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5/5/2010 10:22:33 AM
Skate park camera installed
Skateboarders, watch how you're rolling in Pavillion Park. As of last week, a new surveillance camera has been installed and trained on the skate spot.
Police - and the public - can access it.
The camera, a long-discussed feature for the nearly year-old skate park, cost about $8,000, which is less than the amount the Liberty Lake City Council approved for the purchase, Police Chief Brian Asmus said this week.
The wireless video remote surveillance camera can pan, tilt and zoom and also features infrared night vision, said a representative of Strain Security Systems, which provided the camera. The camera is installed on an Avista utility pole near the skate park. It's the fifth security camera in the park.
Officers can access the camera from their patrol cars, and the system also will record the video to be reviewed or used as evidence.
The public can access the video by visiting http://69.28.35.2:8008. The username is guest and the password is guest. Advertisement
Since opening nearly a year ago, the skate park has been a popular recreation spot, but it's also received complaints from residents who say some skaters are partaking in illegal activities or causing trouble.
HUB earns nonprofit status
The HUB Sports Center in Liberty Lake recently received 5013c nonprofit status, and will pursue donations and sponsorships from individuals and businesses, according to a news release.
Donations will go toward the purchase of the facility and some operating costs. The HUB is working toward a $5 million goal to purchase the building, 8.5 acres of land and establish a capital improvements reserve, according to the news release.
HUB officials say that without a significant fundraising effort in the next few months, the facility will need to close.
The HUB, 19619 E. Cataldo Ave., is a 66,500-square-foot multiuse sports facility that features five basketball courts, two aerobic studios and open workout space. The facility hosts community classes, youth sports practices, tournaments and leagues.
Built in 2003, the HUB first was home to Sports USA, but it shuttered at the end of 2005. A group of churches agreed in May 2007 to purchase the facility from Garco Construction, which built the building. The purchase still hasn't been completed due to insufficient funds.
Liberty Lake library staff first in nation for certificate
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Georgette Rogers, circulation supervisor for Liberty Lake Municipal Library, recently completed a national, voluntary certification program for library support staff/library paraprofessionals.
She was the first library support staff nationwide to successfully complete the new program, which began this year, according to a news release.
Rogers began working on the certification when it was a new effort of the Western Council of State Libraries, an interest group composed of 22 states.
Rogers completed her library technician degree in 1994 at Spokane Falls Community College and started work in Liberty Lake in 2004. She also is president of the Washington Association of Library Employees.
LL has good Census participation
Nearly 4 out of every 5 households in the city of Liberty Lake mailed back a questionnaire to the U.S. Census Bureau, a return rate fairly standard among Inland Northwest communities.
The Census Bureau released its mail-in participation figures last week, and 78 percent of city residents were listed as returning it. This compares to a total Spokane County rate of 77 percent and 76 percent in Kootenai County. Among cities, Dalton Gardens (north of Coeur d'Alene) was tops in the two-county area with an 83 percent return rate. Spokane, Spokane Valley and Coeur d'Alene were all 76 percent.
Census workers will now be knocking on the doors of households who did not return forms, although the Bureau still recommends mailing back unreturned forms to ensure you are counted.
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