Steve Wild, Lake Forest Resident and 30 year Club Industry veteran, addressing the Lake Forest High School Board of Education on the topic of the West Campus Tennis Court Lease to College Park Athletic Club.
Dr. Harry Griffith explaining why he is leasing the West Campus Tennis Courts to a non-resident, for-profit business for 98 cents per hour when the market rate is between $12 and $15.
Steve Wild, Lake Forest Resident and 30 year Club Industry veteran, addressing the Lake Forest High School Board of Education on the topic of the West Campus Tennis Court Lease to College Park Athletic Club at the July 14, 2008 board meeting
Dan Bruch, owner of the Racquet Club of Lake Bluff addressing the Lake Forest High School Board, explaining the difference between "park and rec" programs and club programs and illustrating the need for more park and rec programs in Lake Forest.
Jeff VanDixhorn, managing partner of College Park Athletic Club, explaning why the College Park lease of the West Campus tennis courts is a good deal for the community.
High School Board President, Sharon Golan's concluding remarks to the July 14, 2008 School Board meeting, promising to provide an answer to the letter signed by residents and submitted at the June meeting and clarifying the roles of the school board and City of Lake Forest.
Lake Forest resident Debbie Clark questions $2M value of West Campus Courts and 22 Court Loss. Urges board not to "punish" College Park. Evidently does not to see any problems witht he current contract.
Kelly Miller tells the board that courts are NEVER full and there is not a problem. College Park offers a wonderful program and "tons" of Lake Forest residents are members so there really is not a problem.
17 year Lake Forest resident and College Park employee details her extensive tennis backround and accomplishments and essentially says College Park is wonderful and there are no problems and that courts are available.
Lake Forest High School Superintendent Harry Griffith's concluding remarks to the July 14, 2008 School Board meeting, stressing the need to study the matter further.
College Park member and Lake Forest resident Kelly Winkler explains that teaching privates in the parks without authorization and without a certificate of insurance is okay because "everyone is doing it," and "the deal with College Park is better than we could get anywhere else."
Lake Forest resdident and tennis player Phil Falk, emphasizes that the process in which College Park obtained the courts is fundamentally flawed. Like so many others, he echos the sentiment for an open bid process.
![School Board President Sharon Golan\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/6Zt5tTlVCkU/2.jpg "School Board President Sharon Golan\")
![Harry Griffith\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/wljiNURC5ZU/2.jpg "Harry Griffith\")
