What Happened to Tax Payer Approval?

I am a concerned citizen with valid questions about the back door

shenanigans of The Bainbridge Parks Dept. (BIMPRD),  in regards to the

purchase of the Bainbridge Atheletic Club (BAC). They have failed to

examine operational cost/issues, mission fulfillment, traffic and

environmental impact studies and they have not addressed what happens to

the Sakai plans, all without community involvement.

The larger financial question is that it appears they are abandoning

their plans for Sakai Community & Sports Center, which is what they sold to the

community when the taxpayers approved the purchase of the Sakai property.

Quite frankly, Sakai is much more appropriate for the vision that was

sold to the local families in 2015: providing the best access, location,

on 22 acres, all centrally located.

The BAC has may issues that are problematic and even dangerous for the

larger BI community, i.e.,  an entry road that infamously has hosted

numerous accidents over the years, distance from high density corridor

and limited septic, water and parking capabilities. If the BIMPRD does not abandon BAC plans, then they are simply

duplicating something that was already planned and approved,  adding another

$13 million to the tab (so now we are at $55m plus $13m ­without any

community involvement) is frankly a recipe for disaster.

Jacki Malitzski

Bainbridge Island