RE: [Winona] unreal

[c.e.w.]

[Winona Online Democracy]

Susan,

 I as well have an East end home and am an alumnus of W-K. My point was, and remains, that basic necessities of the city( Gabrych park for example) are being disregarded while lots of tax dollars are flowing into a financially losing project( which could be self sustaining...it isn't now nor is it pointed towards it). If you think it is better that the GRSF continues to get all the funding it needs while private citizens have to repave their local parks on their own...so be it. I disagree but, I am now seeing that I am tampering with a sacred cow when I dare question the finances of the GRSF. Everyone who defends this project has no answers for me regarding the legitimacy of their expenses. Nobody has been able to give me one breakdown of the exorbitant cost of the theater "study". Have I attacked the GRSF ? absolutely, just as any other entity eating out of the public trough does. Have I recieved any answers from supporters giving me facts and information to support the legitimacy of the GRSF? a few..most responses(not all on wod, some persoanal emails "not for wod" ) tell me I am wrong and that I should go find out why I am wrong...perplexing logic for defending a point in my opinion but...what can I do.

As I said earlier, I am now going to leave your sacred cow alone.

 

Enjoy your GRSF

 

 

 

 

C.E.W. writes:   "$75,000 have done for the dilapidated playgrounds of the east end of >Winona? Obviously when the "arts" are concerned, the kids of the poorer >neighborhoods in this city are disregarded as irrelevant."   As a child I grew up in the east end, went to W-K school and played at those parks you refer to.  I currently live in the east end (although probably more centrally located).  I know many people who live anywhere from the central of Winona all the way past "the hog line,"  the "poorer" neighborhood of the city, as you state.  It bothers me that you want to label it that way.  Many people choose to live in the east end because of the strong neighborhood feeling that you get there, not because they are poor.  As with probably any neighborhood in the city of Winona, there are differing income groups.  Please stop referring to the east end of Winona as being "poorer." You're just promoting an old prejudice.  Many of the residents support the arts; have supported our public schools with volunteering and passing referendums; they volunteer in our community and serve on boards; some fundraise for various organizations; and a great many also support other fundraisers for people, events, and anything else that will enhance our community.   Believe me, if people in the East End felt that the parks needed to be updated, they would hold their own fundraisers to do so, they don't need your money or anybody else's.   If people want to support GRSF, they will.  I don't have a problem with the city of Winona supporting it either ( I pay taxes too.).  Winona will need to continue to grow in vision and purpose to make this a community that people will want to live in.  It is already well on it's way, even if some people don't want change or want to support this community financially.  Winona is already starting to look like a beautiful community instead of a former run down lumber, grain milling, city that it used to be.  We see many more homes and buildings being historically restored.  We have some nice places to stay (B&Bs, hotels), our own municipal pool (instead of driving over to Ft. City like many did), Windom Park, Veteran's Park, and coming soon--the Maritime Museum, and some much needed improvements to the Winona Sr. High school.  There are so many improvements to this town that I haven't listed, I'm sure others could add much more to the list too.   (Now if the city wanted to put $75,000 to a new track, since the High School track is the only one in town, I definitely wouldn't argue with that.)   So how about it?  What other improvements to this city have you all seen in your time here?     Susan Brown

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