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SPRINKER: Faded jewel fights for its life

Over the past 15 years, Sprinker Recreation Center has been under the watch of three different Pierce County executives and numerous County Council members. Most ignored it while taxpayer funds were...

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SPRINKER: Is county seeking a buyer?

Rumors have started to spread. One makes sense: The Sprinker Recreation Center will soon be condemned. If the county is not going to rebuild, will the ailing structure sit vacant? That makes little...

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PIERCE COUNTY: Trail didn’t drain park dollars

Re: “Sprinker: Faded jewel fighting for its life” (letter, 7-1). The writer cites the Foothills Trail as one of the new parks built over the last quarter century while “Sprinker quietly rotted away.”...

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PARKS: Cut the fat and save Sprinker

I was shocked to read Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy’s quote (TNT, 7-3). “At all costs” is by no means our rallying cry. The Friends of Sprinker are in no way going to be used by the executive...

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SPRINKER: No excuse for neglect of facility

I was shocked when I heard that Sprinker Recreation Center was closing because of the poor shape it was in due of the neglect of the county. How did that happen? We live in a rainy, cloudy climate. For...

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SPRINKER: Facility also has public safety role

Last week, the heat arrived in the Puget Sound area, and a list of cooling centers was published in the TNT (7-8). And guess what? Sprinker Recreation Center is on the list – and it is open more hours...

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SPRINKER: A chance to make things right

There is no question that prior Pierce County Council members did not serve the community in the best interest. But there are some new council members who were elected in the last election who do have...

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SPRINKER: What about the rest of us?

It’s great Sprinker Recreation Center will be refurbished (TNT, 7-21). As to how to pay for it, here’s a novel idea: Has anyone heard of pay as you go? I did some basic math. Bonds for $6.1 million at...

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SPRINKER: Thank you, Pierce County

Thanks to Pierce County for voting to repair Sprinker Recreation Center. This is appreciated by all those that use the only recreation center in the county and will serve future generations that will...

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SPRINKER: Roof replacement long overdue

Scaled-down fixes. That is the term Pierce County is using to describe how it will save Sprinker Recreation Center. This concept of scaled-down fixes is why the roof is in the condition it is in. I...

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