Featured comments from our discussion at facebook.com/crestview.bulletin
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Facebook fans weighed in on Grandview Pond's progress since the April 29-30, 2014 flooding.
Here's what they had to say:
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Dam construction underway
As HOA members and officers, we tried to get as many educated opinions on the repair and future maintenance of the dam (including from Northwest Florida Water Management) before we presented the information to HOA members.
We also conducted a thorough search for qualified contractors to complete the construction, all the while ensuring a competitive bidding process.
The Grandview Heights HOA board of directors didn’t take this task lightly and conducted business with the entire HOA membership in mind, trying to balance cost and effective conservation stewardship. Construction began on Monday.
Dave Arenz
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All homeowners benefit from lake
Pretty sure the people fishing on Grand Lake are not just folks with lake property. The lakes are used by a lot of the residents, and even non-residents.
Being part of an association community means sharing the burden, and benefit, of all communal amenities.
Neda Burtman
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Re-thinking HOA benefits
This is why I'd never own property in an HOA: taxation without representation.
Fly a U.S.A. flag, you get drama. Refuse to pay whatever they dictate, however unconstitutional, you get drama.
David Key-Harriss
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Facebook fans expressed excitement and concern after reading about the Crestview Parks and Recreation Department's hope to build softball and baseball fields on Brookmeade Drive.
Build a complete recreation park
The city needs to move forward with a plan to build a complete park: a park with five or six ball fields (that can be converted to accommodate all age groups), a couple of football fields, open land for soccer fields, a playground equipment area, basketball courts, skateboard complex, nature trails, concession stands, bathrooms, tons of parking, a gym (with A/C) and employees. And it needs to be accessible all day long.
Jeff Fowler
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Move Parks & Rec money
If the city of Crestview had all Parks & Recreation money going into its own separate account, I bet the city would have the money to fund this more appropriately.
As of now, all money from all sports goes into a general city fund. I have personally tried to get the city to allow us to have business sponsorships for the fields, but they won't allow it because all monies go into a general fund.
Until that's resolved, the new fields should be put on hold.
Breana Carlson Uptigrove
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Try a different location
Why does the city want to build a sports complex in an area that already has problems with traffic congestion?
The city also owns a 240-acre parcel of land that is bordered by Arena Road, Titanium Drive and Rasberry Road. This would allow for plenty of parking and the ability to build a complete park …
It would also keep more traffic away from the constant traffic jam that exists between I-10 and Redstone Avenue.
Jeff Crawford
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What about soccer?
Is there any plan for soccer fields in the area? There is a growing need for them that should be addressed as well.
Carrie Prescott
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This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: HUBBUB: Dam construction underway, move Crestview Parks & Rec money