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Originally Posted by TheProfessor
THEY DID !
Back in the late 1990's, the Moultonborough Lions Club formed a committee to seek funding for a complete community center.
The final proposal was a fully paid for community center to be constructed on the Lions Club property. Completely paid for. The full funding was right there. Full and complete funding at no direct cost to Moultonborough property taxpayers.
All the Lion's Club asked for was for the Town of Moultonborough to take over the management and upkeep of this proposed new complete facility.
The Moultonborough Board of Selectmen at the time declined this fully funded new recreation complex stating that paying for employees, upkeep of this new building, and insurance was way too much money for the taxpayers of Moultonborough to take on.
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Not to forget the fully paid for free Olympic sized pool that was offered to the town of Moultonborough by a private citizen. That one too was shunned by the Moultonborough board of selectmen stating that the cost of maintenance and insurance was too much to ask for from the taxpayers of the town of Moultonborough.
Deja Vu all over again !
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A MAJOR difference - the previous poster included " anyone else who wants to partake can - by buying a membership. " vs. the Lions Club proposal that the TOWN take over a facility. I am not defending or challenging the decision but there is a huge difference between the town and taxpayers taking on a long running expense vs. a business providing a paid service for those who desire it. Often the cost of running a facility can far exceed the cost of building the physical plant, especially when labor costs are involved.