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Commissioners and school board discuss opening athletic facilities and pools to public; safety, liability and staffing raised
Summary
Commissioners proposed joint‑use or public‑private models to expand community access to school tracks, fields and pools. School officials said fee schedules and liability insurance exist but cited modern security and staffing constraints as barriers to unrestricted public use of campuses.
County commissioners proposed broader public access to school athletic fields, tracks and pools and discussed public‑private partnerships to fund shared recreational facilities. School district officials said existing use‑of‑facility fee schedules and interlocal agreements allow rentals, but they warned that modern security rules and staffing constraints limit unsupervised public access to campuses.
Commissioner Alaco began the discussion noting that school properties are public assets and asking whether weekends and evenings could be opened to the public for walking tracks and other…
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