1977 10 25 Revenue SharingCITY OF MOSES LAKE
REVENUE SHARING MEETING
October 25,1977
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A public hearing was conducted by Chester L.Waggener,City Manager,to gather /J*Jj
citizen input on how revenue sharing money should be spent.
Mr.Waggener informed the citizens that the revenue sharing money could be used
for any purpose which is legal under state and local law. He stated that the
city is prohibited from donating some of its revenue sharing funds to a private
senior citizen center even though it is non-profit.
Mr.Waggener stated that when revenue sharing money was first received it was
thought best to put it in a reserve account for strictly capital items.As infla
tion eroded the normal revenues,more of the revenue sharing money was put into
general maintenance and operation; and for the past couple of years all of it has
gone into maintenance and operation of the budget.
Mr.Waggener stated that the purpose of this meeting is to have citizen input on
the kinds of things the public would like to see revenue sharing money spent on.
Sally McLanahan wanted to know if an informational service center provided by the
senior citizens would be allowable under revenue sharing.
Dick Collier,403 Hill Street,stated that he would like to see some of the funds
spent on an in-door recreation facility. Something that could be used on a 12
month basis,such as a swimming pool.
Dean Gillikin,1127 West Lakeside Drive,stated that he would like to see some
of the money spent on the renovation of the International Little Leage Baseball
field at Peninsula Elementary School.
Dick Philen,2048 Belair,stated that a survey taken awhile back rated an indoor
facility with a swimming pool very high. He also felt some of the money should
be used to acquire land for parks as the city grows;especially in the area of
the high school,Chief Moses,and the south campus of Big Bend College.
Don Beckley of the Employment Agency,stated that he is not a resident of Moses
Lake but he does work here and his children go to school here. He stated that
since Moses Lake is centrally located in the eastern part of the state it would
be advantageous to have large tracts of land for people to convene on,compete
on,and relax on.He stated that the present facilities are overloaded.He
is suggesting that the facilities include a public golf course, a baseball
stadium, a little league tournament field, etc. He therefore suggested that
a tract of land between 30 and 120 acres be purchased with the revenue sharing
money.
Steven Shinn, 426 N.Crestview Drive,stated that he would like some of the money
to be used for improving streets such as Valley Road and Peninsula Drive.
Larry Buckley,1840 South Division,stated that Moses Lake needs more baseball
fields for Little League.He stated that he had heard that two new tennis courts
will be going in at McCosh to replace the ones being taken out by the library.
He suggested that funds be allocated for two additional courts at McCosh,making
a total of four new courts.
Mr.Waggener stated that as a matter of clarification no funds have been allocated
at this time for any new tennis courts at McCosh Park.
Sally McLanahan stated that she would like to see the door left open for some kind
of contractual services to be provided by the senior citizens of Moses Lake under
these funds as the county has a program of this kind.
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Mr.Waggener pointed out that the county operates under different state regulations
than the city so they are allowed to do things with revenue sharing money that the
city cannot do. He stated that if there is contract services that are of definite
benefit to the city, that it is allowable under revenue sharing.
JoAn Brown stated that she felt there was a definite need for an indoor swimming
pool as there is inadequate facilities to teach children to swim. She felt that
this was extremely important because of the lake. She felt an indoor swimming pool
would be a benefit to everyone in the city.
Dean Gillikin wanted to know how much revenue sharing would be allocated to the
city. Mr. Waggener stated that the city anticipates receiving between $240,000
and $250,000.
Mr.Gillikin asked how much it would cost to cover the swimming pool.Mr.Waggeher
stated that a consultant several years ago said it would not be feasible to cover
the existing pool.He stated that it would cheaper to build a new indoor swimming
pool.
There were no further comments.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
Chester L.Waggenei^yity Manager
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R. C.Bierma,City Clerk
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