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Council probes Optimus Park maintenance costs and upcoming coach background-check mandate
Summary
Residents and council members questioned rising maintenance and contractual costs at Optimus Park and the town's ongoing subsidy of youth coaching programs; staff cited contract rates and a new state-level Level 2 background-check requirement that will raise coach-screening costs.
Residents and council members raised multiple questions about costs at Optimus Park (MLOP) and town-subsidized youth sports.
Claudia LucEz of the community and Education Advisory Board urged the council to reassess why the town bears much of the cost of maintaining MLOP and the clubhouse, saying the park's maintenance budget had increased substantially and prompting questions about who benefits. "Why is it that the taxpayer has to continually take on that burden?" she asked.
Jeremy, the town's parks director, told council the town had a multi-year contract for grounds maintenance and that previous…
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