To the editor:

Do people realize how big 5,000 sq.-ft. is? Even though it is on two floors, the proposed Tourism 91´ó»ÆѼ building planned for our waterfront is 300 sq.-ft. bigger than a basketball court. Have you ever walked into a gymnasium and seen how big a basketball court is?

I wonder how many brochures and maps that much space can hold?

It seems to me that there must be a few plush lakefront offices planned for the executive in there somewhere.

All other cities referenced by Tourism 91´ó»ÆѼ to justify this decision operate their tourist bureaus out of much smaller, rented locations. So what is the real justification here?

As a member of the yacht club confided in me regarding their imposing building on our waterfront, the management and directors got rather carried away by their egos.

Likewise Tourism 91´ó»ÆѼ.

Don Henderson, 91´ó»ÆѼ