BCR makes “elite” sport accessible to the masses - Westside News Inc

BCR makes “elite” sport accessible to the masses - Westside News Inc

When the “Better Brockport” ticket canvassed residents prior to their win in last month’s Village election, the number one issue their supporters had with the new Boathouse was not that it costs them a lot of money (it doesn’t) or that it doesn’t benefit the community (it does), but that the sport of rowing is elitist. What makes a sport “Elitist”? Would Brockporters be shocked to learn that for decades their tax dollars have financed other “Eli…