BILL NUMBER: DATE: HB 5 2/24/2025 COMMITTEE: Budget TESTIFYING: IN SUPPORT OF IN OPPOSITION TO FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES
WITNESS NAME INDIVIDUAL: WITNESS NAME: PHONE NUMBER: ARNIE C."HONEST-ABE" DIENOFF-STATE PUBLIC ADVOCATE BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION NAME: TITLE:
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EMAIL: ATTENDANCE: SUBMIT DATE: arniedienoff@yahoo.com Written 2/24/2025 11:59 PM THE INFORMATION ON THIS FORM IS PUBLIC RECORD UNDER CHAPTER 610, RSMo. Are we cutting out all of the Government Waste, Fraud, Abuse and Duplication of Services and Programs? Are the Director Salaries Bonus of Huge Salaries Increases being cut beyond the Governor's Recommended Pay increase for State Employees? Sharpen the Pencils Budget Committee, Sharpen the Pencil! We NEED a Balanced Budget in every House Bill. MISSOURI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WITNESS APPEARANCE FORM
BILL NUMBER: DATE: HB 5 2/24/2025 COMMITTEE: Budget TESTIFYING: IN SUPPORT OF IN OPPOSITION TO FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES
WITNESS NAME BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION: WITNESS NAME: PHONE NUMBER: STUART DUNCAN 314-496-0400 BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION NAME: TITLE: CHESTERFIELD SPORTS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT ADDRESS: 150 N. EATHERTON RD. CITY: STATE: ZIP: CHESTERFIELD MO 63005 EMAIL: ATTENDANCE: SUBMIT DATE: stuart@chesterfieldsports.com Written 2/24/2025 8:41 PM THE INFORMATION ON THIS FORM IS PUBLIC RECORD UNDER CHAPTER 610, RSMo. Dear Members of the House Budget Committee,My name is Stuart Duncan, President of Chesterfield Sports Association a Non-Profit 501(c)(3) organization that owns and operates The Beal Center in Chesterfield, MO. With your support, The Beal Center was built and opened in March 2023.We are seeking funding for $500k to help build out and expand our parking space that will allow The Beal Center to utilize its full potential and deliver a great economic impact to the local community and the State of Missouri.The Beal Center (named after Bradley Beal, Chaminade graduate and current NBA Player), was built to offer a home for the Missouri Youth to play the sport they love in a state-of-the-art and safe facility. The Beal Center offers nine (9) basketball courts that can convert to eighteen (18) volleyball courts. The Beal Center currently runs events 48 of 52 weekends annually. The economic impact in just the first 2 years is well over $25MThat challenge we are facing is the lack of parking. Since the facility was built with only 525 parking spaces, we are limited in being able to offer the full use of the facility. To attract the larger national (Nike, Adidas, Under Armour, etc.) events, we need to have 800-1,000 parking spaces. To that end, we recently purchased an additional 10.02 acres adjacent to our building but need additional funding to build out the parking lot. With the additional parking we can maximize the use of all courts, bring more out of state visitors and drive a larger economic impact to the State of Missouri.Thank you for your support!Stuart Duncan, PresidentChesterfield Sports Association
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