6 Quotes by Chuck Goodman

We're being pragmatic. We want it to be open, but if the decision is made to close it and create a new aquatic center, we want to make sure it has the ability for lap swimming and other activities.

We determined at our last meeting last month that it was unrealistic that we would have a major impact on this establishment no matter what we did.

There are two indoor skating rinks in Polk County, and both of them are in Urbandale. Can we all agree that we don't need any more ice?

What we want to do tonight is decide what we want to be in a building. Next comes the hard part.

Realistically, we knew there was nothing we could do to bring in enough money for the pool to pay for itself.

Nowadays, very few children actually learn to swim. Instead, they learn to play in the water.