Brian Bascue

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  Brian Bascue, superintendent of the NRC, said the opinion underlines what the commission has understood all along â€" that the commission is the authority over whom it contracts with. "The rec commission still has the power to approve who they contract with," he said.

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  Published on: 5/22/2009    Last Visited: 5/22/2009  

  But Brian Bascue, superintendent of the Newton Recreation Commission, which oversees the Newton Activity Center, raised questions about the findings.
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  While Bascue is mentioned in the acknowledgements of the study, he said the NRC was not aware this type of analysis was being done. A researcher from WSU contacted him via e-mail, he said, and he provided the operating budget and participation numbers for memberships and programming.
  
  Bascue said he was never contacted by city officials in regard to the study, and he only found out a formal analysis was presented to the city commission after reading it in the Kansan the next day.
  
  As for the findings, Bascue said with a proposed cost of $18 million for a new YMCA and $12.7 million for an expanded activity center, the economic impact would obviously be more. But he raised some doubts about the numbers put forth in the study and pointed out three specific areas of concern for him.
  
  The first had to do with the economic impact of jobs created by the facilities. According to the study, an expanded activity center would result in a direct employment impact of 72 jobs in the first year, an indirect job employment of five jobs, and a one-job induced employment impact, resulting in a total employment impact of 78 jobs in the first year.
  
  But Bascue said the NRC already employs about 125 people, and the number would be even higher in an expanded facility.
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  Bascue said current costs for the NRC run about $10 a square foot.
  
  Another number Bascue noted was an anticipated first-year membership fee revenue of $3.5 million for a Newton YMCA. That number doesn't line up with the just-less-than $1.1 million estimate from the FourSquare Market Study done in 2008, Bascue said. (That study was paid for by the city, USD 373, the Newton Area Chamber of Commerce and private sector, and results were released in May 2008.)
  
  With a projected revenue that large, Bascue questioned why YMCA proponents don't simply ignore the NRC and its funding and continue with the plans.
  
  "If they can generate $3.5 million a year, they should go ahead and build a facility," he said.

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  Published on: 8/16/2008    Last Visited: 8/24/2008  

  For Brian Bascue and Michael Meadors, returning to Garden City to play in the annual Southwest Kansas Recreation Scholarship Fund golf event is an easy decision.
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  Bascue, who was the superintendent at the Garden City Recreation Commission from 1996-2001, has been making an almost yearly pilgrimage to participate in the fund-raiser.
  
  "I wouldn't miss it because it is so much fun to get back here and see people with whom I've worked and to see other friends," said Bascue, now the superintendent at the Newton Recreation Commission.
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  While Meadors is in a bigger environment in Johnson County, Bascue opted to move to Newton to place him in closer proximity to his son in Wichita.
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  "It has allowed me to be closer to my family although I have family in Garden as well," Bascue said.
  
  Bascue said Newton, which has a smaller population than Garden City, offers a variety of programs similar in nature, but slightly different.
  
  "We have a bigger community center than Garden City and we have more members that utilize the facility," Bascue said."But I think Garden City has so much going for it because they've been committed to the financial support through the years for all the great facilities they now have."
  
  Bascue said the construction of the Tangeman Sports Complex and the Martin Esquivel Soccer Park as two major projects completed under his watch.Bascue contributes much of what he was able to accomplish in Garden City to Paul Lewis, who is now the superintendent at the Dodge City Recreation Commission.
  
  "Pau got the first phase in place and made my job much easier," Bascue said.
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  Bascue concurred how Newton was managing the financially troubling times in Kansas.
  
  "It's just harder to get funds and we have to be more proactive in how we talk to people about support," said Bascue.
  
  The former GCRC superintendent said what keeps him positive about the job is its unpredictability.
  
  "It's different every day, there is a different challenge," Bascue said.

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  The construction of three fields on Boyd would be a stop-gap, where as if complex would be constructed at another location, it would be more long-term solution, said Brian Bascue, superintendent of the Newton Recreation Center.

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  Published on: 5/15/2009    Last Visited: 5/15/2009  

  Brian Bascue, superintendent of the Newton Recreation Commission, informed board members activity center membership is down about 200 patrons compared to this time last year, but program membership is up more than 200.
  
  Bascue said the declining memberships is due to a declining economy and competition from Anytime Fitness. But with increased class offerings and more publicity, the commission is seeing more people take advantage of different offerings.
  
  One particular area of growth is in older adults, with the Newton Activity Center's Silver Sneakers program continuing to grow, Bascue said.
  
  The commission also learned there are 35 youth baseball and softball teams formed for this summer, and 27 adult baseball and softball teams.
  
  Later, when discussing possible capital improvement projects to submit to the city, Bascue noted with the number of commission baseball and softball teams, the city is running out of practice and playing fields.
  
  Babe Ruth and Cal Ripken baseball clubs also utilize the same fields.
  
  Another item on that list is the proposed activity center expansion. Bascue said he has been making presentations for various groups around the city and will make a presentation to the school board on June 1.

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  Brian Bascue, activity center superintendent, said he and his staff are looking to ways to increase revenues.
  
  "I'm worried about increasing the admission costs or the concession prices too much because a lot of our clients are from low-income families," he said.
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  Bascue said dirt work on the soccer fields west of the high school is under way.
  
  "With the snow we got, I figured the weather would delay the work, but (Thursday) I drove by there and work was being done," he said.
  
  Bascue said the city of Newton should send the bids out for the sprinkler system sometime in February.He hopes the recreation staff will be able to seed grass in March , but no later than April 15.

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  Published on: 7/4/2008    Last Visited: 7/7/2008  

  Brian Bascue, superintendent of the Newton Recreation Commission, says the pool at the city,s activity center is unable to meet the demands of the community.He wants to be able to add features such as water slides and fountains, similar to several area YMCAs including the north branch, below.
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  Newton rec superintendant Brian Bascue says expanding the current site would further efforts to continue to provide quality youth programs and wellness activities.
  
  "The problem is not the programs, it's the facilities," he says."It's definitely a facilities-needs issue."
  
  The activities center was built in 1973.Since then, it has undergone some renovations to mask its age.Bascue says the indoor swimming pool severely lags behind other facilities that have slides, fountains, and room for lap swimming.The existing 35-person capacity means the activity center frequently has to turn people away because of a lack of space.
  
  Bascue says a 10,000-square-foot aquatics area would be sufficient for the needs of the Newton area.
  
  But the issue of adequate space and the cost of expanding also come into play.
  
  The current site at 415 N. Poplar St. is essentially landlocked, but Bascue says the facility could expand to the west if the adjacent park could be displaced to another location.City-owned land on First Street, south of the existing facility, could be an option as well, he says.

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  Brian Bascue, superintendent of the Newton Recreation Commission, says the pool at the city,s activity center is unable to meet the demands of the community.He wants to be able to add features such as water slides and fountains, similar to several area YMCAs including the north branch, below.

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  Published on: 2/2/2009    Last Visited: 2/3/2009  

  Brian Bascue, superintendent of the commission, said he has contacted an engineer and supplier about getting the pools' drain covers replaced but is having trouble locating a product that will comply and fit the pools. Bascue said the engineer will come inspect the pools to see what size of drain covers are needed and then special order them.
  
  Bascue called the process a "real confusing ordeal." He said manufacturers are uncertain what the criteria for new drains are, and some have shipped out products that have later been deemed unacceptable.
  
  "There's still no criteria as far as the drains. Manufacturers are still uncertain on the requirements of the cover," he said.
  
  Bascue said even some of the state departments that are supposed to enforce the legislation are confused. Bascue said it's even difficult to ascertain who will be the final authority on whether a pool meets the necessary criteria.
  
  "That's still the uncertainty, who's in control," he said.

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  Published on: 7/25/2009    Last Visited: 7/25/2009  

  NRC superintendent Brian Bascue said there are about 230,000 registrations in NRC activities (many patrons were enrolled in more than one program).
  
  The NRC is responsible for maintenance of all the athletic facilities under city control, including the Fischer Field stadium. The NRC also maintains and is responsible for maintenance and booking of the shelters at the city parks. The NRC took over those responsibilities six years ago.
  
  "We take care of every (city) field in Newton except what's on the high school campus," Bascue said.
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  When Newton middle school C team volleyball and basketball teams were eliminated because of changes in Newton's league, the NRC expanded its programs to take in those who would have participated on those teams, something Bascue said would continue.
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  "They come over here for after prom; they use it for after graduation," Bascue said.
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  Bascue said all of the NRC's activity programs are self-supporting. He said the tax money is mainly used for administration and maintenance costs.
  
  Bascue said the activity center is used by about 1,000 patrons daily.
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  "There are some people who are not on scholarship, who may have lost their job, or have some other circumstance," Bascue said. "We work with them on a case-by-case basis. Whatever the case might be, we work with them."
  
  Bascue said he didn't have total numbers of those using financial assistance, but said about 30 percent of those enrolled in the summer baseball and softball programs, and about 35 percent of those in the spring indoor soccer program, were under assistance.

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