Thanks for the thought, Klicknative. I am conspiring with others to draft a proposal for some sort of "community center," and knowing nothing about this sort of thing, it helps to see some examples of things that have worked elsewhere.

I am pretty sure that proposing sole ownership by the City of Elma would be an almost instant deal-breaker. I have been trying to think of ways to somehow turn this into a county (or at least East County) thing in the interest of spreading the burden of maintenance around a bit (and also ensuring enough visitors to generate a significant amount of revenue from admission fees). This seems along the lines of what you guys did in Goldendale, and it is encouraging to see that it has worked there.

Cheers.