Do you ice skate?
May 22nd, 2008 by 
Alica
When I was a kid, we used to ice skate at a makeshift rink over by the high school. That spot is now part of the parking lot, and there is a better rink nearby. But that rink might get paved over too. The school wants to extend a driveway through where the rink is now. Problem is, the city has a lease on that spot.
The school asked the city to get out of the lease. The city said no.
What’s the school to do? Wait until the lease ends? Offer to pay for moving the rink so the city doesn’t have a reason to refuse any more? The school did offer to pay half the cost of moving the rink, after the city requested it.
Do you ice skate? Have you skated on the rink in question? Is it a pretty good rink, or just so-so? If you skate elsewhere, how come?
Do you think the rink should be paved over and that’s the end of it? Or do you think the rink should be relocated? (McHardy Park is the proposed new location.) Or do you think the rink should stay where it is for a few more years?
If you think the rink should be moved, who do you think should pay for that?
Can you think of a win-win-type solution the school or city hasn’t thought of? If so, what is it?
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May 22nd, 2008 at 7:32 am
My daughter and I have skated on that rink in the winter. We were tickled pink to find an outdoor ice skating rink up here! In Sioux City there are no outdoor rinks. I don’t want Brandon to lose the rink. We need an outdoor rink somewhere in Brandon.
May 23rd, 2008 at 12:55 pm
I think that a sight by McHardy park would be just fine, as in the Winter time they use the hill for sledding. It may actually get more use there from the sledders. Who should pay for the move? Whomever wants it moved should.
July 26th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Too bad councilman Karber teed off the school during this discussion and now the city has to pay the whole cost of relocation. The school had offered to share the cost.
Don’t forget Roger that the school OWNS the property, not the city. The city is leasing the property from the school.