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Templeton Fish & Game Club seeks guardrail repairs at Club Road bridge; select board defers pending legal review
Summary
The Templeton Fish & Game Club asked the Select Board to repair rusted guardrails on a private bridge used by children and swimming programs. The board took no funding action and asked for a formal written request and a town counsel review of the legal authority for spending public funds on private property.
The Templeton Fish & Game Club told the Select Board it is seeking repair of deteriorated guardrails at a bridge on Club Road that the club and community members use for fishing and for the town’s swim instruction program.
Paul Cormier, president of the Templeton Fish & Game Club, told the board the guardrails are “over 25 years” old and have “holes and fragments, steel fragments sticking out of it,” and that “some of the older members are afraid that…one of these child is gonna get hurt.” The club said it has previously invested in the bridge and provides community services — including allowing Parks and Recreation to run swim lessons…
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