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Parks board approves major events, lowers pour-and-paint fee and tables softball fundraiser fee-waiver request
Summary
The board approved a Oct. 18 suicide/overdose prevention fundraiser run at Washington Park, a Labor Day roving art exhibit at Gardena Park and a cut in pour-and-paint fees from $25 to $15; it tabled a proposal to reduce field fees for a travel baseball fundraiser pending further information.
The Michigan City parks board on Aug. 20 approved several event permits, adjusted program fees and tabled a youth baseball fundraiser request while asking staff for more information on nonprofit discounts.
The board voted to accept a major-event license agreement for the 2025 5K La Porte County fundraiser, a suicide and overdose prevention run slated for Oct. 18 at Washington Park. Promoter Zachary Jagwitz, 356 East Burke Road, told the board, "All the money is gonna be for a scholarship for ... adults and kids who need therapy for overdose and for suicide, who attempted suicide." Staff noted the…
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