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Painesville Little League tells council losing concession-stand rights would cut community programs
Summary
Three residents, including the league president, told Painesville City Council that a recent city direction to allow third-party use of a long‑operated concession stand effectively evicts the league and would reduce fundraising and youth volunteering opportunities; council said it would take comments under advisement and will respond.
Rob Boehm, who identified himself as president of Painesville Little League, told Painesville City Council that last week he was informed the city had directed the parks/public‑lands office to allow third‑party use of the league’s concession stand, “effectively evicting us from that stand.” He said the stand was built with league funds and volunteers in the late 1950s and that the league had exercised “60 plus years of exclusive operation.”
Booth and two other residents described the concession stand as central to volunteer…
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