To the editor:
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Readers of your article on the South Shore Cultural Center may have been left with the impression that the improvements there were accomplished by the ruthless wielding of power by an insensitive administrator who ignored community input and the rights of center employees. As president of the SSCC Advisory Council and a close observer of the workings of the Cultural Center for the past ten years, I want to correct any such mistaken impression.
You gave considerable copy to the statements of two former staff members and a person whose program no longer operates at the center. These statements should have been balanced by comments from others in the community who are pleased with Claire Kaplan’s performance and with the significant improvements she has made. Furthermore, she should not be blamed for the brief threat to the continued presence of the Jazz Festival. The Park District administration made that error, but learned that the community and the advisory council were strong supporters of keeping the Jazz Festival.
