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City Cuts Spending for Rink Renovations
By Niko Lennox
March
29 - Over the weekend, city officials postponed the project to renovate
Dennis Park's ice skating rink indefinitely. Officials stated that the move
was prompted by the project's rising cost.
The
site of the ice skating rink, named after its founding donor Elouise Dennis,
was being developed by Y&B Rinks, a facilities management service from
Ottawa. Last year, Y&B Rinks submitted an application to the city board
for funding to renovate the rink and received approval. Recently, however,
unforeseen problems with water drainage forced the company to reassess its
funding needs, and the city would not approve a second request for finances.
The
unfinished renovations to the park included expanding the rink to accommodate
more than 1,000 skaters, adding a retractable roof, and building indoor
locker rooms.
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Dear
Mr. Stewart,
I
read an article in last week's newspaper about the city government's
rejection of your second request for funding to renovate Dennis Park Rink. As
a child, I often visited the rink with my family, and through the years
ice-skating has developed into one of my favorite leisure activities.
I'd
like to see thousands of children in the Ottawa area experience the same joy
I did at Dennis Park Rink. For this reason, I would like to fund the
renovation efforts you have so graciously begun. I'd like to meet with you at
your earliest convenience to discuss how we can collaborate to improve this
valuable community resource. Please call me as soon as possible at (970)
845-7628.
Sincerely,
Steadman
Murphy
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