[Awclist] Los Alamos OPEN BOATING CANCELLED FOR 2013

[Robey Family]

AWC List...
Please see email to the Explorer Post below...if you want to try to 
save Los Alamos' Open Boating sessions, then come to the next Parks 
and Rec meeting Jan 10th at 5:30 pm

>Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:49:11 -0700
>From: Robey Family <robeyfamily at earthlink.net>
>Subject: OPEN BOATING CANCELLED FOR 2013
>Bcc: Post20 list
>
>I just got an email saying the County has CANCELLED OPEN BOATING
>SESSIONS for ALL OF 2013 due to budget cuts.
>
>Apparently the way to get public input into which programs are supported
>is to attend the Parks and Recreation Board ....they meet every 
>second Thursday of the month. You are welcome to address your 
>concerns at the board meeting.
>
>>The link to the website for information is listed:
>>http://www.losalamosnm.us/gov/bcc/prb/Pages/default.aspx
>
>Next meeting is January 10th at 5:30 pm in the Aquatic Center 
>training room...please pass this notice on to all interested parties 
>and lets see if we can come up with a way
>to keep Open Boating even if we have to tweak some details.
>
>I will also be getting in touch with "Joseph Harris" 
><joseph.harris at lacnm.us> who is the Aquatics Program Coordinator to 
>see if we can talk ahead of time about what the numbers have been 
>and what the exact issues are.  I suspect staying open later hours 
>is part of the issue, but since we pay $5/head for an hour of 
>pool-time, and usually have between 20 to 40 people attend, it would 
>seems to me that open boating is pretty income-dense event.
>
>Peggy and Bob Robey