Mayor to Council: Should City Run a Preschool Program?
Does city program compete against private entities, mayor asks.
Should the United City of Yorkville be in the preschool business? This was a question Mayor Gary Golinski asked city council members during the Dec. 11 board meeting. Referencing a referendum on city recreation, Golinski said residents have repeatedly said they do not want to see city government competing against private business and wondered if the city should continue to operate a preschool program. If the city should not compete with private health clubs and gymnasiums, Golinski said it stands to reason the city should not compete with private preschool operations. Yorkville Parks and Recreation provides a preschool program, Parker's Playtime Preschool, 202 E. Countryside Parkway Suite D. "We shouldn't pick and choose when it comes to …
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kathi fincham
10:47 am on Friday, December 21, 2012
This news saddens me. What has been created so lovingly over the years by dedicated staff is slowly being dismantled. The Recreation Department has grown so much over the years from a catalog with less than 10 pages to one with four or five times that. A great deal of hard work went into building this department into what it is today, and now it will literally be back at scratch. One little … more ›