The discussion about the budget for repairs in the Saline Recreation Center continued on August 18 of August 18. The REC Center's HLK system, which has been performing a number of breaks and repairs since autumn 2023, recorded a critical failure in February. The replacement for the determined unity of the building is planned for November 2025. In the meantime, it was asked that the city council adopted a allowance for a stop -lap loss.
“So far we have entered a total of 98,255.49 US dollars and repairs to the Decron. We recommend a stop gap of 140,000 US dollars that leaves $ 41,744.51 for repairs before replacement in the next few months,” said the incumbent manager Elle Cole.
According to the memorandum submitted at the meeting on August 18, it can lead to damage to the building, including mold, corrosion of ceilings and roof structures and reduced air quality if the current decron unit fails and does not remain repaired until the new unit arrives.
“The morals of employees, the call and customer loyalty would probably lose weight,” says the memorandum. “The most reliable source of income of the REC Center-Sein Water Programs and Long-term erosion can be exposed to.”
The council member Dean Girbach, who expressed concerns about the finances previously associated with the repairs to the REC Center, said that he would not support the Stop GAP application. Mayor Pro-Tem Janet Dillon agreed and questioned the value in additional short-term repairs.
“We keep thinking:” Oh, it will be the next great solution. That will help us, that will help us, “she said.” And it is not that. At every meeting it seems as if there is a request for another repair […] And I just don't know how long we can continue. “
Council member Rice proposed a solution that took into account the concerns about finances, which would reduce the amount that should be spent on repairs as a date of the full exchange of the HLK system approaches.
“I think a scale is based on revenue that we might lose, the closer we will get, make a little more sensible with the one we are working with,” said Rice. “Here, too, I would like to repeat that this is a service for our community, and at the same time we are working on creating a plan for the future of the Rec center. This is a band aid. Yes, it is not something I love here, but we can no longer leave it if it collapses tomorrow.”
The final application, which would enable an upper limit of $ 40,000 for repairs if they were carried out in August, $ 30,000 if 5-2 were passed in September and $ 20,000 in October.