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Cranford committee leans to keep both pools open; agrees to shorter hours at one
Summary
After hours of budget discussion and public comment, Cranford Township Committee members signaled support for opening both outdoor pools this summer with reduced weekday hours at one facility to fit a tighter budget and allow immediate membership registration and marketing.
Cranford Township Committee members on a cold Saturday morning signaled agreement to keep both outdoor pools open this summer but to shorten hours at one facility to meet a tighter pool budget.
The committee’s straw poll followed about two hours of budget presentations and a public comment period in which residents urged officials not to close any pools. “We have raised $5,700 on the GoFundMe page,” said Savannah Williams during public comment, urging the township to keep both pools open so people could “gather there, meet new friends and family.” Her mother, Lisa Williams, said the immediate goal was an answer about whether both pools would open for the coming season.
The township’s recreation director, Steve…
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