld"
program, If it needs the backing Of
the community, should be pushed
through our central agency. the
city council in cooperation with the
civic clubs and forestry program.
That program determines the con-
tlnued existence of our commun-
lty. Efficiency of government.
through city and county manager
ship form, should be very definitely
considered IN our long-range plan
ning. Because we had no long
range plan, very little thought was
given as to the ACCESSIBILITY of hav-
ing the pool available Il months
OF the year, placed in the new school
building and under the supervised
program Of the city and school adj
mlnlstratlon. With no plan. we are
uncertain as to the best location for
the proposed new community
building.
Now befSre going further WITH
our community developments. our
city council could cooperate with
the planning committee of the Com
merclal Club. if such is their scope
70 consider effectively q long time |
plan.
We recommend, therefore that Cd |
the city council appoint a planning
commission to include the one
working IN the Commercial Club. |
II desirable SO to do, to work with
the committee already functioning I
with respect to sustained yield. to |
work with the forestry recreation
program IN this section, and with |
the local school board. so far as the.
school and city functions correlate
~ Have this commission draw IN |
W Master Plan, taking into consid-
Grafton the population center and
trend OF our community. street /
maps real property surveys. and
develop long term program for
capllal expenditures for our de-
velopment Let them suggest, af-
Ter due study, CD the proper loca-
tion and use to which a community
hall, II any, can be put-Whether
we actually need it, whether it is to
be used for all community gather
ings, rallies, dances. basketball
pictures, or what not to
determine the approximate size to
handle adequately all functions re-
CURED Of it. ca Shall the city con.
tlnue to maintain the ice skating
rink after WPA labor is not longer
available Whether the local swim
ming pool be taken over and main
tanned by our city government, un-
der park system, or whether we
VIII eventually give it up as a bad
lop, In a poor location, incomplete
and used only for two, or at most
three months of the year. instead
u twelve. co The whole question
u city government should be omen
2 consideration. We may not need
such system for our county gov
yet but over 500 cities
ana counties have adopted this sys-
EN- within the past twenty wears
10 rate. such phenomenal growth
nay make it desirable for us 10 con
ling. Pan
We absolutely need carefully
worked out Master Plan, deyeloned
through our city council. for orr
uuture development. Plan first
hen build; and thereby avoid the
'onglomerate hodge-podge that #
nay otherwise become IF nlans
ing IS good for big cities before
hey got big, we need it here.
CARL CRANE.