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https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-an...391b271a1a.html

Mayor Duane Parry has thrown cold water on Councilman Michael Mack’s proposal for a new youth sports and recreation facility.

Parry doesn’t plan to ask for money for a stand-alone facility, he told the City Council.

“I'm really not interested in taking on a lot of bond debt,” he said. “We have to be awfully careful about how we spend our money.

“I know the YMCA is not really doing well with the school system as far as maintenance of the building because I'm there every day. I think the Elston property, if the Performing Arts Center would be included in that, they do have banquet facilities, and the Performing Arts Center would really benefit us, but I would not support a grassroots $28 million project or anything like that.”