Recreation district plan not equitable

Having moved from a large community (Seattle) to my new domicile, I somewhat found myself lost in the Pend Oreille fog, and somehow missed the boat.

Reading the article, "Proposed rec district nets debate," in the Bee Thursday, Jan. 26, I wondered what Post Falls, Bozeman and Miles City have to do with Clark Fork or for that matter, Hope. Sounds like comparing apples with oranges rather than looking at the "big picture." Just like in real life, the rec area will "cost the price of a medium pizza," but the pizza man doesn't deliver to my area from Sandpoint. We've already found that out with the experience of the Lake Pend Oreille School District.

The point is that the Sandpoint Centre Corporation should have knocked on the doors of Sagle, Kootenai and Ponderay for their project instead of extending its radius as far as 27 miles away to create a "stronger community."

If the corporation is sincere about the community, then it should put the indoor swimming pool in Clark Fork, the ice skating area in Hope, the indoor walking track in Sagle and the meeting rooms in Sandpoint to make a stronger community.

The issue isn't really about increased taxes or change, but rather equitable treatment. I too often find my tax money is used to further enhance real estate and the quality of living in other areas instead of my own.

MISTY LANE

Clark Fork