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post Jun 27 2008, 08:08 PM
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QUOTE(Roger Kaputnik @ Jun 27 2008, 11:30 AM) *

so what is going on with the petitions to make the parks dept hq there?

anybody interested call me at 879-3772 Michael
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post Jun 27 2008, 09:06 PM
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QUOTE(lovethiscity @ Jun 27 2008, 09:08 PM) *

anybody interested call me at 879-3772 Michael


879-3772 MI - CHAEL

Let's see: "588-2300, Em-pire!" and "773-202, Lu-na" just have a better ring to them. And you can actually dial the "Luna" number. How about "219-879 DQ-pa?" If the eighth number were an eight instead of a seven, it would be even better as "219-879 du-pa". Or you could use "879-3772, SaveThe-Y." And, for you Heroes fans, "Save the Y, save the World" has a nice little ring, but you can't dial that at all.

On second thought, 879-3772 Mi-chael doesn't really sound that bad.


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post Feb 18 2009, 12:27 PM
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http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?Sectio...amp;TM=48304.85

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Parks should acquire YMCA
Doesn't the Michigan City Park Board feel it is demeaning to continue squabbling like a bunch of pre-schoolers to pick up the cast-offs of the school district? The Park Department is allowed to use facilities IF the school isn't using them. And another: How much notice must the schools give the parks? A year? A week? That could make planning activities a real delight!

Park Department: Solve the problem with your own building - the YMCA building! I cannot imagine that Centier Bank would not be willing to negotiate the $463,342.42 unpaid mortgage, especially since the property went back on the tax rolls in December with an assessed valuation of $1,594,400. The amount attributable to the land is $116,000 The $1,478,400 remainder is the assessed value of the building.

Let's see, at 33,081 square feet, that's a little under $45 per square foot.

I'm not an appraiser or a contractor, but I do know that you can't put up a stick-built house for $45 a square foot.

Yes, the building needs a lot of work. A million dollars worth is probably understating it. But last year the department announced its intent to issue bonds to build a new office building at the lakefront.

The former park superintendent wanted to be near the beach for summer safety reasons. That would give them an office and a place for the lifeguards to store their gear and hang out in a storm!

The YMCA property would give them office space, meeting rooms AND two gyms, a racquetball court and a swimming pool. A pool where the department could sponsor swimming lessons, life-saving classes for future life guards, income from rentals by hosts of pool parties.

Folks could have water therapy, exercise and lap swimming (not everyone's a runner!). It's a crime that a city the size of Michigan City has only one swimming pool and that one with very limited public access.

A facility for beach patrol and lifeguard gear? Use a trailer! You could remove it at the end of the summer and you would not have to excavate it from the sand that's blown in over the winter!

The new splash park is a great idea. It will be a big summer draw for parents of young children, but you can't give the kiddies swimming lessons in it!

A year-round recreational facility in the well-located East Coolspring Avenue location would be a facility for all the people. Get Centier Bank in negotiations. Now!

By the way, how about an attempt to increasing your area (and your tax base) to the boundaries

of the school district?

Janet Greenwald

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post Mar 28 2014, 09:59 AM
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I was thinking last night that the YMCA could reopen at Elston. They got everything needed, pool, gym, classrooms, kitchen, field etc..
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post Mar 28 2014, 02:15 PM
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I was thinking last night that the YMCA could reopen at Elston. They got everything needed, pool, gym, classrooms, kitchen, field etc..


I was thinking they should raze the YMCA and Elston, less chance for vagrants over time.

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QUOTE(Jesse B @ Mar 28 2014, 03:15 PM) *

I was thinking they should raze the YMCA and Elston, less chance for vagrants over time.
The YMCA on Coolspring is owned by a private individual now. Don't know what he plans on doing with it.
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QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Mar 29 2014, 07:29 AM) *

cool.gif--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Jesse B @ Mar 28 2014, 03:15 PM) *</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
I was thinking they should raze the YMCA and Elston, less chance for vagrants over time.
The YMCA on Coolspring is owned by a private individual now. Don't know what he plans on doing with it.


If they wanted, the City could easily condemn the property.
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