Two things - for readers of The Waterville Times.
1. There is an error in the column "In Timely Manner" in this week's issue of the Waterville Times. It apparently happened when the editor's "spellchecker" decided to replace one acronym (SOCED) with another (BOCES) and worked faster than the eyes and fingers of the person at the keyboard!2. There isn't REALLY a problem!
The Memorial Bandstand Fund committee was initially part of the "Main Street" committee, but when it was learned that the Village of Waterville could not legally solicit funds, the project was moved to the ægis of the Clifford J. Fulmer Post of the American Legion - a not-for-profit 501-C3 organization.
That does NOT mean that the Legion is responsible in any way for giving any financial support at all to the project!
(The Legion Riders made a donation to the cause in 2006, but it was completely voluntary and greatly appreciated by the Committee!)
The arrangement simply makes it possible for the Memorial Bandstand Committee to apply for grants and to solicit and accept tax-deductible donations. Without that capability there'd be no talk of a bandstand at all.
The Memorial Bandstand Committee presented the architect's plans and a 3D rendering of the proposed bandstand to the Village Board about a year ago and no one asked that any changes at all be made to the design of the structure before fund-raising began.
