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LETTER: Council should keep working on St. Davids pool

'I commend this council for working on a budget that is less than inflation and ensuring that existing facilities, such as pools, arenas, parks etc., are fully used rather than thinking about how to spend more money'
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Niagara-on-the-Lake Local received this letter in response to the article titled 'Councillor isn’t giving up on new St. Davids pool' published March 22.

I read with disbelief the articles in the Local regarding the St. Davids pool. 

As noted in the article, the pool has been under-used for a number of years, and I suspect the same is true of the pool in Old Town. Both facilities are limited by weather to approximately three months a year. 

Finally, the Kiwanis in-door pool in St Catharines, a fantastic facility, is less than a 30-minute drive from NOTL; for any parent from Toronto or a similar-sized city, a drive of fewer than 30 minutes to get your child to swimming lessons was seen as a blessing. 

Given the current environment of massive federal and provincial deficits, there will be a reckoning, including tax increases and program reductions. 

I commend this council for working on a budget that is less than inflation and ensuring that existing facilities, such as pools, arenas, parks etc., are fully used rather than thinking about how to spend more money.

John McCallum