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, <br /> - We new recognize that athletic participation can/should be life -long <br /> Miscellaneous <br /> - 'Speed rail from Eugene to British Columbia <br /> r <br /> - Share opportunities <br /> - Excellent educational opportunities and sports clinics, workshops <br /> Americans with Disabilities Act; private and federal funding/grants availability <br /> - Climate <br /> - Centralized Oregon location <br /> - Talented high profile local athletics in several sports <br /> - High speed rail destination point <br /> - Growing interest and participation of women in athletics <br /> THREATS <br /> Risk <br /> - Liability issues <br /> - Safe environments for workout , training, and competition with growing crime <br /> - The press and its narrow focus on sports through -out the community <br /> - We may incur liabilities if we don't have facilities to let our kids play safe <br /> Resources <br /> - Over use of existing fields <br /> ° 3 <br /> Money <br /> - Lack of state funding for school athletics <br /> - Diminished funding <br /> - Increased costs for printing and gym space <br /> - See solution too great to solve <br /> - Decreasing funding from government <br /> - Lack of school funds <br /> - Cutting positions programs by school districts; a. community school coordinator; existing <br /> programs being starved for funding <br /> - Lack of resources; human/financial <br /> - Loss of private /public funding <br /> - There are sites available for development if funds existed <br /> - Decreased funding <br /> - - School cost cutting measures are taking money out of athletic programs <br /> - Tax policy by initiative <br /> - No funds <br /> - Large (expected) migration of out -of -state residents will out pace funding facility growth <br /> - Measure 5 creating cutbacks in coaching and sport opportunity <br /> - Current resources are unable to respond to demand <br /> - Loss of economic benefit <br /> - Too much fund raising will tum off business donate <br /> - All compete for same dollars <br /> . .. <br /> 8 <br />