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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish
This article in the Salina paper kind of ties in. Not much money out there is the impression I get. Donation boxes to maintain equipment is kind of desperate.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Lawrence officials are spending more than $22 million for the new Rock Chalk Park Sports complex in northwest Lawrence while also seeking donations at recreation centers in other parts of town to help maintain current equipment.
Tim Laurent, Lawrence recreation operations manager, says donation boxes at recreation centers aren’t a sign the city is struggling to fund the maintenance of existing facilities and equipment now that money is being devoted to Rock Chalk Park. He says residents who take Parks and Recreation classes pay a fee, while people who use the fitness rooms aren’t required to pay fees.
But Lawrence resident Anne Schulman told The Lawrence Journal-World that the donation boxes are “a slap in the face to residents who live in other parts of town.”
ttp://salinapost.com/2014/05/01/lawrence-seeks-donations-for-recreation-equipment/
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Donations are donations. Nobody is demanding a fee.
KU has 5 major projects going on for the AD alone, not to mention multiple projects for the engineering school, new business school, and several projects on the west campus supporting bio and pharma research. Add on the KU Med Center and Cancer research center additions, and you've got a whole lot of development.
Thing is, our big-money donors need to step up for the Memorial Stadium upgrades to happen. The KSU-leaning legislature is not approving any bonds for KU sports facilities. Either the alumni step up, or KU football goes the way of Wichita State football.