ASWU would like to inform you about the possibility of installing lights around the Cutter Courts adjacent to Graves Gym. Diagrams of the proposed lights and layout are available at www.whitworthaswu.blogspot.
Because of the unexpectedly large student body this year, ASWU has a large amount of currently unbudgeted funds totaling $58,000. This is an abnormally large surplus and will likely not occur again. This surplus is available for student programming requisitions. This particular proposal for the Cutter Courts lights will cost $40,000.
- If accepted, ASWU would be left with $18,000 of unbudgeted funds. Of this amount, $13,000 would be accessible for additional requisitions this year. The other $5,000 would be kept in a special account for use in emergency (per ASWU Financial Standard Operating Procedures [FSOPs]https://www.whitworth.
edu/Students/ASWU/ GeneralInformation/PDF/ FinancialInformation/FSOPS.pdf ). - If this proposal is not accepted, $53,000 would remain available for standard student programming requisitions this year, and $5,000 would be kept in emergency reserve. Currently there are no proposals for how this money would be used, but ASWU would consider any proposals presented by ASWU members and students alike (assuming the proposals adhere to the FSOPs). There are endless possibilities for how these funds could be allocated
Benefits
If the proposal is passed, potential benefits could include:
- Night-time recreation such as basketball or tennis
- Dorm programs
- Summer programs
- Possibility of an ice rink
- Liability clearance is pending
- This is not contingent on installation of lights. The installation of an ice rink could proceed whether or not this vote passes but would be limited to winter day-light hours
- Installation of the rink would be free, and potential further costs (i.e. maintenance) would not be excessive and would be covered by the University
Cost
Breakdown (high-end estimates):
- Equipment and installation: $35,000
- Design: $4,000
- Permits: $1,000
- Total: $40,000
Logistics
Functionality:
- Lights can be turned on individually by students
- Lights are equipped with timers to minimize energy consumption
- Energy and maintenance costs would be included in University budgeting
Further information and updates will be available on the ASWU blog: www.whitworthaswu.
Questions and concerns can be addressed to Kyle Krustangel (kkrustangel11@my.whitworth.
This is very informative and helpful. And, I see you have listed the benefits/pros, but what are the potential cons if these lights are installed (if any)?
ReplyDeleteThat was something we talked about with the committee that wrote this version of the proposal. We tried to capture the cons in the "Costs" section, but it ended up being only the initial monetary cost. We couldn't really come up with any other cons to the proposal aside from the $40 grand. One potential con is maintenance cost which very likely will be taken on by Facility Services or Grounds. If there were other proposals out there for how to spend this money, then we'd have an additional indirect cost of not being able to receive the benefits from the alternate proposal, but at the moment Cutter Courts is the only developed proposal of which I am aware.
ReplyDeleteHopefully this answers your question, and provides a little insight into our processes. If anyone has any other suggested cons, I'd love to hear about them in the comments or by email.
-Josh Boyden
security cameras, with all the theft happening i feel that its important
ReplyDeleteGood point. I'll bring that up with Ed Kelly.
ReplyDelete-Josh Boyden
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