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Parks board votes to seek ordinance change to close City Park and Liberty Field at 10 p.m.; cites vandalism
Summary
The Pacific Park Board voted to request a change to park closing hours — proposing a 10 p.m. curfew for City Park and Liberty Field instead of midnight — citing repeated vandalism and restroom damage; the change must be adopted by the Board of Aldermen to take effect.
Park Superintendent Chris Fowler told the board on July 14 that vandalism and repeated property damage at City Park and Liberty Field have increased maintenance burdens and costs, and he recommended earlier closing hours to help reduce incidents. “Why keep it open till midnight? It just, I mean, what what's good happened at midnight?” Fowler asked, arguing a 10 p.m. closure could reduce…
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