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Longtime senior group urges council not to grant exclusive use of community center to new organization
Summary
Val, a representative of a senior enrichment group, told the City Council during public comment on Aug. 4 that the group opposes granting exclusive, recurring use of the city community center to a newer organization and urged the council to preserve the facility for broad community access.
Val, a representative of a long-standing senior enrichment group, told the City Council during the public-comment period on Aug. 4 that the group opposes any proposal to grant exclusive use of the city community center to a newer organization. Val said the seniors have rented the facility ‘‘for 20 years’’ and that the opposing group has existed for ‘‘a year or two.’'
The issue arose after the council announced a public-comment segment; no council vote or formal agenda item on exclusive use appeared in the meeting minutes or on the agenda that night. Val said the newer group, identified in discussion as TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), has prepaid…
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