Letter: Start over

To the editor:

What started out as a laudable, and modest, proposal to create a recreation center for the residents of northwest Lawrence has morphed into a no-bid, multimillion-dollar ($25 million yesterday, $20 million today, $30 million tomorrow?) mega sports complex, which is a boon to private developers and other moneyed entities and a boondoggle for the taxpayers. I respectfully suggest the City Commission scrap this project and start from scratch, keeping the interests of the people of Lawrence in mind, rather than the interests of wealthy individuals.