Prairie Village City Council candidates on the issues: Community center

Today, we’re publishing candidates’ responses to the final question:

The city is moving forward with exploring the idea for a new city-run community center on the site of the aging Paul Henson YMCA near 79th and Mission. Exact cost estimates and specific plan designs remain up in the air at this point. Do you support the idea of a new city-run community center? Why or why not?

Below are the answers the Post received from candidates on this issue:

Ward 2

Inga Selders (incumbent)

Personally, I am not in favor of moving forward with the YMCA to build a community center. For at least the past two decades the YMCA has demonstrated that the Paul Henson facility was not worth significantly updating or reinvesting in. If it were, they would have done so already.

When the council voted to move forward with the survey, I voted against it. Along with my views on partnering with the YMCA, I…