Your observations and comments are exactly what led me to attempt to
revisit the history of NPRSA 2003-current (of which I did not learn, until well
after, and accidentally, the 2003 study and public presentation), and to do what
I can in public comment at city hall, conversations with friends and family,
professional input in meetings with clients, emails, and web blogs to build a
greater awareness of pools.

1) It is amazing that the NPRSA 2003 occurred without the
knowledge of my family and others active for years in the Inglemoor
High School men and women's swim teams (4 year team grad 1998 and
2003).

My daughter, a senior, was leading the "alarm" charge in 2003 with
bullhorn in hand, at Bothell City Hall when the Ruiz-Costie and
CAW/Saint Edward Pools were teetering on closure.

How NPRSA 2003 informed the Kenmore-Bothell-Woodinville communities,
and at what level remains unclear to me to this day. I don't know
how widespread nor what forms the outreach occurred.

2) CAW/Saint Edward was evaluated within the NPRSA 2003, with an
outcome option not as you suggest or ask about.

How much of that was influenced by the prospects/expectations of
change with Bastyr's growth, the Seminary building uncertainty, a CAW pool age
of 38 years, an underfunded State Park system, a County dumping it's pools to
local municipalities unprepared and ill equipped to receive them, inadequate
infrastructure (roads), uncertain long term operational funding, AND poor Public
Sector "Aquatics" outreach is open to many conclusions.

Certainly the collective operational funding support of State Parks, Kenmore,
Evergreen Hospital, Bastyr U, with NW Center's management is a clever and
creative solution, which, at minimum, should continue, even with a more
centrally located, larger Aquatic Center

3) That NPRSA 2003 occurred with little or no mention in the
Kenmore Parks and Recreation master plan (2003-2004 work) is an
example of disconnect at the municipality level, in my view.
Intentional or accidental? I suspect both.

4) Cities of Kenmore (Bill Evans/Steve Anderson) and Bothell (Sandy Guinn)have
both recently acknowledged a need to heighten NPRSA 2007-2008 awareness on the
their city websites akin to Woodinville's excellent "current aquatics status"
presentation.

Within the SNA website it's held in LINKS as "Agency Websites".

See it at ..... http://www.ci.woodinville.wa.us/News/NorthshoreAquatics.asp

5) My monitoring of NPRSA activity suggests it is currently limited to getting
minimal staff budget in place in 2007 and a new study funding agreement for 2008
(possible levy vote, too).

Staffing and study funding to be provided collectively by Kenmore, Bothell,
Woodinville, and King and Snohomish Counties (unincorporated areas), NW Center
and Northshore School District as interested stake holders are financially
supporting the study funding as well.

NPRSA meets again later this month toward moving forward (NPRSA reps are
identified with SNA under LINKS, Agency contacts for NPRSA.

Thanks for the opportunity to respond to the "pools" issue.