To the Editor:

We talk about attracting more young families to Grant County, putting their children in our schools, reversing population loss. Families want things for their kids to do. Not all kids are ballplayers or runners or horsemen. Some are swimmers.

Swim meets bring other families and their kids to compete. They spend their money in our motels, restaurants, and shops. During these events money is generated to support our economy. The pool gives children the opportunity to learn the life-saving skills of survival in water. This is not just a John Day benefit. It is a Grant County benefit. Swimming pools are used for physical therapy after injuries and for the elderly to maintain mobility. And some adults have never learned to swim and would like to in a safe place.

Please join me in supporting the levy for a new swimming complex. The pool will be part of our economic health as well as the health of our kids and adults of all ages.

Eva Harris

Canyon City