Recreation Center

Dear Conifer Parents and Guardians,

Ben Franklin once said, the fairest and only form of taxation a government should impose on a person should be a self imposed/voluntary tax or a state/government lottery. By state law and by the vote of the people of Colorado, lottery money can only go to fund parks in our great state. Consequently, parks and recreation districts throughout the state have access to lottery funds and can choose to make this their only form funding. For example, many Open Space districts choose only to use lottery funds (via grants) to improve their parks.

I understand many groups' efforts to reduce government during these most extraordinary times. However, in Conifer our children play sports on gravel fields and patrons travel miles for recreation
service. ‘Yes,’ this is our choice, and we choose to live in a community without a rec. district, and have voted down tax imposing recreation districts many times. However, why not consider voting ‘yes’ for a non-taxing district on May 3rd. This will enable CHS and our mountain schools to partner with the recreation district. One example of this potential partnering is that we are in conversations with the group's organizers about the possibility of having programs here at CHS. This will give Conifer residents a chance to improve our community's recreational opportunities on a very small scale, as well as having access and local control to the fairest form of taxes (the lottery funds).

With Lobo Pride
Dr. Mike