With debate building over the future of Evanston’s Chandler-Newberger Recreation Center, it seems like a good time to ask a basic question: Who should pay for recreation centers — the people who use them — or all city residents through the property tax?

With debate building over the future of Evanston’s Chandler-Newberger Recreation Center, it seems like a good time to ask a basic question: Who should pay for recreation centers — the people who use them — or all city residents through the property tax?

Bill Smith is the editor and publisher of Evanston Now.

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