Sammamish citizens have spent a decade asking for a community center, with a split but generally majority opinion supporting inclusion of an aquatic component.
City council after city council deferred the decision and finally this year undertook a “process” that came up with a proposal that will cost at least $64 million. At 98,000 sf, the building is 2 1/2 times the size of City Hall and (depending on whose number you believe) seven times the cost. Sammamish’s Taj Mahal would be the largest community center in King County, according to some.
The “process” ignored the city’s own Parks Commission, which was perfectly capable of making recommendations.
It’s a ridiculous proposal. And it appears to be DOA.
Sammamish Comment 