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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSports complex Public Comment from Kelly Fedge DuBose 3-14From:Kelly DuBose To:Agenda Subject:Build the Bozeman Sports Park for the community! Date:Monday, March 03, 2014 11:09:42 AM Dear TOPS and Bozeman City Commission, I have been intimately involved with the youth and family recreation scene for the last 14 years. As the Co-Founder of the Gallatin Valley YMCA along with my husband, Bratton DuBose, we have worked endless hours over the last 13 years to bring desperately needed opportunity to the Gallatin Valley. The Y is now working on developing the land we were able to secure over a decade ago to build a facility to this end. There are endless possibilities for the sports complex and the time is NOW to take action! The Sports Park would be an amazing and essential complement to those efforts and bring great value to the community. These amenities would be seen by future employers as a true asset when considering whether or not to bring their industry/ business to this area. My children are currently participating in the U15 and U13 Bozeman Lacrosse program and are loving it! They are building strong friendships, learning the valuable lessons of competition and honing their abilities through this fine program. We are Bozeman Lacrosse enthusiasts and youth advocates who see beyond the upfront cost to the longterm benefit for not only the children of the valley but also families in possible added income opportunity and tax base increase for the city. I strongly encourage you to approve the plan for the Bozeman Sports Park and give the youth of this valley a place to grow and SHINE! Did you know…. 1) Lacrosse is the fastest growing youth sport in the country and the state of Montana. 2) Bozeman Lacrosse currently has 1 City of Bozeman field for nearly 300 youth players 3) Bozeman needs a high quality facility that reflects the quality of our kids and community 4) Bozeman needs a facility that is large enough to meet the current and future needs of our organized field sports programs 5) Bozeman needs sports park that is of the quality and size to accommodate and host statewide and regional tournaments and the millions of dollars of associated annual revenue Do it for the Kids! Sincerely, Kelly Kelly Fedge DuBose Co-Founder Gallatin Valley Y Be Yourself! MT READS Decoding Dyslexia-MT heartroccs@gmail.com (406) 579-8521 “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” —Martin Luther King Jr.