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Ward 4 Councilor: Rec. center would give kids a place to explore their potential
The proposed Newburyport Recreation and Youth Center is not just a building. I know the impact a space like that can have. I’ve lived it...
Letter: Recreation center is part of our village
When I think about the proposed recreation center, I'm reminded that it takes a village. No matter our age or circumstances, we are the village...
Letter: Former city councilors endorse rec. center project
Based upon our experience prioritizing city investments, and the specific plans that have passed through the City Council since we left, we believe that the project will have lasting value to Newburyport, fully commensurate with its cost...
Letter: City Council president voting yes for rec. center
Today, we face a new opportunity: whether or not to create a modest, reasonably priced Recreation and Youth Services Center that will serve our young people as well as us older folks...
Letter: Rec. center would be beneficial to the entire community
I am writing in support of building the new Newburyport Recreation and Youth Services recreation center. I consider the cost of constructing this facility reasonable and well worth paying given the benefits...
Letter: This senior citizen is voting yes on rec. center
Newburyport has had a positive and progressive history of recognizing and addressing the needs of its community constituents. From the investments in the school system...
Letter: Rec. center a wise investment for the community
I am voting yes in the special election on May 13 to ensure that Newburyport Recreation and Youth Services finally has a permanent home, and I encourage all of my neighbors to do the same...
Letter: The rec. center is about community
The vote on May 13 is not a vote of seniors vs families or renters vs. homeowners. This vote is a chance to make clear that we are a city that prioritizes community...
Letter: Investing in Newburyport’s youth
I don't have children, and I'm retired. As an elder, I'm one of those people who resents being used as a pawn in the higher taxes debate...
Letter: Ward 3 councilor voting yes for rec. center
I ran for office because watching the City Council repeatedly kick the can down the road on this issue was deeply frustrating. Thankfully, after years of hard work, we are finally at a turning point...
Letter: Rec. center foes are trying to have it both ways
As president of the Newburyport Girls Basketball Association (NGBA) the board and I have volunteered thousands of hours coordinating basketball programs for Newburyport girls. We use every available hour in the winter in Newburyport schools...
Letter: Rec. center is not a luxury item
This project has been extremely well vetted, researched, debated, and years in the making. There have been over 50 public meetings and opportunity for comment...
Letter: Ward 2 councilor endorses rec. center
I came of age in Newburyport when teens sarcastically called our hometown "Nothing-to-do-buryport." Fast-forward to today, where we have Andi Egmont and the Department of Recreation and Youth Services doing heroic work...
Former city, state officials stump for rec. center project
NEWBURYPORT — For a few minutes Friday afternoon, six current and former city mayors, along with two past state officials, stood outside the proposed home for Newburyport Recreation and Youth Services...
Vote YES for the Rec Center: An Affordable Investment in Youth and Community
Newburyport has an important decision to make on May 13. For 20 years, we’ve invested in our Youth Services department, which has continuously met the evolving needs of our community...
Letter: Our turn to pay it forward
On the morning of June 5, 2012, the city of Newburyport came together around three critical projects we could no longer afford to ignore...
Letter: Former local leaders endorse rec. center project
As former leaders of Newburyport...there is one issue on which we stand firmly together: unwavering support of a May 13 yes vote...
Letter: Another senior citizen supports rec. center
I am on a fixed income. And...I looked carefully at the actual cost of the proposed recreation center. I have already voted yes by mail and with confidence...
Letter: Support recreation center project
Some on the City Council continue to talk out of both sides of their month concerning the recreation center. They say they are in favor of it, yet they continue voice opposition...
Letter: A big yes for the rec. center
I am a parent to an only child. The rec. was our choice for affordable childcare during school breaks and over the summer; a lifeline...
Letter: Rec. center, a lifeline for working parents, children
As a Newburyport resident, and a parent who works full-time outside of the home, I'm writing to share my support for the proposed new recreation center...
Letter: Senior citizen supports rec. center
I am a senior citizen, and I’m tired of people using my age group as a reason to say no to the rec center. No one on the City Council or at City Hall has ever asked me...
Letter: Waiting to build rec. center will cost city more
While I respect Councilor Preston's fiscal concerns, voting no on May 13 would likely cost us more, not less, all while delaying the benefits the NYRS location will bring...
Letter: Voting yes for a new rec. center is a no-brainer
I remember being taken aback the first time I realized what Newburyport Recreation and Youth Services had been relegated to after they lost access to the Brown School...
Letter: An opportunity to build community
On May 13, we have an opportunity to show up, once again, for each other. The 40 assets published by The Search Institute, guides my practice as a clinician working with families...
Letter: NEF president is voting yes on new rec. center
As president of the Newburyport Education Foundation, I've spent much of the past 13 years helping to raise funds in support of Newburyport Public Schools...
Letter: Newburyport parents, vote for rec. center
As a working mom of a kindergartner at Bresnahan Elementary, I know firsthand how badly Newburyport families need more options for after-school care...
Letter: Rec. center is an investment in the future
I am writing to express my unwavering support for the upcoming vote on May 13 regarding the Newburyport recreation center project. As a resident...
Letter: Vote for a new rec. center
I will be voting yes on May 13. All four of my children participated in various Newburyport Youth Services camps, programs, etc. over the years...
Letter: Vote on rec. center next month
As a city councilor since 2018, I've watched the youth services department move from place to place through two administrations as pathways were explored for...
Letter: It’s OK to vote yes on rec. center
In a recent letter to the editor, the Ward 5 city councilor wrote, "It's OK to vote no. I'd like to offer a different perspective...